I am remodeling my bathroom and the soil vent pipe that goes up to the roof is crooked in the wall so that it stops me from moving the wall back a few inches like I wanted to. Does anyone know if I can put some 45’s in there and correct the angle of this pipe that goes to the roof vent? This would allow my wall to move and I wouldn’t have to cut up my fully replaced brand new tear off on the roof.
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Do you have an attic above that wall before the roof?
If so how much space do you have?
What size pipe?
What is the pipe made of?
What is the crooked angle?
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It looks like a 6 inch soil pipe and I'm sorry I should have mentioned that I have a new flat roof that we completely torn off and replaced just last summer.
I am not quite sure of the angle but it is not drastic. I just need to move the end by the floor back about 2 inches as compared to the top to make the pipe look straight and give me the room for my wall to be moved properly.
Are you trying to make the offset in the wall?
Plastic or iron you will need atleast a 1/2" or more for the plastic hubs or no-hub couplings---- 6" pipe has an OD of 6 & 3/8" so you need a 7" wall cavity etc......
& yes by code you can pretty much use any combinations of fittings in a vent line without violating the code.I fear no man & only one GOD. Me
Is the pipe cutter that I have seen used on the large diameter pipe something that is rentalable orif I need to buy this is there one brand better than the other?
If the pipe is cast iron, we normally use snap cutters------ yes they can be rented, too big of an expense for two cuts.
You can also use a grinder, or a skill saw with a metal cutting blade.
I have used a sawzall, it does go through the blades though.I fear no man & only one GOD. Me
This is going up to our new flat roof but I dont remember see anything but a 4" vent on the roof and I know this pipe is a 6". Is there a reducer that I can use in the house as well for more clearance? Any and all sugestions are appreciated.
The vent shouldn't have been reduced, & 6" is not common in a house.
If you could post a pic, that would be quite a bit of help to see what we're dealing with.I fear no man & only one GOD. Me
Good grief how will I correct that if they did reduce it when they fixed the roof?
Can I still move the pipe without any problems as far as the angle correction inside but it sounds like I will have to call the roof guy and find out what he did when he put a 4" vent there?
Well the plumbing is not going to fail cause of the vent reduction, but if it was reduced its' not right.
Is the wall open? Can you see the pipe that needs to be re-worked?
Is there a space above the wall below the flat roof?
If I know what you have then I'm sure we can find a way to make it work.I fear no man & only one GOD. Me
You understand that pipe dimensions are based on the INSIDE diameter of the pipe, right? And that for iron pipe the actual inside diameter is somewhat larger than the size used to identify it? So a 4" pipe would be close to 5" on the outside.In any event, if this is even a 4" cast iron it's gonna be heavy, and you need take that into account.
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