if it were to act like a trap, that means your water upline would be cleaner. You could plug a t, or put a spiggot in that lowest part, (oh say for utilities sake) and make that set of 90's around the beam.
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Dan Rossi wrote: > Brice, > > I am at work and so am just guessing at the dimensions of the i beam. The > web is probably six inches high at least, I'm not sure I've ever groped it > completely, I can only touch the bottom flange when standing on the > ground. > > It is probably a quarter inch thick. > > This is a pretty structural member of the house. The basement of the > house extends beyond the front wall of the house and under the front > porch. There are two stub walls in the basement about three feet wide. > The i beam sits on these walls and supports the front wall of the house > above it. So, when you walk from the main basement, between the two stub > walls, and under the beam, you are then standing in the part of the > basement that is actually under the front porch. > > My ultimate goal is to move the main water line, and one set of pipes for > a radiator up closer to the ceiling. If I am ever going to build a shop > and finish the basement, moving these closer to the joists will give me > more head room. The only pipe that would have to penetrate the i beam > would be the one Copper water pipe, I think it is 3/4 inch. > > The water pipe comes in at the front of the house, up close to the > ceiling. It then turns 90 down, drops below the i beam, then turns 90 to > run horizontal again, to the back of the basement. > > In theory, I could put two mor 90s so that it does a U around the i beam, > but I think that would end up acting like a trap and collect junk and be a > problem. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [email protected] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 >
