can a soil pipe be "kind of bent" ?

[worcesterman47]

stupid question title i know but only way i know to describe problem ..well here goes..we want to put a new big double fridge/freezer into kitchen...but we have a problem in the fact that the soil pipe is in a back corner boxed/plastered in.. in the kitchen , we have the width to put a freezer in..but NOT the depth due to soil pipe & covering protruding..is it at all possible to be able to divert soil pipe from where it comes out of the ceiling with elbow type joint..so then it goes thru into utility room ( through a plastered wall) then straight down to floor..then another slight elbow joint to reconnect to original soil pipe (under floor level) ..so in effect the soil pipe will be kind of bending around the fridge/freezer...enabling us to remove the original pipe& covering & slide the fridge/freezer back to wall....hope you understand what i am hoping we can do...many thanks in advance

ps.. the soil pipe in effect would only have to be moved/diverted about 4 inches to the left to get fridge /freezer in .

 

[TicklyT]

Generally, the fewer bends in a soil pipe, the better. is it possible to change the soil pipe where it penetrates the floor above?

A pair of offset bends at ceiling level would joggle the pipe the 4" or so you need.

The tricky bit is when you get to the floor. Another pair of offset bends above floor level would probably stand too high to get a fridge over the top of them, so you would need to alter the drain below the floor so the rest bend is below the new soil stack position.

Alterations to soil stacks and drains are usually subject to building control approval.

I solved a similar problem by stripping the original generously proportioned boxing around a soil pipe that was 1/2" plasterboard supported on 3X2 framing and replacing it with 1/2" MDF sides screwed to arris sections that fitted close to the pipe. The finished box was 7" X 6" instead of 15" square

 

[worcesterman47]

hi, many thanks for your reply ( so glad you understood the problem ) i did think about stripping & replacing the enclosure for the soilpipe as i realised it was probably bigger than it needed to be..BUT i really do need all the space it takes up ..so making it smaller is not an option..it seems that i will have to convince wife to get a smaller fridge/freezer..as i will not be extending the kitchen or moving home to accomodate it, well, thanks anyway for the reply and i now know at least that it is possible to do...but not really practible ( or straightforward ..thanks again