Ryan Bennett
Rybenn
Hi all-
We are remodeling our kitchen and are about to start the actual work in the coming weeks. The project is being managed by a kitchen designer and all work to be contracted to professionals. I am starting to do some of the demo work myself, which now includes taking a peek inside the bulkhead above our existing cabinets. At the start of the planning, our designer & contractor both recognized that there was a very real possibility that there is electrical and/or plumbing hidden way in those bulkheads. We are getting cabinets that go pretty close to the ceiling, so the plumbing that I have found becomes a problem. On the second story above the kitchen there is a guest bath and master bath that are both tied into the horizontal waste pipe that spans the length of the bulkhead, sloped from right to left in the photo. There are 45's and 90's coming down from above beneath the floor joists. I have some ideas in my head from research, but wondering what the play here might be since my contractor has not been able to come down to see in person yet. Understood that any option will come with added cost, but we are really only willing to spend a moderate amount for the extra work. Ideally looking for the safest and most logical way to do this.
Drilling through joists? Hoping this is last resort, and I am not even sure we can do this to code based on the diameter of the waste pipe and the depth of the joist (2x10).
Run piping through top of the cabinets and hide them. Not opposed to this since we wouldn't be losing much in the way of reachable space. Still might require raising the piping as close to the joists as possible, but I am not sure the codes and rules with drops/slopes other than the 1/4" per foot of span. This option would present a problem with the area above the sink, but could get creative with a smaller bulkhead dressed with crown? We will have crown at the top of all cabinets regardless.
Hoping someone has some experience running through this scenario and can offer some helpful info!
We are remodeling our kitchen and are about to start the actual work in the coming weeks. The project is being managed by a kitchen designer and all work to be contracted to professionals. I am starting to do some of the demo work myself, which now includes taking a peek inside the bulkhead above our existing cabinets. At the start of the planning, our designer & contractor both recognized that there was a very real possibility that there is electrical and/or plumbing hidden way in those bulkheads. We are getting cabinets that go pretty close to the ceiling, so the plumbing that I have found becomes a problem. On the second story above the kitchen there is a guest bath and master bath that are both tied into the horizontal waste pipe that spans the length of the bulkhead, sloped from right to left in the photo. There are 45's and 90's coming down from above beneath the floor joists. I have some ideas in my head from research, but wondering what the play here might be since my contractor has not been able to come down to see in person yet. Understood that any option will come with added cost, but we are really only willing to spend a moderate amount for the extra work. Ideally looking for the safest and most logical way to do this.
Drilling through joists? Hoping this is last resort, and I am not even sure we can do this to code based on the diameter of the waste pipe and the depth of the joist (2x10).
Run piping through top of the cabinets and hide them. Not opposed to this since we wouldn't be losing much in the way of reachable space. Still might require raising the piping as close to the joists as possible, but I am not sure the codes and rules with drops/slopes other than the 1/4" per foot of span. This option would present a problem with the area above the sink, but could get creative with a smaller bulkhead dressed with crown? We will have crown at the top of all cabinets regardless.
Hoping someone has some experience running through this scenario and can offer some helpful info!
