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Can you run plumbing in exterior walls?

I am looking to finish a bathroom in my basement and would like to know if plumbing supply lines must always be run through interior partition walls or can they be brought to exterior basement walls that have been insulated using EPS + wood stud + mineral wool? The interior basement walls have been insulated with 2" of...

Posted by Steve J Feb. 22, 2021 Plumbing and water heaters 1 response

What is the best material for building plumbing?

...Copper, PEX, others? You will often see Pex tubing in most new home construction nowadays since it is so much faster and cheaper to install than copper piping. The main speed advantage with installing pex tubing comes from the fact that it is flexible, so you can bend it rather than need to create an angle junction as ...

Posted by Babak K July 17, 2020 Plumbing and water heaters 3 responses