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You have several choices but none of them are perfect. One choice is to have a hole bored horizontally underneath the slab and then a vertical hole through the floor to join it.
A second choice is to have a concrete cutter saw a channel in your slab, lay the pipe, and then fill in concrete over it.
Another choice is to have the pipes come in through the wall above ground level rather than go through the slab.
The last choice is to go up. The pipes go up the outside wall and through the ceiling, dropping down from the attic into a wall. This can be a noisy option unless the pipes are properly secured and insulated.
Don't go cheap. Go with copper piping big enough that you won't regret it later. No half inch pipes! Stay with 3/4 or larger inside with one inch or larger mains.
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Can you install a water line in a concrete slab?
Of course as you as you protect it JUST like radient heating is considered water lines in a concrete slab
Why need sunken slab?
because of the water
How do you detect if it is a slab leak?
First, you need to determine if you have a leak anywhere in your home. Check to make sure that your faucets, toilets, showers, hoses, ice-makers etc are not using water. Once you have determined that nothing visible is leaking, look at the water meter. The leak Indicator is a small triangle or star on the face of the meter, and if it is moving, even slowly, you have a leak somewhere. If you turn of the shut-off valve (often near the ground in a closet or near the hot water heater) to close it, and the leak indicator stops, then the leak is on a supply line to a fixture in your home. The shut-off valve often appears to go nowhere. It comes out of the wall, an perhaps splits off prior to going straight back into the wall or slab floor. If the leak indicator does not stop when you close the shut-off valve, the leak is on the service line into your home, and may or may not be under your slab, but is definitely under the ground. Movement on the leak indicator usually means a good deal of water is leaking, and you should see water coming from a wall or perhaps out of the floor. If you have no visible water, and constant movement on the indicator, a slab leak is a good bet. A leak detection company can help you find it, and get it repaired. More information us available at our blog for slab leak detection. It has more information on how to find slab leaks, what are slab leaks, and how to pay for slab leaks.
How do you stop water from coming through basement concrete slab?
cover it
Why is water coming out from under the slab foundation?
you may have a septic system leak or a water main leak
Can you install a water line in a concrete slab?
Of course as you as you protect it JUST like radient heating is considered water lines in a concrete slab
Can you install a 3-inch pipe in a horizontal concrete slab?
The pipe usually goes under the slab.
If I have a water leak underneath the slab of my bathroom will the slab need to be broken in order to repair it?
I think I have a water leak in my bathroom under the slab. Will a plumber have to break my slab to fix it?
Do you have a leak if your shower floor tile is hot?
Possibly, but the supply lines should be in the wall. Even on a slab house, the water should come into the house at the water heater and then be in the walls. Possible heat vent leak? I'm assuming a slab house because if there was access underneath, you would be able to tell if there was a leak.
What are symptoms of a slab leak?
A high water bill or wet spots in the yard are often the first indications of a slab leak. You could even come home one day and find water coming up from under the slab floor of your home. This is clearly the most obvious symptom of a slab leak. Once you think you have a leak, you need to determine if you have a leak anywhere in your home this will not be as severe as a slab leak. Check to make sure that your faucets, toilets, showers, hoses, ice-makers etc are not using water. Once you have determined that nothing visible is leaking, look at the water meter. The leak Indicator is a small triangle or star on the face of the meter, and if it is moving, even slowly, you have a leak somewhere. If you turn of the shut-off valve (often near the ground in a closet or near the hot water heater) to close it, and the leak indicator stops, then the leak is on a supply line to a fixture in your home. The shut-off valve often appears to go nowhere. It comes out of the wall, an perhaps splits off prior to going straight back into the wall or slab floor. If the leak indicator does not stop when you close the shut-off valve, the leak is on the service line into your home, and may or may not be under your slab, but is definitely under the ground. Movement on the leak indicator usually means a good deal of water is leaking, and you should see water coming from a wall or perhaps out of the floor. If you have no visible water, and constant movement on the indicator, a slab leak is a good bet. A leak detection company can help you find it, and get it repaired. More information us available at our blog for slab leak detection. It has more information on how to find slab leaks, what are slab leaks, and how to pay for slab leaks.
Why need sunken slab?
because of the water
Is there technology to repair a water leak in a water line sealed in a concrete slab I heard about running a smaller line through the existing line or pumping a sealant through the line?
Epoxy coating is a possibility for repairing lines that are run through concrete. It is a god proven technology, and is fairly costly, but it lasts a long time, and does not involve removing the concrete slab.
Is it too late to add drainage into the garage floor if the cement has already been laid?
No, you could still install a drain through the slab. Would have been easier to do it before the slab, tho.
How many square feet of granite slab walkway can 1 man install in an 8 hour shift?
220
What is a plumbing slab leak?
A slab leak when related to plumbing is generally a pipe leak under the slab (your home's concrete foundation). There are a few main symptoms that can give you an idea whether you have a pipe leak under your home.slab leak symptoms include:Water on floorsHigh water billsA musty smell; mold/mildew/moisture in carpetsCracks in floors/wallsLack of hot waterInstant hot water at fixtures that didn't have instant hot water beforeHot spot(s) on the floor
How do you detect if it is a slab leak?
First, you need to determine if you have a leak anywhere in your home. Check to make sure that your faucets, toilets, showers, hoses, ice-makers etc are not using water. Once you have determined that nothing visible is leaking, look at the water meter. The leak Indicator is a small triangle or star on the face of the meter, and if it is moving, even slowly, you have a leak somewhere. If you turn of the shut-off valve (often near the ground in a closet or near the hot water heater) to close it, and the leak indicator stops, then the leak is on a supply line to a fixture in your home. The shut-off valve often appears to go nowhere. It comes out of the wall, an perhaps splits off prior to going straight back into the wall or slab floor. If the leak indicator does not stop when you close the shut-off valve, the leak is on the service line into your home, and may or may not be under your slab, but is definitely under the ground. Movement on the leak indicator usually means a good deal of water is leaking, and you should see water coming from a wall or perhaps out of the floor. If you have no visible water, and constant movement on the indicator, a slab leak is a good bet. A leak detection company can help you find it, and get it repaired. More information us available at our blog for slab leak detection. It has more information on how to find slab leaks, what are slab leaks, and how to pay for slab leaks.
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