Build Raised Bathroom Floor

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Build raised bathroom floor.

A contractor wants to build a raised floor for my bathroom basement that he is building for me instead of breaking the concrete. Starting at the inside corner of the room lay your first piece of 2 x 8 next to the wall lying on its face. The bathroom floor was previously raised about 10 extra inches relative to the rest of the floor for drain pipes that were run above the slab. If real marble isn t an option you can also consider a ceramic tile that features the marble look.

Now i ve cut up the concrete floor had a plumber run pipes re filled with bagged concrete and leveled the cutout with self leveling cement. Spread carpenter s glue along the back of it. Stand it up on its long edge and press it to the wall with the edge sitting on the floor. Things you ll need nails 3 4 inch osb or plywood sheets 4 x 8 silicone caulk circular saw jig saw subfloor adhesive.

Screw it into the wall using your screwgun and 3 inch wood screws. Through raised access flooring you can free up floor. So instead of breaking concrete we built the floor up to accommodate the plumbing. Plywood sheathing provides a substrate for flooring.

A raised access floor also known as subfloors or false floors are floor panels that you would install in suspension over the actual floor or ground. The raised drainage platform was a necessity because the main drain the big black one on the right in the first picture did not have a place where we could connect the bathroom drainage to the rest of the house s drainage. The plumbing would be underneath the floor. Is this a viable and safe.

Marble is an expensive option if you re considering using it for your bathroom remodel or update but it s made to last. A basic wooden framed raised floor installed on sleepers is insulated against the colder concrete.