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6 in. The International Plumbing Code (IPC), requires plumbing vent pipes to extend vertically at least 152 mm (6 in.) above a roof, per Section 905.5, "Vent Connections and Grades." Additionally, vent pipes must be at least 305 mm (12 in.)
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Read More »TUBOS® are pre-fabricated plumbing vent pipe extensions. Tubos, patent pending, is the Fastest, Cheapest, and Strongest Method For Extending Your Roof Pipes...GUARANTEED. The Tubos system is a user friendly plumbing vent pipe extension to be installed at any location where the plumbing vent pipe height above the existing level of the finished roof system surface does not or will not comply with applicable building code minimum requirements. More often than not roof leaks could have been avoided if code was met and/or enforced. It is important to be educated on current codes for the safety, health and welfare of everyone involved. Making sure that all plumbing vent stacks are up off of the finished roof system, complying with applicable building code minimum requirements. Typically it is spec'd to maintain a minimum of 8" on all VTR's. The video attached shows the most efficient and effective way to do this. The International Plumbing Code (IPC), requires plumbing vent pipes to extend vertically at least 152 mm (6 in.) above a roof, per Section 905.5, "Vent Connections and Grades." Additionally, vent pipes must be at least 305 mm (12 in.) away from a vertical surface. In locations known for snow, the vent pipe needs to be at least 51 mm (2 in.) in diameter and 305 mm inside an insulated area of a building before extending through the roof. Vents in these locations also should extend 610 mm (24 in.) above a roof. 2010 Florida Building Code, Plumbing 904.1 Roof extension. All open vent pipes that extend through a roof shall be terminated at least 6 inches (152 mm) above the roof and not less than 2 inches (51 mm) above the invert of the emergency overflow, except that where a roof is to be used for any purpose other than weather protection, the vent extensions shall be run at least 7 feet (2134 mm) above the roof.
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Six metres is the maximum run according to Building Regualtions, but as you have realised yourself, a good fall on the branch pipe is essential. 2.5º, or 44mm fall for every metre run, is the usual standard. IIRC it is permissible (but inadvisable) to go as low as 18mm per metre, the maximum is 90mm per metre.
Hi, I live in a third floor flat with a main bathroom waste pipe that services 4 flats. I'd like to try and redesign the layout of my bathroom but I'm not sure how far away a toilet can go from the main waste pipe? At the moment it's plumbed in right next to the main waste. Is this to avoid the chance of leaks from longer pipework? Also if you run long, horizontal pipes from your toilet will the waste get stuck part way? The furthest the toilet would be away from the pipe is 2metres due to the size of the bathroom. I'd also have to keep all pipe work above the concrete floor and accessible in some way in case future plumbing work is needed.
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