2007-11-11 19:38:13 · 8 answers · asked by ღ♥ஐcookie1ஐ♥ღ 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I believe the only way to get to that pipe is to remove the bedroom and or the bathroom floor.
It's a brick house I hate to think of them going though that brick.
2007-11-11 20:04:43 · update #1
larry and xenon are on the right track. you need to run new lines, don't go busting concrete, you'll hate yourself in the morning!
2007-11-11 22:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by Jack the Toad 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Larry C has the correct idea, I have done this frequently. Some builders when laying concrete don;t insulate the copper pipes, and the cement interacts with the copper and causes leaks. with modern plastic pipe it can be possible to run new pipe where it would not have been possible with rigid pipe.
As an example through the centre of joists in a bedroom, by boring holes with a 90degree drill
2007-11-11 21:43:26 · answer #2 · answered by xenon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My home is slab on grade & had major plumbing problems.
The unfortunate truth is it can be very costly & disruptive.
Going through the wall is not the biggest problem.
It depends on how much trenching is required inside the home to reach the faulty pipe.
Floor coverings , subfloor & anything in the path of work will have to be removed .
Then there is the patching & replacement of what was torn up.
My situation was extreme, but hopefully ,you will be fortunate
& the work will be limited to a small area.
Sorry not to be more reassuring, but best to brace yourself
if the problem can not be pinpointed or easily accessible.
No way to determine cost until digging begins.
Best regards
2007-11-12 04:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a devise we used in Las Vegas in the slab foundations. It's similar to ground penetration radar and finds the water leak by the noise. It's accurate to within a quarter inch. Saves a lot of money.
A Larger plumbing company should know about this.
2007-11-11 20:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A common stethescope like the doctors use will locate the slab leak within 2 inches, if you shut all noise applications off within the house...You can rent what is called A hammer drill.. and have the removal of concrete to be minimized to about a four inch hole, which will allow the hole to be patched..
2007-11-15 04:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by pcbeachrat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jackhammer it up, replace the pipe and re-cement the area...could be a few hundred to thousands $$ depending on how much has to be replaced/dug out...may be best to get some estimates from local plumbers. Also, see if you can reroute the piping instead of going through the slab again.
2007-11-11 19:51:26 · answer #6 · answered by paul h 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oooh. We had the same problem. The pipe went below the storage slab. The slab replaced into in elementary terms approximately 3-4 inches deep, and then the pipes laid on "dirt". they had to jack hammer the cement and connect a PIN hollow length leak. Then they refilled the hollow intently. In our case 2 pipes crossed one yet another so as that they wrapped them so the does no longer bang one yet another. be careful doing it your self, yet once you do have somebody else do it, be careful claming something on coverage. coverage companies can particularly "black checklist" you in case you declare mould and so on...
2016-10-16 05:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cheapest way may well be a by pass, run a new pipe, perhaps overhead.
2007-11-11 19:57:50 · answer #8 · answered by Larry C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋