Waste Vents Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › Waste Vents This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 23 years, 7 months ago by Robert Stephen Morton. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts 31 May 2001 at 9:54 pm #274987 andrew magro If you run a 4″ waste vent through a concrete foundation wall, will the waste vent crack due to expansion and contraction? 4 Jun 2001 at 2:10 am #290876 Robert Stephen MortonParticipant Should’nt, provided you have your 25mm or 1″ anular space between the pipe & foundation. But what about the foundation, me thinks you would need an engineer’s certificate to prove the integrity of the foundations are not compromised? Author Posts Viewing 1 reply thread You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In