leak in concrete of bilevel foundation

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the concrete and run the pipe that way ,sure..but is that really easier?

tony_11

leak in concrete of bilevel foundation

I have a leak in the foundation of my bilevel. Leak is in upper zone. Plumber rerouted pipes so lower zone goes to upstairs for heat and downstairs has no heat. right now in the middle of a blizzard in NJ. He tell me he has toput all the pipes of lower level on ground level. Two problems this involves 2 doors. he tells me he needs to go from baseboard hot water pipes to ceiling and down again to existing hot water pipe in family room coz of outside door and again in small kitchen coz of garage door. He will need to open both ceilings and channel to go up to the ceiling, Ceiling will be almost the length of the room as there is no exposed pipe there. Is this the only way to do this? would it be easier to just cut the concrete in front of the doors to sink a pipe the width of the door and let the rest just be boxed in on the floor. Please any suggestions would be appreciated! How big of an electric heater would I need to keep 2 rooms faily warm. My mother in law lives down there.

Joe_13

Stay away from concrete

The concrete caused the problem in the first place. Even using PEX, I'm would expect someone to put a nail through the tubing someday. It's difficult to understand your discription of the problem without a drawing or photo but if you need to run a pipe on a ceiling, I would try to locate it in the corner, boxing it and making a corniced ceiling around the room. You could also use it for a lighting source for the room.

Dennis - Reliable Services

Don't go above the door, it will cause the system to become air,

bound at this high spot, don't even think of installing an automatic air vent at this point, it will eventually develop a leak. It's more trouble to chop up the floor but in the long run you'll be glad you did. Use copper sleeved in rubbatex insulation.



Tell the next owner never to nail in that spot. If he does, you won't care because you'll be long gone.