How much does it cost to drill a drain in the floor for a bathroom?

Question

I have no idea about this stuff, and I'm going to ask a plumber but I thought I'd get quicker answers on here first. We're buying a house and the downstairs basement bathroom is really small, with a shower stall instead of a bathtub. I want to put a clawfoot bathtub in there instead of the shower stall, and the only way to do this (without reconstructing the whole room) is to move the bathtub to another wall, instead of putting it where the current shower stall is at. Therefore, we're going to need a drain in the floor over on the other wall. Also, I'm wondering this as well: Where we're going to move it is where the sink was, and move the sink where the shower was. So I was wondering if it was possible to skip the drain hole in the floor, and connect it in by the wall where the sink drains? Or does that not work? Not big enough? I have no idea so I'm just curious if that would work too, or how much it would cost for the new drain hole in the floor. Thanks

Answer 1

350 pounds

Answer 2

If both drains currently go into the floor, you can do what you want to do. If the drain where the tub is going to be goes into the wall, but is very close to the floor (within a few inches) you can still do it. Otherwise you will need to have the floor broken up so that the drain pipe can go under the floor and attach to the sewer pipe. Not an impossible job, and if someone can break up the floor you can save a lot on the contractor work. Personally, I would leave the shower stall as most people prefer a shower to a tub and the amount that you would pay contractors to do it would not be worth it. If you can do the work yourself it might be worth it.