Bob from accounting
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I have a copper pipe coming down through the floor and is hugging the joist. It originally made it's way through the top floor down into the garage and through the garage ceiling so the fitting had access to solder an elbow as it dangled on the outside of the ceiling. So straight pipe straight pipe from top level down into garage hugging the joist. So now as we consider moving the pipes up into the ceiling. This straight pipe needs to be cut up along the joist. There is no room between the pipe and joist for a pipe cutter of any size, probably 1 cm of clearance.
This is my hope, once I cut the pipe free from the current garage ceiling line, the pipe will have more give and pull out a tad from the Joist. But the pipe is coming from the floor above and is fit through a hole so the play I will get is small as it is fed through a tight hole 12" above.
I was thinking I could cut the pipe against the joist with a hacksaw? (not cutting the joist) After it is cut, see if I can pull it out from the flush joist a bit and make a cleaner second cut with a pipe cutter? (not sure the hacksaw cut will be straight? so a follow up cut may be required if the pipe can be pulled away from the joist to fit a compact cutter.
I am not sure if I can get a torch or a shield up there in between for a new 90 fitting. So I was thinking of introducing a 90 sharkbite fitting for this one turn? Push it up there?
Pretty tight, anyone have any good tips or suggestions for this rookie. I will have a plumber with me, but getting some initial advice would be helpful for this situation?
This is my hope, once I cut the pipe free from the current garage ceiling line, the pipe will have more give and pull out a tad from the Joist. But the pipe is coming from the floor above and is fit through a hole so the play I will get is small as it is fed through a tight hole 12" above.
I was thinking I could cut the pipe against the joist with a hacksaw? (not cutting the joist) After it is cut, see if I can pull it out from the flush joist a bit and make a cleaner second cut with a pipe cutter? (not sure the hacksaw cut will be straight? so a follow up cut may be required if the pipe can be pulled away from the joist to fit a compact cutter.
I am not sure if I can get a torch or a shield up there in between for a new 90 fitting. So I was thinking of introducing a 90 sharkbite fitting for this one turn? Push it up there?
Pretty tight, anyone have any good tips or suggestions for this rookie. I will have a plumber with me, but getting some initial advice would be helpful for this situation?