Unable to find a plumber willing to do the work, I am looking to begin replacing the run of cast iron sewer pipe beneath my slab, in STAGES.
The first run will span about 6 or 7 feet, from the vent to beneath some stairs.
Years ago Dad chipped out a 24 inch trench around the pipe just beyond the vent stack. For years it's been handled with Ferncos and Fiberglas wrappings.
Now I plan to create a second 24 inch opening about 4 or 5 feet further along, and cut the pipe there, replacing that initial run with PVC and introducing a clean-out.
I'll run the pipe between the two holes, possibly gluing together segments, to allow me to avoid opening up the full trench between them (at one point this dives under a furnace box).
I need to determine the recommended place to include that clean-out. Any ideas?
The longer runs are going to be ugly fixes, but this could be kind of fun.
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