marchingant
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I have a single car garage with a 70 year old cast iron sewer pipe under that needs to be replaced. Is it safe to cut the slab to gain access to the pipe?
The house is a raised foundation but the garage is on a slab.
The cast iron that is under the raised foundation (house part) has been replaced with ABS
The slab has a 1/4 to 1/2 gap when it butts up to the foundation wall, so I guess it's a floating slab
There is a crack that runs the length of the garage, very close (if not exactly) where the pipe is.
I don't feel like paying the $2000+ to have the line sleeved, and would also like to cut out the crack as it is raised in some spots.
If i'm good to cut the slab what do I need to add and where? I assume a clean out? backflow prevent?
Since its in the garage I'd love to add a floor drain for accidental washing machine overflow or broken hoses, a good idea?
Thanks for the advise.
The house is a raised foundation but the garage is on a slab.
The cast iron that is under the raised foundation (house part) has been replaced with ABS
The slab has a 1/4 to 1/2 gap when it butts up to the foundation wall, so I guess it's a floating slab
There is a crack that runs the length of the garage, very close (if not exactly) where the pipe is.
I don't feel like paying the $2000+ to have the line sleeved, and would also like to cut out the crack as it is raised in some spots.
If i'm good to cut the slab what do I need to add and where? I assume a clean out? backflow prevent?
Since its in the garage I'd love to add a floor drain for accidental washing machine overflow or broken hoses, a good idea?
Thanks for the advise.