taking out a sink now I have to finish it

[mdstol]

Hi,
I just bought a house and the person had a luandry room set up on the first floor. It has a utility sink etc. I had the copper pipes professionally removed and the sink I removed myself. I now just have the output pipe appearing from the wall. I want to either cut the pipe so its flush to the wall and from there and seal it up. Any suggestions on how.
thanks,
mARC

[plumguy]

Yes, cut the pipe and put a cap on it. It is recommended that you use the same material cap as the pipe for permanant removal. However, the black rubber caps with a hose clamp around them work well, there are different names for them... some call them jiffy caps,jimmy caps, etc.

[plumber1]

There is no magic way to do it with opening the wall unless you want the cap to show. Is it copper, galv. or pvc?

[mdstol]

Hi,
its a pvc pipe actually

[thezster]

Necessity being the mother of invention....... Are you trying to avoid it showing at all? Patching drywall? A cover?

If I wanted it to "go away" with a permanent patch - I would take my dremel moto-tool with a cutting disc.... you can cut the pvc from the inside and "behind the wall" about an inch.... then cap it with a pvc cap. That should leave you about a half inch for patch/drywall.....

Or if a wall cover is okay - just saw it flush with the present wall... cap it - and find some sort of wall cover (search the aisles at Home Depot - electrical wall plates, plumbing access covers, etc.) to mount over the slightly protruding cap....

Not a pro - just have to get creative at times....