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Moving sink drain line in house exterior wall

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SupermachJM
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Just want to run my plan by y'all to make sure I've got my head on straight.

Just closed on a house and am planning to redo the master vanity before move-in. Current Vanity is 72" with double sinks. There is a linen closet to the left of the vanity that I plan to remove so we can install a larger vanity (105"). We just purchased the cabinets yesterday and I didn't think about it until afterwards, but the left side sink will be sliding over approximately 30" from where it is now, which means I will need to redo the drain line.

Unfortunately the cabinets we chose have drawers where the drain line currently sits, so I am imagining that I will have to re-route through the wall, which is an exterior wall (and presumably 2x4 framing - I haven't opened it up yet).

From doing research on code, it seems like I can't drill through consecutive load bearing studs. It seems that there is an exception if one uses a stud shoe. I'm anticipating having to go through 1-2 studs depending on where they are located. Can anyone here see issues with just drilling the studs and then adding stud shoes to them around the pipe? Thanks!
SupermachJM
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Here's a photo of what I'm looking at doing and where the drawers and new sink would sit. Sorry for the poorly done drawing!
CapCity12thMan
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like this?

SupermachJM
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Yep just like that!
Whoop Delecto
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My friend did this on a house with aged studs. He was in a difficult position and the drill bit caught -torqued the drill! Radial break to forearm. He said he now knows why his drill came with the small handle that screws into the side of the drill.
maddiedou
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Your over thinking this
Cut the pvc drill thru 2 studs and come out or once you pull cabinets cut sheetrock Cut pvc Install a 90 and a slup 90 and run pipe inside cabinets if you dont care

So many easy fixes to this if in college station I can show you

Now moving the water lines I can do copper but not pex
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Diddler_44
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FWIW

That appears to be vented improperly. If I'm not mistaken, the vent can't 90 horizontal until it is 6" above the flood rim of the fixture.
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