Local building codes vary in.
Different size tub drains.
How what to measure.
One of the most confusing and annoying plumbing problems is replacing the bathtub drain called a plug that screws into the base called a shoe.
We sell a variety of shoe adapters some are only available from us.
Tub drain assemblies are commonly made from one of three different pipe materials.
Brass abs acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic or pvc polyvinyl chloride plastic.
The type of trap used on a tub drain is a p trap.
Large stand up shower stalls tend to have 2 inch pipes draining them.
Because they are the same size the.
A standard modern bathtub drain is 1 1 2 inches in diameter the width straight across the middle.
Built in tubs can present a bit of a challenge however.
The proper size for both a bathtub drain and trap is 1 1 2 inches in diameter regardless of the bathtub size.
A freestanding tub makes measuring easy since everything is exposed.
Tub shoe drain sizes adapters.
That s a common pipe size for tubs.
Rough in plumbing should be calculated for a 1 1 2 inch pipe.