dougrobinson
Registered User
I have a customer that had a very short 1 1/2" TO 2" piece of rubber with no stainless steel clamps attached on a 3" PVC sewage gas pipe through her roof. I believe this is not a correct installation according to IBC code but I wanted to get some input from a plumbing professional or licensed plumber in TX. Everything I see says that this plumber should have used a longer 3" to 3" coupling adapter with two stainless steel clamps to hold it in place or a PVC connection joint that was glued to hold it in place. Can someone verify if there is in fact a code requirement that it be done properly. The one there was only 1 1/2" to 2" long with no clamps and it came lose when we did the roof and she is now saying we are responsible for damages that I believe were caused by an improper installation.
The second question is that the piece of pipe was only 3" to 5" through the roof and she is saying we should have had it a minimum of 12" above the roof decking. Correct me if I am wrong but plumbing is a licensed trade and we should not be responsible for a short plumbing stack. I have had numerous short pipes through the roof, including metal pipes that were very short. Should I be making them pay to extend the pipes and she is insinuating that we should be responsible because it is less than 12" and we should have been responsible for correcting it. This would not revert to the roofing contractor, would it?
Thanks for your assistance in advance.
Doug
The second question is that the piece of pipe was only 3" to 5" through the roof and she is saying we should have had it a minimum of 12" above the roof decking. Correct me if I am wrong but plumbing is a licensed trade and we should not be responsible for a short plumbing stack. I have had numerous short pipes through the roof, including metal pipes that were very short. Should I be making them pay to extend the pipes and she is insinuating that we should be responsible because it is less than 12" and we should have been responsible for correcting it. This would not revert to the roofing contractor, would it?
Thanks for your assistance in advance.
Doug