We're converting a back room in our home that used to be a self-contained unit, complete with its own toilet and shower cubicle. Our aim is to tear it all out and make the room a study, but one of the first orders of business is to remove the plumbing fixtures.
Firstly, I have to cap off the old toilet, which I'm hoping will be easy enough to do. Is there a prescribed method for doing the job?
Secondly, I have two copper pipes coming up from the concrete that have to be cut and sealed. Do I chisel out enough concrete to use a small pipe cutter on the pipes so that I can cut them off below floor level, or could the hammering create micro-holes in the pipe that could leak later? I was hoping to cut them at the appropriate height, cap them off with shark bites clamps or maybe conventional pipe caps, then concrete the entire hole over with hydraulic cement. I'll concrete over the toilet cap as well at the same time.
Any suggestions on how to go accomplish the tasks?
Firstly, I have to cap off the old toilet, which I'm hoping will be easy enough to do. Is there a prescribed method for doing the job?
Secondly, I have two copper pipes coming up from the concrete that have to be cut and sealed. Do I chisel out enough concrete to use a small pipe cutter on the pipes so that I can cut them off below floor level, or could the hammering create micro-holes in the pipe that could leak later? I was hoping to cut them at the appropriate height, cap them off with shark bites clamps or maybe conventional pipe caps, then concrete the entire hole over with hydraulic cement. I'll concrete over the toilet cap as well at the same time.
Any suggestions on how to go accomplish the tasks?