How To Seal Pipes Coming In To House From Floor

Stuff stainless steel pads into small holes around pipes and cables and then seal the holes with caulk.

How to seal pipes coming in to house from floor.

Replace torn or missing pipe insulation. For a 1 1 2 inch vent pipe a 2 1 2 inch hole is sufficient. Prevent mice from getting inside pipes vents and chimneys by installing screens. Pretty handy girl recommends great stuff for sealing gaps around pipes.

Cut a smaller opening in the ceiling for the vent pipe. Under the kitchen sink in our apartment there is the drainage pipe going down into the floor of the cabinet. The current copper line goes down to the crawl space underneath the house and comes up in a very inconvenient location of the floor under the dishwasher. Using scissors or a razor knife cut the roof boot to fit around the hole and to match the width of the piece of siding photo 2.

Anchor the drainpipe with straps. Cut a slit in the bottom edge so the plumbing boot will fit around the pipes. Even though her post is sponsored by great stuff it s still great advice. The steel pad creates an abrasive barrier to keep mice out and it can easily be cut up with scissors to fit into smaller areas.

Seal around pipe penetrations if you re like most homeowners you ve had to deal with utility installation at some point. You don t have to use great stuff of course because other brands such as loctite tite foam are just as good. Guide the vent pipe up through the hole and into the attic or room above and slip its lower end into the fitting at the floor. Not to mention bugs might be able to come through.

Many times shifting soil or a house settling can create a gap around the pipe and an escape route for water before it reaches the foundation drain pipe. What do i use to seal it up. I am sure there is a ring type thing that i can put around the pipe but i don t know what it would. When pipes pass through basement walls underground ground water can leak in around the pipes and through the concrete.

Gently work out the putty photo 1 to avoid damaging the pipes or wiring.