All Forum Posts by: Brian Pimm

Tabish I can give you pointers regarding the Buffalo market. Brian P

Leslie Older plumbing stacks are usually cast iron and always vertical. Its harder for the vertical portion to crack because the waste/water falls straight down. In my experience drain stacks crack at turns, tees, and fittings. Most of the time ive had these small sections cut out and replaced with a pvc fitting. (plumbers can make solid connections between cast iron and pvc). I hate to see you derail your deal for something very fixable. If the entire structure is settling that could also put stress on your vertical drain stack and cause it to crack. If thats the case you would be best to walk away from the deal. Ive had a plumber do this here in Buffalo and it ran me $3k plus i removed the stack myself. In that 3k they had to dig and do some under ground drainage as well. I hope this helps. Brian P