External soil pipe

[AndyBill]

hi,
i am planning(thinking of) moving the outside soil pipe over a few inches to enable space for a side door to be fitted.
has anyone done this before?

or any tips/advice would be handy thanks

regards
Andy Bill

 

[Nige F]

a few times..........if it`s iron take it down ...if it`s asbestos leave the country..........replace with plastic

 

[AndyBill]

yeah nige its 4" plastic , but is moving it a major job?
its the underground stuff im concerned about!
i know ill have to dig down but how deep?

come to think of it im not sure where the sewer maintenance cover is.
it may be on next doors driveway?

 

[noseall]

hi,
i am planning(thinking of) moving the outside soil pipe over a few inches to enable space for a side door to be fitted.
has anyone done this before?

or any tips/advice would be handy thanks

regards
Andy Bill

first thing is are there any toilets coupled directly to the stack? by this i mean, vertical stack with the loo directly opposite the stack. if so this makes moving the stack over a few inches tricky.

if the loo is off set and connects the stack via a 90 deg bend and a short length of pipe then lengthening or shortening the short piece of pipe is easy.

if it's direct you can skew the 'through wall' pipe section and use a cranked pan connector. this does look rather shoddy though.

the work below ground should be just a case of adding or removing a section of pipe to suit, depending on sewer direction.

you will need a shed full of tools for this job though.

 

[AndyBill]

thanks mates, i will let you know how i get on