Soil pipe in concrete

[tamaki383]

Because of elevations I'm going to have a soil pipe that runs horizontally through a solid concrete slab for a couple of metres. Don't worry it won't have anything heavy directly bearing on it, and the slab will be reinforced above or below the pipe where thickness allows. I was wondering if there would be any advantage in tightly wrapping my soil pipes with thin plastic like a bin bag before pouring the concrete? The idea is that the longest run could be pulled out (with a lot of faffing about) at some point in the future if there was a problem like a serious blockage.

 

[23vc]

No. Blockages aren’t resolved by pulling the length of pipe out. Plastic 110mm pipes encased in concrete is common

 

[tamaki383]

No. Blockages aren’t resolved by pulling the length of pipe out. Plastic 110mm pipes encased in concrete is common

Yes I realised it would be unconventional, just couldn't think of any reason NOT to do it. Typically soil pipes penetrate slabs vertically in any case.

 

[cdbe]

I think pipes generally go in the sub-base. But I'd pay money to see you pull a 110mm pipe wrapped in a bin bag put of a slab.

 

[HERTS P&D]

As long as there is access to the soil pipe at either end, either by an access piont or even to drill a hole to fit a bung. It can be jetted to clear any blockage.

Andy

 

[noseall]

The idea is that the longest run could be pulled out (with a lot of faffing about) at some point in the future

Never in a world of pi$$ pots. Even if you had the Hulk on hand to pull it out, you'd never get the pipe back in.

 

[tamaki383]

Never in a world of pi$$ pots. Even if you had the Hulk on hand to pull it out, you'd never get the pipe back in.

Well it was just an idea.

I made a separate thread about my expanding foam questions since they are really unrelated to the original topic.