[EDIT] Not sure why but the list won't format properly :( My wife and I gutted our basement half-bath since it was straight from the 1980's. In doing so, before closing it back up, I would like to take the opportunity to fix some really shoddy work, IMO, such as the dryer vent routing, washing machine drain, etc. Key points to note: [indent=40px]The washer was originally where the dryer was but due to the boiler and other house utilities in my laundry/utility room combo, [b]you couldn't open the dryer door[/b]. I'm confident they put them there to sell the house just so things (dryer vent, plumbing) lined up properly. However, to actually use the dryer, it needed to be on the right (using the picture as perspective).[/indent][indent=40px] Everything you see in the image, other than the swapping sides of laundry machines and the red/blue PEX I used to cap-off and change the valves during this reno were as-is. I have made 0 modifications at this point.[/indent] [indent=40px] I plan to move most of the Electrical on the bathroom side because the way they routed the wires and attached the boxes makes me cringe.[/indent][indent=40px] I plan to remove the metal trap for the sink and replace it with newer PVC.[/indent][indent=40px] I fear for that flexible coupling at the 1st level elbow to main drain connection. I feel like a 22.5deg would have been a much better idea but I also am even more fearful to touch it when it's held up....so far. [/indent] With that said, here is my ask - how can I relocate the washer drain pipe to be closer to the washer [i]and[/i] within the stud bay? I have no idea why they went around the stud considering they bored a hole for it, but now I need the space there for the dryer vent to be properly routed (moving to rigid) and also it make more sense in my mind if the drain was closer to the washer, instead of stretching the hose a mile. I am also wondering if, in it's current state, the bathroom sink and washer drains....I feel like they aren't properly vented? From what I can tell, if the washer drains, it would vacuum out the water in the sink trap, would it not? [url]https://imgur.com/a/Pue9bcd[/url] After a ton of research, I created the following mock-up rendering. The blue pipe would be all new, with the black being the pre-existing ABS. Does this look right/okay? [url]https://imgur.com/XSRjSGC[/url] Thank you in advance!

Hi, I have an old tub from 1972. I saw that tub drains unscrew, so I tried it. Didn't work, so before I try harder and break it, are they supposed unscrew on all tubs, especially old ones? I know it is rusty and probably stuck from years of being in there, but I wanted to be sure it is supposed to come out. Assuming it does come out, do you think a newer drain will fit? Use wd40 to loosen it if it comes out? Edit: Could I break the tub somehow if that drain is supposed to come out or can I break things trying to? This is what I have: