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Flood precautions for a kids bath....
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Posted by pps7 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 9, 10 at 12:02
| I've always lived in a ranch with unfinished basement below my bathrooms. The one or 2 times we've had a toilet overflow, It was a messy clean-up in the basement but not really a big deal. The toilet was old- the master bath had a newer toilet and never had any problems. In our new house plan our son's bathroom will be on the second floor, above the living room.
I'm wondering if there are any precautions we can take to prevent flooding from the toilet or bathtub? Aside from putting a drain in floor.
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RE: Flood precautions for a kids bath....
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| I am not experienced with toilet flooding, but I would think waterproofing is something to strongly consider. I'm using Schluter Ditra as my flooring underlayment in a bathroom I'm remodeling. It is also a floor waterproofing (not sufficient for a shower but would be sufficient with occasional water exposure). I believe (have not yet experienced) that using Schluter Kerdi in the shower/bath and then bringing it down to directly under the Ditra provides an excellent water barrier. I think this would be important if you had children (who tend to splash more in baths and showers). You could also consider tiling up half of the walls and using Kerdi behind that as well. (I have not tried this, but it seems logical). I would think that using good waterproofing like that and completely protecting any areas where water might leak (floor, joint between floor and ceiling) would go a long way to protecting your living room. |
RE: Flood precautions for a kids bath....
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| Did you have a flood due to the toilet clogging? The newer better toilets generally are much less likely. How about your toilet paper- we tried one of the thick and plush ones with old toilets years ago and EVERY SINGLE TOILET CLOGGED and overflowed- yuk! Since I just make sure I buy a soft "plain Jane" tissue, no problem. Newer toilets also use so much less water that an overflow is much less likely and much less dramatic. 5 gal vs 1.6 gal! |
RE: Flood precautions for a kids bath....
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| Thank you for the suggestions. I will talk to my builder about the options. My son is 7 but he has autism so he doesn't necessarily understand the consequences of his actions. Do newer tubs overflow? If there something I can do to prevent them from overflowing? He generally takes a a shower, but I have caught him closing the drain at times. Same thing with the sink. He closed the drain once. Will a sink over flow? Or is there some type of safety mechanism? Until now, we've lived in a ranch so It's been easier to supervise him. Thanks for any ideas!!! |
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