What I meant by rough is the overall surface of the pipe. It could not have been cut and re threaded. As you stated, the thickness was varying in thickness around the hole. The yellow pipe is standard now, has been for over 30 years.
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, subprong <subprong@...> wrote:
>
> Out of curiousity, by "way too rough" were you talking about the hole or
> the rust?
>
> About a 1/2" area around the hole, you could actually see that the wall
> around the hole was a bit thinner than the rest of the line.
>
> The entire underground line was replaced by a reputable company and top
> notch plumber (I'd trust him and his work with pretty much anything) at
> around that price previously mentioned. The pipe was replaced with yellow
> type pvc-ish line that has give to should any shifting occur.
>
> The concrete dig up was about 1/3rd of the cost (which is pretty much what
> you were alluding to by suggesting another party do that). If I had had
> more time that would have been the cheaper way to go. But at least with
> the plumbing company doing it, they are responsible for any screw ups and
> for digging the proper area.
>
> Four days later and still waiting for the energy company to hook it up.
>
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 6:35 AM, wired <wiredformen@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I can now see the answer to your previously asked question "can the hole
> > be patched" is a resounding no. That pipe's outside is way too rough to
> > ever be reused.
> > So what avenue did you go in the replacement (who did the job and was it
> > as expensive as 1st told?).
> >
> >
> > --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, subprong <subprong@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hole.
> > >
> > >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DoIt_Yourself/photos/album/283632268/pic/1392204635/view
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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