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Well I cleaned off all of the crude that I could and it is pipe underneath with no holes so I am a happy man!!! Is there anything that i can do to prevent the crude build up in the future or to keep the corrosion process at a minimum? Thanks again for the help

seaofnames - I apreciate the concern but it is definately not asbestos. I work for an agency which makes me very familiar with asbestos and everything safety and health related. It is a crust that has formed since i have moved in. Behind the wall is the same thing. There isn't actually...

The copper is actually not touching the Cast iron itself. They are touching the corrsion white/yellow stuff which I cleaned off of them after I took the pictures. I will try cleaning off the CI with a wire brush to get a better look at the extent of the damage. I was nervous to do this before...

I’ve tried posting this 2 times in the last couple of days and for some reason it will not show up and I don't know why. I recently noticed a cast iron pipe shown in my picture gallery and it does not look good to me. We bought the house 1 year ago and the pipe appeared to be fine at that...

Thanks for all of the replies. Sorry I'm a little late on following up but I ended up remembering that there were 2 structural engineers I knew with who I ran the scenario by and they both said it was not load bearing. I took the wall out 2 months ago and finally finished the kitchen remodel...

I recently finished (last weekend) remodeling my kitchen and everything went great. Today I had a problem with my dryer and pulled it away from the wall to take a look at the back. As I pulled it away I found the attached picture. I bought the house a year ago and the pipe appeared to be in...

Fortunately or unfortunately the ceiling is coming down in pretty much the whole room due to a pipe that froze and broke in the ceiling. The previous owner didn't insulate it properly, it broke and ran water in the house for over 5 hours while we were out Xmas shopping. I Pretty much have to...

Hi I am new here and have found a wealth of information that I have put to good use from this site. I now have a question. I'm sure this type of thing has been asked a million times but I am looking for specific help. Below is a picture of what I am working with. My home is built on slab and...