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I’m about to run a 4″ PVC drain pipe under my stone foundation wall into a sump pump inside. I was wondering if I should encase the pipe in concrete to offset any weight from the wall or just lay the pipe in crushed stone. Incidentally, the pipe will be between 8-10″ below the foundation wall because of the grade. Gabe, you’ve been of enormous assistance in my other postings and I’m sure you will probably have some comments about this.
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How about a short section of 5" square steel tubing?
Am assuming your pipe is perpundicular to foundation
*Morning Tom,As Nathan pointed out, you can sleeve it or as you suggested, buy a couple of bags of premixed concrete and pour over the PVC pipe and then backfill it.Looks like your little project is coming along.Gabe
*Thanks, Nathan, Gabe.Maybe I will get this project done this summer after all!Tom
*If it's sched 40 PVC I don't think you have anything to worry about. Or go, with the Sac-crete.