Basement built thread. Getting city permit with my awesome drawing :-)

[Okguy]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Would it be possible to move the fish room into the mechanical room?

Push the fish tank back against the wall and then some run a few lines from the tank to the mechanical room. The lines would have to go behind the tub but you'd only need a couple inches, just frame the tub a few inches from the exterior wall. This way you get to use the floor drain in the mech room for any spills and when all your construction and work is signed off just add a laundry sink then. You could even just run it right into the floor drain, won't meet code but for what you're using it for it won't matter.

+1

If you do this when it's time to sell you can take the tank with you and not alienate potential buyers who do not want a tank in their basement or a fishroom in their bathroom.

I hate how builders waste space and I also have no idea about how plumbing\venting works or if your drawings are to scale but if you move the hot water tank (again I have no idea if this is even possible or the cost involved) to be against the wall between the furnace and the tub you could build a closet around the whole thing and have a fairly sizable extra room.

It would be a fantastic fishroom for you but when it's time to sell it would be a pretty cheap conversion to an office or extra bedroom.

Just a thought...