Listen carefully for this noise because if you detect it, it can lead you right to the source of the leak. Re routing gas pipes under floor boards. 9,678 posts. Would also want to connect a shower and sink but the WC would be at the furthest point. I would never notch a joist on the bottom that is the part that is stressed the most by the weight sitting on top of it. And if plastic pipes, this means lots of clips, every 300 mm for Speedfit! Blade Driver Floorboards for Harley Road Glide FLTR Special Flhrxs Shift Lever B $279.00 New Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero ABS SE Passenger Floorboards 99994-0406 Underfloor Heating Pipe Passing Through Expansion Joint. Hi looking to run a soil pipe under the floorboards (Which run in the same direction) from one side of the house to another. When I see an upstairs floor taken up in an old house, I am often amazed by the number of pipes and cables running beneath the floorboards. Now I've got a job fitting central heating in a bungalow. Possibly a leak from an internal water supply pipe or central heating pipe running under the floorboards? 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. by joe_thurrock » Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:08 pm . The plaster boarded studwork acts as a resonator, and the sound of the water flowing through the pipe is amplified. The pipes are copper as far as I can tell - at least they are copper coloured - but the outside diameter is only 21mm! Pipes running within a timber stud wall. The pipes come into the house an under the floorboards on the first floor- the engineer made no mention that any new pipes would have to be over floorboards. Is there any reason why I can't run the toilet waste under the floorboards providing the joists run in the correct direction. The length would be 6.5m and I would want to connect into existing stack. There are three elbows visible. Typical Expansion Joint Cover. You should disconnect one end after you turn off the gas of course and re-route the line through holes drilled in the middle third of the floor joists. They are very old! Definitely needs investigating..... z4chris99. (NOT the gray corregated appliance connectors.) Provision of Edge strip perimeter expansion joint When incorporating under floor heating: Screeds should be isolated at all edges, abutments and columns to allow for movement due to … Hi, I'm about to start embarking on refitting my bathroom and moving the toilet. I would also clip the pipe to the middle of the joist every meter. Adding another bathroom or relocating plumbing fixtures during a remodel requires running new drainpipes. CSST is allowed to be run in lengths longer than 6 feet. Pipes could go under the wooden ground floor or over in the loft. The floor joists are 7 inch in depth. Lots of floorboards going up? How to Install Drain Lines Through the Floor. In most communities, a … I'm just trying to get an answer to a question relating to the internal running of pipes and what is considered a void/ventable void. I've never had to do this yet. Where do you place the pipe clips if running perpendicular to the joists? Running Toilet Waste Pipe Under Floorboards. You can start by looking around your toilets, under your sinks, and in the bath/shower. Leaking pipes often project a strange hollow, hissing sound.