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May 12, 2008
running plumbing in the air shaft
I am contemplating reconfiguring my multi unit building (not a brownstone). The new layout would mean a major move of kitchen/ bath plumbing. Is it legal to run plumbing lines through the air shaft?? Thanks for your help
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I don't know if it's legal (although I doubt it) BUT, wouldn't it freeze in the winter?
Posted by: Bob Marvin at May 12, 2008 12:22 PM
My guess is that it is legal, after all, how would the presence of plumbing pipes conflict with the air shaft's function of bringing light (albeit limited) and air to kitchens or bathrooms. I'm sure one of the architects on the blog will offer his/her more educated opinion though. My practical concern would be the matter of freezing pipes in an air shaft exposed to the elements. I guess you could heat trace them, but it's definitely something that needs to be considered.
Posted by: johnife at May 12, 2008 12:27 PM
In a word...no. This is not acceptable for all of the reasons you think it's not and some you haven't thought of.
Posted by: guest at May 12, 2008 4:32 PM
4:32,
You seem very sure. Care to offer specifics/citations to demonstrate that you're stating fact as opposed to engaging in the the uninformed speculation that so often permeates comments on this site?
Posted by: johnife at May 12, 2008 5:11 PM
You mean an internal ventilation shaft serving the bathroom/kitchen. You can introduce new plumbing/venting/electrical mechanicals to this space but the venting must be maintained. I have this in what was the original dumbwaiter shaft; however, I replaced the old manual venting to the roof with a sealed powered system. You do want to seal any shafts open to the roof/skylight with capping and insulation .
Posted by: guest at May 12, 2008 5:47 PM
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