View Full Version : Can I concrete around ABS?
manintrees
11-05-2009, 09:41 PM
I am building a bathroom in an unfinished basement and have removed a chunk of the slab to put in a shower and toilet. I have roughed in the plumbing and was wondering what I should do when it is time to pour the concrete. Should I wrap the ABS in something so the concrete doesn't contact it? Thanks for your time!
Some areas around here want it tape/wrapped, but most do not. I have NEVER wrapped any ABS risers coming out of the concrete.
manintrees
11-06-2009, 08:29 AM
Thanks a bunch. This is a great site!
Spaceman Spiff
11-06-2009, 08:49 AM
I usually wrap in a layer of that thin foam "sill seal". It allows me to jackhammer the concrete out if I need to and allows for expansion/contraction when it gets hot/cold. One inspector I dealt with required it...
Peter Griffin
11-06-2009, 09:00 AM
Yep, either sill seal or they make a cap called a red had that keeps the concrete away from the pipe.
manintrees
11-06-2009, 10:21 AM
What a weird and fortunate coincidence. I assumed that something was needed so I wrapped the pipes in sill gasket a few days ago. I posted the thread to see if that would suffice. Thanks guys.