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Old 11-11-2018, 09:59 AM
 
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how would you access pipes if there is an issue ..we have been looking at homes and wonder if this would be a difficult task..?
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Old 11-11-2018, 11:09 AM
 
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My home is on a concrete slab. My pipes are in the walls or in the attic.
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Old 11-11-2018, 11:29 AM
 
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Jackhammer.

There are several previous threads about slab construction.
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Old 11-13-2018, 06:28 AM
 
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how would you access pipes if there is an issue

You have to cut the slab to access the pipe and although you can install the water pipe overhead, the waste pipes will always be below the slab.
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Old 11-13-2018, 09:19 AM
 
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Properly installed plumbing using proper materials and installed in professional manner, to or exceeding code, will last decades without maintenance. This assumes that soil is prepared properly under the slab, that the concrete itself is of proper integrity, no seismic risks, but the plumbing itself should last lifetimes.
This refers to the in ground/slab/walls/ceiling plumbing. The fixtures that you can see are fashion issues and meant to be changeable.
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Old 11-14-2018, 03:41 AM
 
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It's a cheaper form of construction plus, if you want to remodel, it's much more expensive on a slab for obvious reasons. Just adding a natural gas line for a range for example is going to cost double and more on a slab house.
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Old 11-14-2018, 03:09 PM
 
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how would you access pipes if there is an issue ..we have been looking at homes and wonder if this would be a difficult task..?
You don't. If you don't plan on remodeling or are fortunate enough to not have a plumbing, you don't mess with it. On the plus side you don't have any maintenance associated with it, and your furnace is not down there.
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Old 11-14-2018, 09:43 PM
 
Location: Charlotte Metro Area
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I grew up in a house that was built on a slab on mostly swamp fill. The only time in twenty years that we had to open the floor was to repair a radiant heat pipe in the floor. Now why someone would tempt fate by installing radiant heat in a house that was on a slab is beyond me.
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Old 11-17-2018, 07:49 AM
 
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Why would someone build a slab home on swamp fill? See my post above about soil preparation in order to maintain foundation integrity. Radiant heating was not the cause.
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Old 11-17-2018, 11:57 AM
 
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Why would someone build a slab home on swamp fill? See my post above about soil preparation in order to maintain foundation integrity. Radiant heating was not the cause.
Most of the south shore of Long Island in eastern Nassau County was built on filled-in swamp.
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