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LOOKING FOR a way to squeeze another bathroom into

your home?

A new bath, even a half bath,
can improve the function and
comfort of many older homes. it’s
likely to increase your home’s sell-
ing price, too.

FINDING SPACE

When you're thinking about
adding a bathroom, the ‘irst item
on the agenda is finding space.
Even if you choose to hire profes-
sionals for the final design, con-
struction and plumbing, you may
want to make the preliminary
space search yourself.

Start by drawing a scaled floor
plan of your home showing the
structural features of each room.
That’s not as difficult as it
sounds.

Begin with a simple freehand
sketch; don’t worry about straight
lines or exact proportions. Just
draw rough shapes, indicating
locations of doors, windows, air
registers arid electrical and plumb-
ing fixtures.

Now, using a retractable metal
tape, measure the dimensions of
rooms, doors, windows. Note the
direction that doors swing and
measure the distances between
permanent fixtures inrooms.

As you work, transfer each
measurement to the sketch and
double-check its accuracy.

Finally, convert your rough ver-
sion into a scaled drawing, using a
scale where % inch equals } foot.
Graph paper, a ruler, a clear
plastic triangle and a T-square will
simplify the job.

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A tight budget affects where
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space, look first ta rooms with
plumbing: other baths, the kitch-
en, the laundry room.

It’s far less expensive to add a
bath if you can connect it to
available plumbing.

PLUMBING CONSTRAINTS

Every home has at least one
plumbing stack — a system of
branching pipes serving ali the fix-
tures in your house. Drainpipes
carry waste away from the house;
smaller pipes carry het and cold
water to the fixtures.

Throughout the stack are vent
pipes that serve each fixture and
exhaust sewer gases through an
opening in the roof and provide
fresh air so the drains will work
smoothly.

Locating your new bath so fix-
tures drain into the present stack
will save money. Adding a new
stack is possible but costly. In the
process, you may have to rework
other plumbing or invest in exten-
sive carpentry work.

Weigh your decision concerning
the location of your new bath
against your family’s needs and
budget. A family of four with on-
ly one bath may decide to do ©.
whatever is necessary to gain a se-
cond — even if the billis high.  -

LEGAL RESTRAINTS

Just as structural elements in-
fluence your plans, so do a
multitude of legal restrictions.
Almost every municipality en-
forces building, plumbing,
mechanical and electrical codes
that may be a determining factor
in what you can do.

MOM AND DAD Wil ¢
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