Do my copper drain pipes run all the way to the street?

why does everyone doubt what he is saying, All of my waste pipe is solid copper, it was used in alot of homes in the Midwest years ago, used for reasons of expansion of metal in case of hard freezes, if yours is like mine, the copper is run under the concrete floor into cast clay pipe ( don't know why anyone would call this ceramic) the trasition would be made usually by fitting the pipe together at a junction and either sealed with oakum or may be sealed with lead

I am NOT an expert at this sort of stuff, LOL! But, in my house the copper drains change over to a wide cast iron (?) pipe right at the point that the waste drain exits from my basement wall to the outside. I have a septic tank, and my house was built in 1963.

I am sure that copper was inexpensive then, as was just about everything else. Where I live (The U.S.), copper prices have pretty much tripled in just a matter of maybe 4 years or so? Whatever the time frame, it is very expensive now. Everything home related has shot up in price in the past few years, or so it seems.

A little bit off topic for just a minute, if I may? The only thing that concerned me about my plumbing was that leaded solder was used back when it was built. But, I have read recently that over time, the lead tends to leach out and does not pose a risk anymore - something like 10 years or so? That is what I read anyway.

Most Plumbing shops will run a camera down the pipe for $100. If the copper drain goes into the concrete I am surprised..If it does..it most likely goes to the edge of the footing..From the footing to the street sewer would most likely be the fiber pipe..that was popular at that time..It was made of pressed cardboard & tar..It was called "Orangeburg". & was the big thing in the 60's.

The main drain (going to the street) in older houses is normally ceramic thatswhy you hear of tree roots breaking through the pipe and creating blockage. When adding a line going to your main drain they like to use plastic piping with a rubber slip. You need to create a three way on the main pipe (with plastic piping/rubber slips) andthen run a plastic pipe to your desired addition then re filling the area with concrete. Remember most copper pipes are used as supply pipes and you cast iron pipes are used as drainage pipes.

Copper is FAR to expensive to have been used all the way out to the street. The city sewer line is cast iron, and usually the line from the house to the street is, also.

I would be really surprised to see that the drain lines are copper, I've seen only cast iron and plastic (PVC) for drain lines, because they are so wide. (Copper for fresh water in, because it's under more pressure).

A 1964 house probably has cast iron drain pipe to the street. You can use ABS drain pipe for your new project and buy a NO-HUB fitting to connect the ABS to cast iron, or copper.

copper drain pipes run street

I've never seen copper used as drainage. That is much too expensive to run that to the main. Chances are your underground installed in '64 is either cast-iron or soil-pipe. Pipe that old will have alot of build-up in it. If you replace it go back with PVC that will prevent scaling,roots,build-up,etc. on the inside.

I don't know where you live but most places I know of have machines that clear roots in older sewer lines and the newer ones are built so roots can't get in. Your theory about chemicals doesn't hold water for these reasons--- Any chemical that would kill the roots would also kill the trees. The roots are what feeds the tree. I can't imagine any town or city in this day and age where pollution of water is on the minds of people being so irresponsible as to put chemicals in a system that is sure to poison the groundwater. If you are concerned call your local municipality and ask them. I'll bet they say no

I don't think copper would be run all the way to the street. Probably the material would change on the outside of the footer.