Service Pipes

[planemad]

When digging down for a foundation and you come across service pipes like gas and water, how are pipes protected for when the concrete is poured in for the foundation?

 

[noseall]

Sleeve 'em.

 

[Johnmelad502]

Sleeve 'em.

How and with what?

 

[Shytalkz]

Sleeves, stoopid

 

[^woody^]

lol

Yeah, use cufflinks if it's a posh house though

 

[noseall]

Sleeve 'em.

How and with what?

Either use a piece of soil pipe, rain water pipe, 40mm waste pipe, whatever. Cut it to length then cut a slit in the pipe so that it can be fed over the cable/pipe. Then stuff a plug of fibre glass insulation or foam the ends, to seal 'em. Lastly. wrap some duct tape around the pipe sealing the slit.

 

[kirkgas]

When digging down for a foundation and you come across service pipes like gas and water, how are pipes protected for when the concrete is poured in for the foundation?

i would move a service pipe rather than bury it in new foundation
PS if gas service is plastic you cannot have it inside a property so it must be moved

 

[noseall]

i would move a service pipe rather than bury it in new foundation
PS if gas service is plastic you cannot have it inside a property so it must be moved

For gas yes, it is a legal requirement.

For water or electric, just sleeve 'em, as passing through a foundation is no worse than any other stuff that is passes through and makes no difference to the service.

Moving these is a pointless expense.