Copper pipe penetration through joist

Normally the holes are bigger than the pipe and small wedges are tapped into hole to prevent rattling but not jammed all around. Because it has attracted low-quality or spam answers that had to be removed, posting an answer now requires 10 reputation on this site the association bonus does not count. I really can't determine any rhyme or reason or pattern to what the plumber before me did. Would you like to answer one of these unanswered questions instead? Every home is a sprawling network of pipes. Do not install water supply and waste pipes outside of a building, or in exterior building walls, or in attics and crawl spaces, or in any other place subject to freezing temperatures unless the pipes are protected by insulation or by heat or both.

Switch to Threaded Mode. A piece of scrap 2x jiffy clamped to back up the hole allows the lead screw to pull right through the joist. I would never notch a joist on the bottom that is the part that is stressed the most by the weight sitting on top of it. Wrap them over the pipe and pound them into the hole- thats why us plumbers call them pound-ins http: The diameter of the holes bored or cut into members shall not exceed one-third the depth of the member. Finally, notch only when necessary; holes weaken it less than notches. When you have to run pipes, ducts or wires horizontally through the studs, you often have to notch or drill holes—sometimes big ones—to get them to their destination.

Originally Posted by TheEplumber. Spacing of ceiling joists. Sign up using Email and Password. D let you pull wire through an entire wall length of studs at one time.