I have a crack in my stack pipe in my 2nd floor bathroom. Do I need to tear out the floor, wall and ceiling to repair it?

What is the material, how long is crack? Can you get to it?

Yes, tell us what the pipe is made of. Is it plastic or cast iron? Is the cracksin a vertical or a horizontal pipe? A more detailed to give us? Back to you, Tom

It is cast iron. I casnnot see the crack. It is between the basement and the 2nd floor

Tell us what the issue is. If you can see the first floor drains and no leaks, it is going to be between the first and second floor. Unfortunately we can't see where the pipes run so to answer your initial question, Yes it is possible you will need to open walls, floor or ceiling. However, if you can give us more info, we may be able to narrow it down. Somewhere in a wall or closet space will be a pipe chase.

Yeah, need to locate the leak before we can tell you what is involved in repairing it, right? To determine exactly where the crack/leak occurs in the pipe you will probably need to open up the wall high up and low down and use tissue paper wrapped around the pipe to locate the leak (make sense? ).

Start there and post back when you know more.

Mark

Yeah, need to locate the leak before we can tell you what is involved in repairing it, right? To determine exactly where the crack/leak occurs in the pipe you will probably need to open up the wall high up and low down and use tissue paper wrapped around the pipe to locate the leak (make sense??).

Start there and post back when you know more.

Mark

Thanks

the crack. It is between the basement and the 2nd floor
The only option that I can see is to open up a wall and bear the crack.. tell us the length and width of the crack. Until we know more we can't be much help. Back to you, Tom

The only option that I can see is to open up a wall and bear the crack.. tell us the length and width of the crack. Until we know more we can't be much help. Back to you, Tom

Hi Tom. Well, checked iwith a plumer. Wanted $3000.00 plus to do the job. Cannot afford this. Talked with my son. He thought he could tackle it. He located the pipe that angled up rhe livingroom wall there was a 3/4" hole at the bend. followed up the vertical pipe going up the livingroom wall, there were 2 different cracks in that pipe. Had to remove a 8foot section using that pipe cutter which was very difficult . On one side was the side wall and a stud on the other side. " That thing is so HEAVY. Replaced it with a 4' PVA pipe. Of course everything that could go wrong in a 100 plus house happened. All together it cost $140.00. He said I make a good plumers helper. Thanks for your thougts and ideas.

Hi Tom. Well, checked iwith a plumer. Wanted $3000.00 plus to do the job. Cannot afford this. Talked with my son. He thought he could tackle it. He located the pipe that angled up rhe livingroom wall there was a 3/4" hole at the bend. followed up the vertical pipe going up the livingroom wall, there were 2 different cracks in that pipe. Had to remove a 8foot section using that pipe cutter which was very difficult . On one side was the side wall and a stud on the other side. " That thing is so HEAVY. Replaced it with a 4' PVA pipe. Of course everything that could go wrong in a 100 plus house happened. All together it cost $140.00. He said I make a good plumers helper. Thanks for your thougts and ideas.

It is so nice to have no leak in my basement anymore

That thing is so HEAVY.

Yes it is.


Replaced it with a 4' PVA pipe.

Presumably you mean PVC.

What did you do about supporting the HEAVY pipe above the PVC?

Yes it is.



Presumably you mean PVC.

What did you do about supporting the HEAVY pipe above the PVC?

My son had to remove the stack from the basement to the secend floor. He cut it off with a cutter and replaced it with PVC pipe. The stack was cast iron and had 2 cracks and a 2/4' hole at the bend. I helped hold it while he cut it off. The cutter was very heavy.

My son had to remove the stack from the basement to the secend floor. He cut it off with a cutter and replaced it with PVC pipe. The stack was cast iron and had 2 cracks and a 2/4' hole at the bend. I helped hold it while he cut it off. The cutter was very heavy.

We finished in 9 hours.

It is done

My son and I did the job.

It is finished.

Did you run PVC through the roof?