How To Plumb A Bathroom In 20 Minutes! - Beginners Guide

In this video I show how to plumb a bathroom. I show how to plumb a sink, toliet, and shower drains and vents for beginners. I use PVC pipe for all my drain lines. I show how to glue together the PVC pipe using primer and PVC cement.

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Disclaimer: This video is all based on my personal opinion and is for entertainment purposes ONLY. I am not a financial advisor, CPA, attorney, tax advisor, electrician, plumber, housing contractor, designer, or any type of profession to give advice. I am just a consumer sharing my experiences and research. If you do need knowledge for those types of things, I will advise you to seek help for those professionals.

[Mary-fleq]

I am an older woman desperate to learn how to do home repairs myself. Your videos have helped me immensely. The way you teach makes it easy for me to believe I can do it. That remains to be seen but whatever happens, thanks so much

[chriseck]

You absolutely do the best job of anyone out there of explaining what you're doing step-by-step. Incredible how much I learn from your vids ! Thank you ! !

[erinkennedy]

If you plan on using a trim kit on the toilet supply please keep it higher than 6".
Thanks,
from trim carpenters everywhere installing common 5.5" baseboard.

[mitchhurd]

This is an excellent video. I'm a licensed plumber and I wish people would watch this video before attempting to build their own plumbing systems.

I've been watching some of the other videos on the channel and learning lots. I figured I'd watch this one to nitpick a lil since I'm a licensed plumber and honestly some of the tips here are incredible. The hole saw sizing to be used for the toilet AND the shower. I honestly never even considered that. The wood spacer on the toilet flange is an amazing idea that plumbers in my area don't do and we regularly have leaks on wax seals because the face of their flange isn't the 1/8" - 1/4" above the finished floor.
I think it's neat how you individually vent the toilet because that's a more commonly accepting practice across different states and codes even though wet venting is a common practice in some areas. You really set the viewer up for success with that one. It'd be worth adding a bit on how the shower was vented.
I wouldn't recommend flushing the flange test plug down the drain though. We get a few calls about those getting stuck in odd places here and there and it always feels kinda silly to have to tell people that large plastic flaps don't always travel down the drain very well. Fish it out with an extra long pair of needle nose pliers. Drill it out with a hole saw or rip the tab on top in a twisting motion and it should come out.
Other than that and a few personal preferences on finish pipes I've gotta say you know plumbing better than some plumbers I know and I've been doing this for about 10 years.
If you know the other trades about as well as you know plumbing, I feel pretty confident you've taught me enough to build my own house properly or at least close enough for the inspectors to correct me on just minor things.

Thank you.

[amanda_claire]

I've only watched a few of your videos so far, but I am so glad I came across your channel. My oldest son and I are trying to finish out the interior of our tiny cabin and need guidance! Your videos explain everything so we'll and they are appreciated.

[andrewallen]

I like that you say why youre doing something or what something does helps me remeber and understand thanks Pal ... Youre a good teacher

[mitzymata]

This was so super helpful.
My husband and I are building a house(he’s a plumber) and I want to educate myself so I can be as helpful as possible!

Thank you for posting!

[josejose]

It’s one thing to know what you’re doing but to explain it and teach the way you do. A lot of tradesmen could learn a lot on how to train their helpers. Thanks man! I’ve learned a lot!

[staric]

Sharing your professional skills helped me a lot.
Many thanks for that.

[CedarTrailsLiving]

Great video. For those looking to DIY, be sure to buy purple primer and not the clear stuff. That is how the inspector knows the pipes were primed.

[bobrr]

This is my GO TO video for roughing out a bathroom!! Thanks simple, no loud music and to the point

[nickantonelli]

I’m a certified industrial chemical plumber, we often use pvc for its chemical resistance. You cannot let the primer fully dry. The pipe and fitting must both be tacky when you apply the glue or you will not get a full chemical reaction. Also it isn’t dry fitting anymore once you wet the pipe with primer, all that twisting and pulling on the primed fittings is disturbing the primed surfaces

[nobodysbidniss]

Awesome! No annoying background music!

[rightontarget]

Great video! For those who are laying out its always a good idea to send a screw into the floor either on drill point or right beside it to ensure there's nothing structural in the way

[MariaRodriguez-gcjk]

Thank you Josh. Of all the video on YouTube I’ve watched none ever mention how far the bath tub drain should be from the wall? Either side of the tub, whether perpendicular or parallel to the wall. Thank you so much!

[therealme]

Id rather see the vanity supply going through the wall, it makes installing or replacing the vanity much easier and also stays out of the way of the flooring.

[truthbetold]

Finally a well done, simple, easy to understand, video without some annoying soundtrack blasting in the background, thank you!

[Networkprofessor]

Thanks for pulling all the spec you need for a project. Saved me from not having to look at so many video.

[Bob-fkkn]

I adjust both water line holes if I have to adjust one (because of a joist or stud being in the way) so they look even after the trim out.

[feelingtardy]

fake video. everyone knows that when you drill for a toilet flange there is always a joist right in the middle of where you want the hole to be