Kingwhistle
New Member
Hello,
We are removing the upper half of a kitchen wall, which will make a nice visual connection to the living room. Part of the countertop is on that wall, so it will become an island (kind of). the house is a flat roof, single story.
The part of the job which I am unsure about is moving the vent pipe. The sink is located on the countertop where we intend to remove the upper half of wall. Naturally, there is a vent pipe in the wall right there. Moving the vent pipe to the right would be easy enough with a couple of 90 elbows and a new hole in the roof BUT...
The wall is bearing load, and one of the load bearing posts will be in between where the vent pipe is now, and where I want it hidden. It seems unwise to drill through this post ?!
Can I go around the post ?? It would mean 4 elbows, and the vent pipe would be visible under the sink. Is that a reasonable solution ??
I will try to upload a picture. I want to move the vent pipe to the right by about 16 inches.
We are removing the upper half of a kitchen wall, which will make a nice visual connection to the living room. Part of the countertop is on that wall, so it will become an island (kind of). the house is a flat roof, single story.
The part of the job which I am unsure about is moving the vent pipe. The sink is located on the countertop where we intend to remove the upper half of wall. Naturally, there is a vent pipe in the wall right there. Moving the vent pipe to the right would be easy enough with a couple of 90 elbows and a new hole in the roof BUT...
The wall is bearing load, and one of the load bearing posts will be in between where the vent pipe is now, and where I want it hidden. It seems unwise to drill through this post ?!
Can I go around the post ?? It would mean 4 elbows, and the vent pipe would be visible under the sink. Is that a reasonable solution ??
I will try to upload a picture. I want to move the vent pipe to the right by about 16 inches.