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January 17, 2014 at 2:44 PM #20927January 17, 2014 at 4:15 PM #769831
FlyerInHi
GuestI had to repipe once.
The leak comes from friction of abrasive sand and stones in the slab and from corrosive hot water.
If you tear out the slab to repair, you will likely have to redo again in another section.
It may cost your $5000 or more depending in where the leak is, not including drywall repair and painting.
I’ve since learned to do plumbing. It’s not hard if you’re handy. Then find someone on CL to finish the drywall.
Nothing to stress over. Learn to be your own general contractor. It’s good to know if you’re a homeowner or real estate investor. You will save a lot of money over a lifetime, plus you can always remodel in a budget and have your home looking good. You won’t need to refinance in order to do a remodel.
January 18, 2014 at 12:24 PM #769847Hobie
ParticipantIs the island a original builder install or an add on remodel item?
Remodel job may have cut the slab and used plastic pipe(PEX). Easier to fix than thru slab piping.
Do you have an additional kitchen sink? If so, cap the hot water to the island and just run cold.
Re-piping the whole house is probably not necessary. Just the failed section.
What exactly ‘burst’? Is it a fast leak, or seepage? If slow leak may look into epoxy coating the interior.
January 18, 2014 at 12:34 PM #769848spdrun
ParticipantBurying pipes in a concrete slab is a criminally stupid idea. I don’t get why they can’t bury wide PVC pipe in the slab as a conduit, then run PEX pipe and a few pull ropes through it to wherever the manifold will be, making it child’s play to replace any leaking pipes in future.
Or just form channels in a 2″ layer of concrete poured on top of the slab to allow for pipes. Frankly, if this were my property, I’d be so irritated as to figure out a way to replumb.
January 18, 2014 at 5:26 PM #769851paramount
ParticipantAren’t slab leaks typically covered by home owners insurance?
January 19, 2014 at 1:53 AM #769854CA renter
ParticipantHave you thought about having them re-route the plumbing through the attic? While I’m not fond of doing this because of the potential damaged caused by leaks in the attic, it might be less expensive than digging up the existing pipes and replacing them through the slab. Most plumbers won’t do it that way, anyway.
If you’re wondering about how to bring the pipes from the attic to the island, you can run them through support posts (functional or decorative) that go from the island to the ceiling. You won’t get the “floating island” effect, but I think it looks at least as good (IMO, it makes the island look more substantial).
Something like this:
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