Outside soil stack problem. Too many boss's together at one place, leaks happening. Advice on repairs please?
Long story, sorry. 30 years ago our neighbour built an extension. At that time my wife and her ex husband lived here. The extension was built into their land and the soil pipe was moved across into ours by a couple of feet. https://imgur.com/a/2Hlg2Dz. Allegedly agreed between the husbands, for.... reasons. Time passes, he leaves, I move in and take on his half of the house. This wasn't something I was interested in, then. Now the bosses are leaking. There's a shedload of moss and water (sewage? No smells) running down the pipe. Land Registry says that we are responsible for the waste, they for rainwater. It alternates, as most houses do. https://imgur.com/a/BD4heyR. Neighbours hame moved into assisted living and the son is preparing the house to rent it out. He's not interested in this pipe, it's our responsibility, not his! So, how to fix the leaks? I'll want to sell up in a year or two also. I've pressure washed the outside and it exposes the boss's better. https://imgur.com/a/1wRHP68 To me it looks as if the top boss (from next door 1) and the third boss down (from next door 2, strap level with guttering, entering from behind) are both properly mounted. The second boss (from our bathroom shower and sink) has not been fitted properly, it's been trimmed to fit between the others and the clamp has been cut down. The only way it was fitted was by glue. Obviously and afterthought at the time. I need to seal any leaks. https://imgur.com/a/02afl9r So I'm thinking of removing boss 2. Replace with a new boss further down. https://imgur.com/a/UdqLQ90 But how then do I seal the old boss 2? Also, how was it glued? Was it fitted withy solvent? If so, CAN I remove it? I'm not replacing their plumbing, and the knitting of pipes on and IN their roof. My next thought is to cut off a section of 110 and replace with new, then cut 3 new bosses in place? Any affordable ideas on how to seal up this mess please? Thanks. submitted by /u/Cheesysocks [link] [comments]
Long story, sorry.
30 years ago our neighbour built an extension. At that time my wife and her ex husband lived here. The extension was built into their land and the soil pipe was moved across into ours by a couple of feet. https://imgur.com/a/2Hlg2Dz. Allegedly agreed between the husbands, for.... reasons.
Time passes, he leaves, I move in and take on his half of the house. This wasn't something I was interested in, then. Now the bosses are leaking. There's a shedload of moss and water (sewage? No smells) running down the pipe. Land Registry says that we are responsible for the waste, they for rainwater. It alternates, as most houses do. https://imgur.com/a/BD4heyR. Neighbours hame moved into assisted living and the son is preparing the house to rent it out. He's not interested in this pipe, it's our responsibility, not his!
So, how to fix the leaks? I'll want to sell up in a year or two also. I've pressure washed the outside and it exposes the boss's better. https://imgur.com/a/1wRHP68 To me it looks as if the top boss (from next door 1) and the third boss down (from next door 2, strap level with guttering, entering from behind) are both properly mounted. The second boss (from our bathroom shower and sink) has not been fitted properly, it's been trimmed to fit between the others and the clamp has been cut down. The only way it was fitted was by glue. Obviously and afterthought at the time.
I need to seal any leaks. https://imgur.com/a/02afl9r So I'm thinking of removing boss 2. Replace with a new boss further down. https://imgur.com/a/UdqLQ90 But how then do I seal the old boss 2? Also, how was it glued? Was it fitted withy solvent? If so, CAN I remove it? I'm not replacing their plumbing, and the knitting of pipes on and IN their roof. My next thought is to cut off a section of 110 and replace with new, then cut 3 new bosses in place?
Any affordable ideas on how to seal up this mess please? Thanks.
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