Guy48065
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Seems like the cable & utility guys can do amazing things with their drilling rigs so I've been thinking...
I have a cottage with the kitchen on a slab. This part of the house is log construction--bare logs inside with no place to hide pipes & electrical. Sink drain goes out the wall and then down to the septic line--can't use it in winter. Supply lines run through the attic so freezing is always a possibility. My renovation plans call for me to move the kitchen to the new section of the cottage which is frame construction, insulation and basement. Plumbing & electrical should be easy there. The slab room will be converted to a mud room/laundry and I would like to have use of it in the winter in case I retire there some day.
Q: Is it possible to drill through the slab in the location of the utility sink & drill horizontal under the slab below the frost line (~48") and have the 2 meet so I can feed supply and grey water drain pipes without busting up the slab & digging a deep narrow trench inside the house? I've seen some crazy things on This Old House that makes me think this might be possible. Anyone here ever done this or know of it being done?
The slab end is accessible from the outside so drilling with a large rig is a possibility.
I have a cottage with the kitchen on a slab. This part of the house is log construction--bare logs inside with no place to hide pipes & electrical. Sink drain goes out the wall and then down to the septic line--can't use it in winter. Supply lines run through the attic so freezing is always a possibility. My renovation plans call for me to move the kitchen to the new section of the cottage which is frame construction, insulation and basement. Plumbing & electrical should be easy there. The slab room will be converted to a mud room/laundry and I would like to have use of it in the winter in case I retire there some day.
Q: Is it possible to drill through the slab in the location of the utility sink & drill horizontal under the slab below the frost line (~48") and have the 2 meet so I can feed supply and grey water drain pipes without busting up the slab & digging a deep narrow trench inside the house? I've seen some crazy things on This Old House that makes me think this might be possible. Anyone here ever done this or know of it being done?
The slab end is accessible from the outside so drilling with a large rig is a possibility.
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