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Thread: water pipes in stud walls
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16th January 2006, 01:10 AM #1
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water pipes in stud walls
any advice on laying pipes in stud walls ?
i fiugre if I use copper pipes, then getting around the corners is going to require the face of the studs to be checked in to lay the pipe from the inside of the room, elsewhere it should be reasonably easy to get the pipe runing through hooles near the center of the studs. Does that sound right ? Do people put cover plates over the pipe where it is checked into the surface of the stud ?
also I noticed talk about the use of pvc pipe. I would prefer to use that for external piping, but might consider it for internal piping. I think of it as only suitable for cold water though. Can it be used for hot water ?
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16th January 2006, 05:08 AM #2
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Greetings Blocky, I'm a new hand as well to these forums but an old hand in the building trade. Check the copper pipe into the studs all the way round and no need for a cover plate, just remember where they are so's you don't bang a nail through them when you sheet the wall. A dollop of silicon and the odd nail will hold them firm. If you can use holes, all the better and a no - no to using PVC anywhere in a wall. That's how my plumbers did it, mind you, they were mostly a pretty rough lot. Make sure the pipes are held firm otherwise you cold get the dreaded pipe rattle. The others will probably have some more up to date ways of doing this
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16th January 2006, 06:50 AM #3
Pipes in stud walls
Originally Posted by Blocky
Auspex is available from Reece Plumbing centers all over Oz.
Hope this helps.
Pat
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16th January 2006, 07:58 AM #4
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There you go, thanks coongoola, I haven't been active in the building business for some years and guessed there would have been a better way of doing this by now. Between the plumbers and electricians the stud frames in some of my homes used to get a fair bit of knocking around.
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