Leaking and inaccessible soil pipe

[seco services]

now you tell us it iron that would of helped 10 questions ago
can you get a angle grinder to it's base cut out 1 ft section, replace with plastic.
we know you'll have to remove part of wall.

 

[heatingman]

I dont have anything to do with Poo pipes and smelly stuff, but even I know the sudden IRON revelation puts a totally new perspective on whole thing

 

[Nige F]

I guessed it was iron in the beginning cuz you don`t get that sort of damage..(.and reluctance to repair originaly) with plastic

 

[vegasgo]

After all that, plumber said he can put a fibre glass patch over the hole with a lining inside the pipe, reached from the top. Happy days, no walls to knock through now!