What is a Bath Rough-In

This is where the basic plumbing work is installed for either a full bath or half bath typically at the time of the build for construction of the bath at a later time. This saves you the mess and expense of cutting into the slab to run your drains. 

A half bath rough-in would not have a provision for a tub/shower drain. With a half bath the builder leaves the toilet drain, sink drain and vent ‘stubbed in’ for easy access later. If this is for a full bath you’ll also have an area to handle the P-Trap for the shower/tub install. This is commonly a 1 foot by 1 foot hole in the concrete slab that is filled with gravel you remove when installing the shower/tub drain. Sometimes, instead of gravel they will skim coat this with about an inch of concrete that you simply break out with a hammer when ready.   

Not every original homeowner gets around to completing the bath and when the house goes on the market potential buyers walk through and are often confused when they see these seemingly random pipes in the basement floor. Now you know what they are for!  I’m always available when real estate questions and concerns come up.

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