On Jan 20, 5:45*am, "
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On Jan 20, 7:51*am, "Stormin Mormon"









wrote:
I've heard that PEX is suited for this kind of job. Fairly flexible, cut to
length, and crimp on the connectors.

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"Ray" wrote in message

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I realize that I'm asking a very general and ambiguous question, but I
really have no better view of my plumbing problem than someone reading this
for the first time. So let me just say, I'm only asking for educated
guesses, not precise answers.

We live in a six-unit coop apartment building, with two units on each of the
first three floors.

The top floor has six dormitory-style rooms which once served as the living
quarters of servants -- one for each unit, I'm sure. *There was a bathroom
at one end of the hall, a kitchen at the other.

In the 1950s the fourth-floor was converted to storage rooms, and the
plumbing was disconnected.

So to get to the point: I'd like to reconnect the plumbing so that we could
make these rooms habitable once more, to be used as guest rooms.

All the connections are still in place, with pipes capped off. I'm sure the
old pipes were left in place, but I'm also sure they're rusted completely
shut at this point. So replacement of the pipes with copper is no doubt the
starting point.

The bathroom that we want to reconnect is directly above the main water
supply in the basement, hot and cold.

My question is, are we looking at a fairly simple and easy project?

Or can we expect a five-figure layout which would involve tearing out walls,
etc.?

As I said, all I'm seeking is educated guesses.

I recall seeing this same post several years ago.
The answer this time is the same. *It depends on
too many variables. *Is it Iowa or NYC? *Are
the waste pipes OK or do they have to be replaced?
What has to be added or changed to meet code?
Best case would be that the waste system is
good to go and you just need to run new water
piping up a floor. *Could be done with copper or
PEX at low cost. *And it's easily accessible and
you live in Iowa.

Worst case is waste system needs major work,
doesn't meet code, isn't vented correctly, hard to
get out, involves opening walls in other folks units,
etc and you live in NYC.

Good eye....... Nov 2011

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