Hose Bib against stucco wall HELP!

[Bulldog]

Greetings All,
The three hose bibs on my house, in Florida, are anti siphon. When they were installed, 8 years ago, they brought the pipe out right against the stucco wall. Really, the hose bib flange was partially INSIDE the stucco. Wish we had caught it when the house was built but now it is what it is, all three leaking.

I’ve chipped away the stucco to see what I have and it’s copper pipe with the hose bib threaded on to it. I can unscrew the bib now but how can I install a new bib and secure it to the house? Right now, the pipe coming from the house is VERY loose to the point it concerns me that if I pull on an attached hose it may pull loose inside!

I CAN NOT access from inside the house because the wall is covered in marble. The other two I probably could cut into the interior wall, but would rather not. Any thoughts on how to make this repair, and secure it to the exterior wall, without it sticking out 4 or 5 inches from the wall? The stucco wall is really not very structurally hefty to the point that I can use tapcons or the like. Any help is greatly appreciated!! See pictures for what I’m working with.
Thanks everyone.

 

[phishfood]

Good post typed, internet goes haywire, Phishfood HATE! HATE! HATE! computers!!


Get one of these, or something similar: http://www.lowes.com/pd_103721-1171...pl__0__s?Ntt=plumbing+pipe+bracket&facetInfo=

Chip away more stucco, down to the concrete block, 3 inches or so on either side of the pipe. Leave the block intact.

Use a pair of pliers to hold the copper fitting (IMPORTANT!), and unthread the hosebib. Cut a 6 or 8 inch piece of the bracket, and put it over the copper pipe through one of the large holes. Secure the bracket to the block with Tapcons or insert anchors.

Using teflon tape and pipe dope, put the new hosebib on, and screw the hosebib to the bracket with self drilling metal screws.

Patch the stucco.

 

[Bulldog]

Phishfood, thanks so much for your reply. The link does not take me to a specific item. Just the top page for Lowes. Is it a "HOLDRITE" bracket (looks liek a copper strap with large and small holes in it)? Sounds like a good plan.

 

[phishfood]

Sorry about that, I didn't test the link before I posted. Yes, the type of bracket you mentioned will work.

 

[Bulldog]

Sorry about that, I didn't test the link before I posted. Yes, the type of bracket you mentioned will work.

Yea--I figured it was so that is what I did. Fixed and working great!! Thanks!!!

 

[phishfood]

Great, glad to hear it worked, and thanks for checking back in.