Oh what a Saturday (plumbing pix)

[Dubs]

I am in the process of renovating a bathroom in my 1930s colonial. Today was suppose to to be raise the closet flange and tile the floor. Nope. As I was chiseling off the old broken cast iron flange, to my surprise, nailed a pipe, which sent a geyser of water shooting as high as the ceiling. Why was there a water pipe in that location? First off that close to the stack and through the mortar bed. Seems silly to run copper through concrete. When 4 inches lower they could have ran it through the kitchen ceiling.

 

I had to chip the mortar away to get access to the pipe, cut and temporarily fit a new new pipe. These new shark bites are bada$$ by the way. Now the tiling job is on hold while I rerun new water lines to the second floor shower and sink. I don't trust those lines running through the mortar.

 

I am not a plumber but I can get by with a few things;)

 

Can any of u plumbers or contractor please tell me why they ran them there back then?

 

 

 

 

[Stratus]

Glad that wasn't me!!! I can do a little plumbing but that's it. I've seen and suffered watered damage, It scares the hell out of me.

[Rugman]

Nice patch job.I am a carpet layer and when I install the tackless on the floor I find water lines all over .I hate when I hit one and the people never even new they were there.