The actual meaning of rough Plumbing is advance work done by a plumbing contractor. Includes installation of waste and supply piping, gas piping, shower pans and tubs. installation of water, installation of sewer pipes, vents and bathtubs etc. While construction workers are all too familiar with rough plumbing, the topic usually doesn't come up with homeowners unless they are considering home renovations. For more information visit at: alliedallcityinc.com
The installation of water /waste / vent and under ground piping prior to the walls closed and the finish plumbing is when fixtures are set and tested
No. Plumbing rough in refers to the installation of pipes and fitting to the fixtures, not the installation of the fixtures themselves. That is called plumbing trim.
Plumbing top-out is the stage of plumbing that occurs when a home is in its frame stage. There are three stages of plumbing typically in construction. Plumbing rough (prior to the foundation being poured); plumbing topout (bringing ground plumbing up through the vents); plumbing trim (installing fixtures).
American Builder - 2004 Constantine Rough Plumbing 1-43 was released on: USA: 31 May 2005
That is the underground drainage plumbing under a concrete floored dwelling, which has to pass inspection before the concrete is poured.
There are several sites that will help estimate the cost of a plumbing job. These are mainly designed for plumbing professionals however you can use them to get a rough idea of the job cost. The "MONEY" website has a plumbing cost calculator.
Yes.
The installation of water /waste / vent and under ground piping prior to the walls closed and the finish Plumbing is when fixtures are set and tested
Depends where you live, going rate for plumbing and what kind of plumber. Most will not use PVC to rough in a house. -( Why are you not using PEX .)
It depends on many factors. If rough plumbing is in place, I usually charge around 350 labour for either one.
Roughed-in plumbing refers to plumbing (water and waste lines) installed for future fixtures, for example, a bathroom in a basement. Stops refer to shut-off valves on water supply lines, required to shut-off the water to repair the fixture that they service. So "Rough-in stops" are shut-off valves on supply lines that are roughed-in. If they were not roughed-in, you would need to break concrete floor (to install waste lines) if/when you decided to add a bathroom to your basement family room.
No less then $168,000
There are standards in heights of fixtures like tubs or showers. It is easier to have all valves at the same height than all over the place on walls.