Adding A New Bathroom To Your Basement In Northern Virginia

The first step in installing a basement bathroom is to know if your home is on city water or a septic system. Adding a new bathroom to your basement in Northern Virginia home is OK if your home is on city water. But adding a new bathroom to your basement in Northern Virginia that is on a septic drain field may be a problem. Most homes on septic systems can have so many bathrooms. It is important if you want to add an additional bathroom we need to get it approved through the health department in northern Virginia. When your additional bathroom has been permitted and approved by the health department we can start the plumbing groundwork. In the last 25 years, many home builders have ruffed in a simple plumbing system for a future basement bathroom. To get that unique basement bathroom project completed it is oftentimes required to move the waste pipes into a position for your design. To do this we will need to jack up your area of the rough-in plumbing to make the plumbing system to work. Once the bathroom pipes have been relocated to the proper position for your design, they will be needed to be inspected by a county plumbing inspector. Once the rough-in plumbing has been approved, we will then fill out the cutout proportion of your concrete floor with concrete. The next step is to locate the hot and water pipes that will supply the water to your basement shower, tub, vanity. Typically running off your home's water supply we can easily make these connections for water supply to your basement bathroom. If your bathroom basement plan requires a custom mud pan tile shower base there will be extra inspections necessary. You can install a bathroom in your basement without worrying about whether or not it's on city water. However, if you live in the Northern VA area and want an additional barroom for instance (because there are few options nearby), then know that most homes cannot have any more than one toilet per floor plan; plus they need approval from the health department before construction begins--especially since plumbing fixtures like sinks & shower Heads usually are covered under local codes!