schedule 40 pvc v. schedule 40 foam core
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My husband and I are building a house. The builder(gen'l contractor) signed a contract with the plumbing contractor for Schedule 40 PVC and now we see there is Schedule 40 Foam Core in the house. The walls are not yet closed. We said we wanted the sch. 40 pvc. The builder and Charlotte pipe say sch. 40 foam core and Sch. 40 pvc are the same. We have done research and have found out that foam core is 30% less in cost and lighter and less durable. The builder said we should do a survery of plumbers in our area and see what they use. If they don't use foam core we might have a case. I contacted 10 plumbers and all said they would not use foam core. We also asked the builder what he has in his house. He said he was not sure. We said if you have foam core in your house that's good enough for us. He still has not contacted us since yesterday, although I did fax him my survey responses. What do you think? Are the two pipes of equal quality? Are we being to picky? This is an expensive custom house that, until up till now, has been built beautifully (both structurally and visually).
Thank you in advance
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My husband and I are building a house. The builder(gen'l contractor) signed a contract with the plumbing contractor for Schedule 40 PVC and now we see there is Schedule 40 Foam Core in the house. The walls are not yet closed. We said we wanted the sch. 40 pvc. The builder and Charlotte pipe say sch. 40 foam core and Sch. 40 pvc are the same. We have done research and have found out that foam core is 30% less in cost and lighter and less durable. The builder said we should do a survery of plumbers in our area and see what they use. If they don't use foam core we might have a case. I contacted 10 plumbers and all said they would not use foam core. We also asked the builder what he has in his house. He said he was not sure. We said if you have foam core in your house that's good enough for us. He still has not contacted us since yesterday, although I did fax him my survey responses. What do you think? Are the two pipes of equal quality? Are we being to picky? This is an expensive custom house that, until up till now, has been built beautifully (both structurally and visually).
Thank you in advance