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Q. I would love to add a full bathroom to my slab home, but the space does not have any plumbing drain lines nearby. In fact, I would love to add a second bath in the basement room of a vacation home ...

Q. I would like to add a bathtub in a room that has an existing walk-in shower. The floor is a concrete slab. There is a floor drain within four feet of where I would like the tub. Can I just allow ...