Today im going to share with you how i replace old cast iron drain pipes under a concrete slab in a 1958 home.
Broken drain pipe in slab.
Some people will persist with a broken drain pipe under a slab in their bathroom for years keeping the plunger constantly at the ready and hoping the problem whatever it is will right itself in time.
The most common type of pipe used for water lines under slab foundations is copper.
Before beginning the repairs on a section of pipe beneath a concrete slab consideration should be given to re piping rather than using a temporary fix.
Once the pipe break has been located a small area of concrete slab directly over the broken pipe.
From the break or crack in the water or sewer pipe line water or waste seeps into the ground and your foundation.
Repairing water lines the most common type of pipe used for water lines under a slab foundation is copper tubing.
How to fix a broken sewer pipe in a slab foundation locating the break.
If a peril that s covered by your homeowners insurance policy results in a plumbing leak under your slab creating a slab leak your homeowners insurance policy might help pay to tear out and replace the slab and repair the water damage to your home.
A standard homeowners policy will usually reimburse the amount for tearing out and pouring the new slab in order that the pipes can be repaired however most of the carriers are not going to cover the cost to fix the broken pipes.
When there is a break in a pipe that runs under the concrete foundation of your home a slab leak is in full effect.
As copper pipes age they are prone to wearing thin and springing a leak.
Water leaking from a pipe break beneath it will wick upward through the.
How much does this trenchless drain repair under slab cost.
Trenchless drain repair under your slab costs about a 150 per linear foot and takes about two days to do as opposed to two weeks for excavation for drain repair under the slab.
Typically if you were to excavate your floors to do the drain repair under your slab you should expect to pay about 450 per linear foot.
Because of the extensive damage broken drain pipes under basement garage and other slab floors can cause it s vital to detect and quickly act on these types of leaks.
What gurgling we ask when a visitor points out the spluttering effort our sink drainer is making to suck down the dirty dish water or the knocking sound in our old clay drainage pipes.
And the slab leak needs to be resultant of a peril that is covered by your policy in order to provide any coverage for the damages that have happened to the structure or contents.
Covered perils typically include risks like fire wind explosions and falling objects.
Because water is escaping onto the surrounding soil a sinkhole may develop or you may notice standing water in the yard or on the basement floor.
A cement slab is porous.
