Is it advisable to install a sewage pipe in a bedroom ceiling?
I live in a two-storey house (no basement). We are about to install a new toilet in an upstairs room, and were told that the sewage pipe from that toilet needs to be routed via a hole in the floor, through the living room ceiling, through our downstairs bedroom ceiling, before finally combining joining the new sewage pipe with an existing pipe from a downstairs toilet. The pipe will run along the ceilings but be “covered up”.
Should I be worried that this will cause bad smells or leaks in our bedroom and living room?
I think that the idea stinks. It does not sound like something you should do.
only if its the best pipe u can get…u wudnt wanna drown in ur own poo in ur sleep….what a way to go
It seems that you might not have much of a choice; if the toilets here and your main drain is there, the shorted distance will cause the fewest problems. I have an upstairs toilet, and we’ve had one instance of leakage. Of course, we had to cut a hole in the ceiling to fix it. If it is installed properly, you should have no problem with leakage or odor. I don’t see how the pipe over a bedroom is any less desirable than having it over any other room; the ceiling will have to be torn out no matter where it is.
bad idea!!! instead,get an outhouse!! you’ll love them!!!!!
You won’t get smells or anything, also there is no pressure on the drain line and the lines have a air vent trap as part of them that run up to the roof. It sounds like that might be you only option so you have to run it that way. As long as it is properly installed with a correct slope/fall you will be fine.
When I read this I feel this is bad idea. Who wants shit going threw pipe above their bedroom?
Forget the first 2 supposed “answers”. Where the new drain line has to be installed is determined by where the existing main “stack” is located. The main plumbing stack is the 4 inch line that carries all of the waste water and solids (from toilets) out to the septic tank or public sewer system. Consider your location of the new toilet….is it fairly far away from where the 1st floor bath is located? If so, that’s why they have to run a new drain line at the location you’ve specified – they need to tie the new drain into the main stack. If it’s a fairly long run, you may want to consider a closer location to the main stack, since the new drain line will have to be “pitched” so that proper drainage happens, the “pitch” is usually 1″ per every 4 foot of pipe run, more if it can be gotten in the existing ceiling cavity. As far as leaks etc. no one can say that it will never leak, however, it’s unlikely if the new 4 inch PVC is properly cleaned and glued. I would request that an access panel (24″ x 24″) be installed beneath the new toilet so that if there are ever problems at the toilet base, you’ll have access. One thing that you WILL notice is that there will be some noise at the first floor when the 2nd floor toilet is flushed as the water/solids are going through the new drain, that is unavoidable. Other than that, I wouldn’t worry about leaks or “smells”. One last thing – remember that the plumber is going to have to tap into a cold water line and get it to the new toilet location.