Hi all,
The house I'm buying is a one story on a slab that currently has polybutylene pipes, so I know I'll eventually need to get that repiped. (I'll be watching it like a hawk in the meantime.)
So my question is if when rerouting the main from under the slab, why would it need to go through the attic? Couldn't it just poke into the bottom of a wall and then just go where it needs to go from there? I guess I'm just a bit confused as to why the pipes would need to go all the way up to the attic just to come all the way back down to the toilet or wherever it actually needs to go.
Also, I'm looking into the idea of PEX with a manifold. Where do people usually put the manifolds in slab houses? Up in the attic as well? Copper isn't out of the question, but I'm not sure how acidic the soil/water is here. Also not sure who or if anyone in the Research Triangle NC area does PEX or if it's even allowed by code. Haven't been able to find any information online or in the phone book for NC specifically, so I guess I would just have to call around.
Thanks!
Bekki
The house I'm buying is a one story on a slab that currently has polybutylene pipes, so I know I'll eventually need to get that repiped. (I'll be watching it like a hawk in the meantime.)
So my question is if when rerouting the main from under the slab, why would it need to go through the attic? Couldn't it just poke into the bottom of a wall and then just go where it needs to go from there? I guess I'm just a bit confused as to why the pipes would need to go all the way up to the attic just to come all the way back down to the toilet or wherever it actually needs to go.
Also, I'm looking into the idea of PEX with a manifold. Where do people usually put the manifolds in slab houses? Up in the attic as well? Copper isn't out of the question, but I'm not sure how acidic the soil/water is here. Also not sure who or if anyone in the Research Triangle NC area does PEX or if it's even allowed by code. Haven't been able to find any information online or in the phone book for NC specifically, so I guess I would just have to call around.
Thanks!
Bekki