Installing A New Basement Floor Drain (and New Underground Drainage Pipes) | All Steps Concrete Work

Soon to be 75 years old, my old basement drain has faithfully done its job and has now developed a slight patina. Time for a well-deserved retirement. And because it should not be lonely in Valhalla, I send the old cast iron pipe as a companion and install new undergound drainage pipes instead (the orange ones).
I had initially suspected that stoneware pipes were installed. I had already encountered such in the exterior. Instead, the badly corroded cast iron pipe emerged, running through the exterior wall to the concrete sewer main line.
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Disclaimer: I bought the tools, materials and consumables i used in this video myself with my own money. There is no sponsoring or paid advertisement involved.
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The list of tools and materials I use in the video (affiliate links*):
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Contents and chapter overview
00:00 The old drain and its buddy the cast iron pipe.
00:53 A look into the darkness
01:34 The amputation is prepared
02:02 Cutting
02:49 The right adapter: Cast Iron To Orange Drainage Pipe
03:30 Concreting the foundation for the basement drain
04:17 Finding the right combination
06:23 Marking the installation position of the pipes
06:42 Filling up and compacting the subsoil
08:11 Connecting the drainage pipes
09:17 Cellar drain is screwed to the foundation
09:43 Backfilling and compacting the foundation pit
10:55 Screed: the preparations
12:00 Concreting the screed
13:09 Floor drain maintenance
* The product links to Amazon and Ebay are affiliate links. You can use them simply to compare prices but of course also to order what you want. If you buy something through these links, I receive a commission from Amazon or Ebay, the price does not increase for you.

[@AndreaCuchetto]

Nice!

[@hans.talhoffer]

Grazie, amico!

[@neorezz]

I know i wont do this myself but i feel satisfied watching this . Great job btw

[@hans.talhoffer]

Thank you!

[@jonathangray6563]

How fun. Not to do the work, just to watch the video! Well done.

[@hans.talhoffer]

Thank you. And this comment very well sums up my experience. 🙂

[@mahmoodzahid8488]

Excellent way of explaining .thanks

[@hans.talhoffer]

Thanks and you 're welcome!

[@naturalise2039]

Going through this now and was quoted over $10,000. I want to do this myself!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hans.talhoffer]

Good luck then!

[@ZyshanAziz]

Excellent video with useful commentary. I would appreciate if you could also upload similar for clay drains.

[@hans.talhoffer]

Seems like I will have to live without your appreciation then.

[@johndutcher2259]

nice work i mostly do excavating but need to do this tomorrow morning for a customer.

[@hans.talhoffer]

Thanks and good luck!

[@kal5545]

Nicely done sir

[@hans.talhoffer]

Thank you!

[@TheRTM]

is this the way its done in European countries?... here in the states, we would attach the pipe fittings using glue cement.

[@hans.talhoffer]

Yes, in a lot of countries here. Although a guy in the comments mentioned that this system is also available in the US.

[@khaleefax9553]

*Where do you buy this floor drain that you showed at the end that stops the rats and small size thieves to enter your home?*

[@hans.talhoffer]

There are buying links in the video description down below under this video. Depending on where you live (which country) you may not be able to buy it.

[@khaleefax9553]

@@hans.talhoffer Thanks. I think you also got extremely lucky to have a wide existing pipe under the floor, and that helped you easily slide in the sleeve. Here in the U.S., it's usually 3 inches wide cast iron pipe in the old houses. You can't really slide in another pipe through it. And digging them up or relining them costs an arm and a leg. I was recently quoted US$30,000.00 to replace the sewer line under the basement floor.

[@hans.talhoffer]

@@khaleefax9553 You're welcome. And yes, I was lucky that it fit. Otherwise I would have just used the flexible connector at 2:45 in the video without adding / inserting a new pvc pipe. The cast iron pipe is still thick enough to last another 30 to 35 years in my estimation. 30.000 $ is a lot of money especially considering that most of it would be labor costs. New pipes are not so expensive after all. This amount would definitely motivate me to get my jackhammer and my shovel and start digging.

[@TheRTM]

Can someone explain to me why he (at 3:05) inserted that orange pipe within the diameter of the the existing old pip? ..Based on my engineering logic wouldn’t it make sense to match the circumference of the existing pipe and connect end to end? Him inserting that smaller pipe inside of the old one created an obstruction (or lip) that impedes the flow from the house into the sewer.

[@hans.talhoffer]

If watching the video doesn't explain it, there is nothing I can do to explain it any more than that. I mean there is nothing "he" can do...

[@jjwe2002]

Did you do a leak test before cementing it?

[@hans.talhoffer]

Leak testing these pipes is done using special equipment and air pressure. If I was to test the segment I replaced in the video I would have to dig up the other side of the house, break up the concrete pipe, seal the pvc pipe at that end, seal the two sections inside the house, pressurize the pipes and see if there is any loss in air pressure after a certain amount of time. So you tell me if I did a leak test before cementing... 🙂

[@jjwe2002]

@@hans.talhoffer you also could just try running water through it with a hose as a much simpler test. Doesn’t need to be overly complicated bro.

[@hans.talhoffer]

@@jjwe2002 These pipes are inserted one into the other and are sloped so the water drains even without the gasket without any issue or leakage. In fact I used the drain this way during the installation process. Kitchen sink, dishwasher and washing machine were connected all the time when I was not working. The gaskets are there if pipe blockages occur and prevent leakage in case of backwater and flooding of the pipes. The gasket is 360° and if you want to do a leak test you have to do it the way I described. Sometimes the gasket can get pushed inside the pipe during the fitting process. This can happen anywhere around the pipe not only at the bottom.

[@kingblack6965]

Can some one tell me the name of the orange pipe and size at 3:02 and where to get it? Thanks buds

[@hans.talhoffer]

These kind of pipes are mainly used in Europe. Which country are you from?

[@kingblack6965]

@@hans.talhoffer canada

[@hans.talhoffer]

@@kingblack6965 Then you are probably out of luck in this regard. Iirc the sewage pipes in US and Canada are made of PVC and connected by gluing them together.

[@johndutcher2259]

@@hans.talhoffer looks like sdr-35 single wall its slightly smaller OD then normal 4" sched 40 and uses push type joints its commonly used here in the states now but mostly green

[@hans.talhoffer]

@@johndutcher2259 Thanks for chipping in, John. Indeed, they look very similar. For anyone interested in the US or Canada, search for "Gasketed Sewer Pipe SDR35".

[@JoeA1974]

What country was this done in?

[@hans.talhoffer]

Germany

[@kenoshawashington351]

How expensive was this project

[@hans.talhoffer]

I would estimate under 250 Euros in total.