slab house plumbing
#1
09-27-18, 05:34 PM
slab house plumbing
My house is on a cement slab. There is a smell under the kitchen sink so I cut out a small portion of the base cabinet floor to see if something spoiled or dead is under it. Instead of concrete, an area of about a foot or so around the water pipes and drain is not cemented. It looks almost like loose charcoal or some kind of black stones is filled in that area. Is this normal? Could it be there in case of a water leak so the water seeps into the ground instead of the kitchen floor?
#2
09-27-18, 06:44 PM
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Could it be there in case of a water leak so the water seeps into the ground instead of the kitchen floor?
Using a bright light you should be able to see or even feel for something leaking.
#3
09-28-18, 02:21 AM
How old is your house? has it been remodeled?
As Pete said when a slab house is built the concrete is poured right up to the plumbing that extends out of the slab. Sounds like some plumbing was moved and the concrete not repaired.
As Pete said when a slab house is built the concrete is poured right up to the plumbing that extends out of the slab. Sounds like some plumbing was moved and the concrete not repaired.
#4
09-28-18, 10:49 AM
The house was built in 2003. It has not been remodeled to my knowledge. Nothing is leaking but the odor I'm smelling is coming from the dirt/loose stones in that area. Not sure if I should have the area cemented or leave it as is and just put charcoal in there to absorb the smell?
#5
09-28-18, 06:12 PM
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It can be sealed with cement but if there are copper pipes coming thru there.... they need to be isolated from the cement.
#6
09-30-18, 05:11 PM
Looking at it closer, it really looks like a form was placed around the area under the kitchen sink and cemented up to the forms. (Like it was done on purpose) and then there were styrofoam sheets laid across the open hole where the plumbing pipes are in the dirt/gravel. The styrofoam even had areas cut out to fit around the plumbing pipes. Anyone ever seen or heard of anything such as this???
And, yes, there are copper pipes used in the cold and hot water pipes. The rest is pvc or whatever it is they use today.
And, yes, there are copper pipes used in the cold and hot water pipes. The rest is pvc or whatever it is they use today.
#8
10-01-18, 06:30 AM
Instead of a form surrounding the pipes I'm wondering if they're run in a large PVC pipe--sort of a conduit for plumbing?
This is actually what I have in mind doing when I relocate my attic plumbing to below the slab my cottage kitchen is built on.
This is actually what I have in mind doing when I relocate my attic plumbing to below the slab my cottage kitchen is built on.
