How do I fix my rusted, leaky iron pipes?

Question

Everything(showers, toilets, sink) in my house runs through PVC pipes to my basement for drainage. Right before the PVC pipe hits my basement floor it connects into an old iron pipe. This old pipe then flows along the floor of my basement towards the front of my house and main road. The old iron pipe runs about half way above the cement floor and about 10 feet before the wall of my basement, the pipe starts to get buried in the cement floor and then disappears. So it is at a slope and gradually goes into my basement floor until it is complete submerged. This pipe also runs along the edge of the wall. Right at the point where the pipe goes completely into the floor, the top part of the pipe is rusted and you can see that there is a small hole in it. Last night it leaked a little and created a small pool of water. Is there a cheap way to fix this? Or am I going to have to have someone rip out my cement floor near the foundation wall and replace the whole pipe?

Answer 1

Depending on the size of the iron pipe, and how badly it's rusted and clogged inside, it's possible to "line" it, running a a plastic pipe inside the iron pipe.  We had this done recently.

If the existing drain makes a straight run out to the street (or at least where it runs under your house), it might be possible to reline it without out tearing out any concrete.  In our case, there was a bend in the drain under the garage floor, so they had to bust out the concrete to and cut out the bend in the iron pipe to fit a joint in the new plastic line.

Answer 2

it all depends on where it leaks and how much pressure is on the line but you can use roof tar the kind they heat up and pour on the flat roof get a chunk of the stuff and use a torch to melt and let drip on the old cast line this is cheap and some times works

Answer 3

For a proper repair, this should be dug up, and replaced. This means removing some of the floor to get down to good pipe. You also have another problem. If you are getting water out of the top of this pipe, you may very well have a restriction further down the line, causing the water to start backing up when used. I think it's time for a plumber, sorry.