Question for copper plumber types out there

[JBurgess]

I am to the point in water to the garage that I have to replace this tee with a 1 x 1 x 1 tee. As you can see it is partially buried in the brick.

Any suggestions on how to do this with minimal disassembly of the wall?

This is roughly what I need to add for my water to the garage project.

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

Do you have access to the line on the other side of the wall?

 

[JBurgess]

Do you have access to the line on the other side of the wall?

it goes into an interior wall behind the brick.

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

I would cut the line inside the wall after opening the wall on the inside, add new lines to the outside, put a coupling in the wall to join back to the existing system and patch the interior wall (assuming the interior wall is drywall).

 

[PassnThru]

Have you checked for access in the crawl space under the house?

 

[willymakeit]

X2 on crawlspace.

 

[JBurgess]

No crawlspace, slab on grade.

after a little exporitory surgury on the wall the situation is the pipe is boxed in by 2x4's on 3 sides and block on the other. I guess they framed it after the pipe was installed.

Here's rough sketch:

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

Use a Sawzall and cut a section from either the left or right stud, fix the plumbing and scab a section of stud back that goes from the bottom plate to about 12" above the cut.