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Posted by Ron on January 21, 2007, 8:53 am
Sanitary fittings are only made in PVC-DWV schedule 40 and ABS.Virtually
nothing you can do will protect buried underground piping from seismic
vibration.
I'm not sure that a basement is a good option. Perhaps raising the
foundation on footers and having a 3 foot crawl space to allow access to
piping would be better.
Instead of worrying about protecting under-slab plumbing, better you spend
you money on hiring a professional, licensed plumbing contractor to do the
work.
>I was looking at some construction options for cost versus potential
> benefit. Putting a little extra money in under slab plumbing made
> sense if it would provide extra resistance to subsidence, thermal
> contraction, or seismic vibration.
>
> To get an idea of the cost difference, I tried to compare schedule 40
> and schedule 80 sanitary tees. I did not find any of the schedule 80
> tees on the internet or at HD. Is this because they don't exist? Any
> comments on finding the tees or tips on protecting under-slab plumbing
> are appreciated. My buddy insists that I need to pay for a basement
> for easy access to plumbing, but that's not an option right now.
>
> Ron
>
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