GatorKenD
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This is pretty random, but I'm thinking my best advice on working with PVC pipe will be in this forum. I bought a house with flat roof that has roof drains that feed 3" PVC pipes that run down through interior walls in the house into the slab and then out into the yard. I've had a leak problem at one of these that I assumed was a roofing problem until I took the wall down this evening and found that someone had "missed the stud" while installing cedar closet liner planks and had screwed into this drain pipe nine times with ~#8 wood screws. Over time, they rusted and started to leak.
Any suggestions on plugging these. I could repeat the "error" and put small screws in, this time Stainless (or alumimum?) with silicone, but I don't want to do anything that won't go the distance and would require tearing into the wall again. It obviously hasn't been a problem even after all these years, but I also don't like the idea of the screws being inside the pipe where leaves or other debris could hang up on them. Will epoxy adhere to PVC? Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Ken
Any suggestions on plugging these. I could repeat the "error" and put small screws in, this time Stainless (or alumimum?) with silicone, but I don't want to do anything that won't go the distance and would require tearing into the wall again. It obviously hasn't been a problem even after all these years, but I also don't like the idea of the screws being inside the pipe where leaves or other debris could hang up on them. Will epoxy adhere to PVC? Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Ken