I’ve tried posting this 2 times in the last couple of days and for some reason it will not show up and I don't know why. I recently noticed a cast iron pipe shown in my picture gallery and it does not look good to me. We bought the house 1 year ago and the pipe appeared to be fine at that time. House was built in the 1950s. The pipe runs under the slab from my sink in the kitchen to the location in the picture in my English basement. From there it goes into the floor and then out toward the road. There is this whitish yellow crust that seems to be coming from the inside causing the pipe to crack and flake apart. Water still drains fine from the sink and the pipe is not leaking but I was wondering what the suggested course of action would be. I am not a plumber but have done some plumbing in the past. I wanted to know if this is a complicated repair or replacement. If it is I will definitely hire it out. Before I do that though I would like to know what I am dealing with so I can make an informed decision on a contractor. The worst part about this I that I just finished remodeling the room that the pipe goes under and I’m guessing I am going to have to break out the slab and replace the pipe. Any suggestions on what I can do are appreciated.
-Josh
-Josh