Pipe / Discussions

...pipes so it's quiet, as well as for heat insulation of hot water lines. What do you think? Isn't common to insulate plumbing lines throughout the home? Insulating hot and cold water pipes in a home is a good idea, but isn’t as common as it should be. Your contractor could well be correct that it isn’t ‘required’, but i...

...pipe insulation that won’t off-gas into homes? I have strong sensitivities to chemicals and its been hard to keep the air quality of my new build, so I don’t want to mess up on something small like this. Thanks!  That’s a great question, and a great practice. Insulating hot water pipes can show a savings of up to 20% o...