Hi all,
I have seen in previous posts that it isn't recommended to drill through studs from a stud wall in order to route waste pipes. However, in my case i would like to run a shower waste inside a 1m section of stud wall. This would involve drilling into 2 vertical studs. I'm in a bungalow and the wall is not supporting anything. The studs (for some reason) are made up from 2 x 2.5 inch timbers, giving a total cavity width of 5 inches to drill into. Waste is 40mm. Seeing as I would be taking out just 20mm approx from each of the timbers edges, would this be a viable case for routing waste in this manner. Would adding some kind of bracing above and below the holes help?
Thanks
Mark
I have seen in previous posts that it isn't recommended to drill through studs from a stud wall in order to route waste pipes. However, in my case i would like to run a shower waste inside a 1m section of stud wall. This would involve drilling into 2 vertical studs. I'm in a bungalow and the wall is not supporting anything. The studs (for some reason) are made up from 2 x 2.5 inch timbers, giving a total cavity width of 5 inches to drill into. Waste is 40mm. Seeing as I would be taking out just 20mm approx from each of the timbers edges, would this be a viable case for routing waste in this manner. Would adding some kind of bracing above and below the holes help?
Thanks
Mark