Install your new water feeds, bringing the hot and cold water directly up from below, between the studs. Avoid running feeds horizontally or drilling through studs. Tie into the old system if you have copper feeds or run new PEX tubing if you have a compression port system, such as Manablo...
to drill holes in wall studs to run the pipes through them. When doing so, ensure that you drill the hole near the center, so that there is less chance of the plastic pipes becoming damaged if any nail is hammered into the wall. It is also a good idea to separate the hot and cold...
From the trap, the wastewater flows through a section of pipe that connects to the drain and vent system of the house. Plumbing vents are pipes that go up through the house and through the roof so that they can introduce air into the drainage system. This air balances the pressure within...
Simply looking into the master bathroom shower drain revealed that it was connected with the wrong size of pipe, and there was no P-trap; only an elbow that ran directly beneath the shower against building code. The laundry drain was illegally reduced from a 2” pipe down to 1 ½” pip...
Some people prepare for any water infiltration “water will get through…” by leaving a half inch space, if only to keep your walls square and true(dry). We will finish our walls with a big overkill, Roxul Flexibatt R22 RSI 3.87 – For 2×6 studs 24″ on centre for a complete ...
You don't want to risk cutting through active wires when you cut into your wall. Turn off the main circuit for your home and put on non-conductive gloves. Locate the wall studs first so you can cut between them instead of into them. Studs sound solid when knocked, and are usually lo...