sewer drain for toilets tubs and sinks

[greenjeans]

picked up a house at an auction for a steal and I have completley gutted it to the studs. re wiring, all new plumbing, well everything is going to be new.

i was just wondering how big of a bear would it be to run new sewer drains up for the toilets its a two story house and has the old cast pipeing which I am not to fond of. I have never messed with the big sewer drains before but hacking it down and tying 4 to 5 inch pvc to the existing cast drain in the basement and running it through out the house would alow me to relocate the bathroom in the second story and maybe the toilet in the first story. I also hate how they have it piped in the basement it runs about 2 feet down from the studs elimenating a lot of space.

Im a certified HVAC/R installer and hav re done numerous houses in the past but never touched the main drain. I am re running all the old lead pipes with new copper lines, and running new gas lines for furnace, dryer, and stove. All new duct work, new furnaces, and A/c everything is being redone by me and a few buds excpet the old framing, well im tearing down some framing to re arange certain rooms.

[Bayrat]

If your going to have an inspecter sign off on it, or not have hassels if you go to sell it later, you may want to have a local plumber as one of your buds.

Except for the foundation, my brother did his own work putting up a two story addition with a new kitchen and two baths. He befriended a local plumber and paid the guy to come look over the work my brother had done up to that point. The guy gave my brother some pointers, and corrections to be made. My brother followed them exactly so well that the inspecter recognized some of the details and thought that plumber had done the work and signed off on the job with no hassels. Only cost my brother for an hour or two of the plumbers time, and a couple of beers.

Local library may have some books on plumbing, and I know there are several in the 'how-to' book rack right by the entrance to Lowes.

Paul.

[greenjeans]

i can pull the plumbing permits myself where im at I have an electrician signing for my work electrical work though which includes new circuit breaker boxes and moving the outside overhead lines one to the upstairs and im moving the other box to a different spot in the basement away from the sink.

Im preaty sure i can just support the old cast in various spots and chop it down in chunks as i re route until I get to the upstairs then take to the new location. The cast is all coroded and beat up looking any how so its best I change it. Materials will only cost me around 170 dollars compared to a good 3000 to 5000 to have plumbers come in for a 8 hour job.