do i need a plumber?

[jewozzy]

had a pipe collapse at my house this week and really want to get it fixed tomorrow. I have case iron in the front yard and pvc under the house. house is a pier and beam home with the pvc above ground and easily accessible. ive already dug to the cast iron pipe at the edge of the house now all i have to do is come up under the foundation. the pipe collapsed about just inside the foundation of the house. after talking with the plumber that brought the camera out he said they will just cut the bad part out and put pvc in its place connecting the two.

is connecting the pvc to the cast iron really a job for a plumber or can i go ahead and attach a coupling and be done with it?

the quote given was $800-1200 with me doing the digging. The price for parts at home depot is less than $50...

also two different plumbers say they can't do it until the middle of next week...

[onjacks]

If you know where the damage is you can do yourself . Just 2 cast iron to pvc boots and be done.

Only trick to plumbing is vents,pea traps and shit flows downhill.

[onjacks]

Use a cutoff wheel to cut the cast iron. Quickest

[jewozzy]

would a cutoff wheel be quicker than a snap cutter? assuming i can find a snap cutter somewhere. ive only got a saw zaw right now that i was going to try to use.

[kingjason]

Cheap ass! Go to harbor freight and get one for probably less then 20.00.

http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/grinders-buffers.html

[jewozzy]

Cheap ass! Go to harbor freight and get one for probably less then 20.00.

http://www.harborfreight.com/power-t...s-buffers.html

ive never done anything to cast iron so i dont know what i need! old man at home depot said to use a special blade on my saw zaw.

[onjacks]

It will take time to cut with said blade. I usually just use a grinder with cutoff wheels. Whatever floats ya boat!

[jewozzy]

I want whatever is quickest and easiest...

[kingjason]

It will take time to cut with said blade. I usually just use a grinder with cutoff wheels. Whatever floats ya boat!

Cut off wheel will cut it like butter.

[Cooter]

ive never done anything to cast iron so i dont know what i need! old man at home depot said to use a special blade on my saw zaw.

did you punch him in his old mouth for calling it a "saw zaw"?

[thomasblively]

Something you should be cautious of when dealing with cast pipe is the fact that it is not very forgiving. If it is already collapsing I would be willing to bet it is going to be fairly fragile to work with. Last year we had a cast pipe collapse at our house and after after about 8ft of crumbling pipe we were finally able to get to a piece that allowed us to use the collar. We plan on having to replace all of the cast pipe sooner rather than later

[jewozzy]

did you punch him in his old mouth for calling it a "saw zaw"?

However you spell it... Lol

[jewozzy]

Something you should be cautious of when dealing with cast pipe is the fact that it is not very forgiving. If it is already collapsing I would be willing to bet it is going to be fairly fragile to work with. Last year we had a cast pipe collapse at our house and after after about 8ft of crumbling pipe we were finally able to get to a piece that allowed us to use the collar. We plan on having to replace all of the cast pipe sooner rather than later

yeah this is basically just to buy some time til i can do the front yard in pvc. i actually was considering doing the entire thing just to be done with it but i was assuming i would have to pull a permit with the city in order to tie it into the city sewer line? and i was also assuming if it had to get a permit it would be required to have a licensed plumber do the work?

[mikec]

Cheap ass! Go to harbor freight and get one for probably less then 20.00.

http://www.harborfreight.com/power-t...s-buffers.html

Now Jason, that is the pot calling the kettle black right there! lol