Residential plumbing

Shane Nelson is doing some plumbing work in Centre, Alabama. He's a pretty good artist and drew a diagram of his proposed bathroom plumbing vents and drain pipes. Look at it after his question. Here's what he wrote to me: "I am enclosing my garage and installing a bathroom in the process. Is the vent …

See the drains & vents come together inside this bathroom. Includes pipe sizes for both major U.S. Plumbing Codes (IPC and UPC).

I drove by to see what was going on and I could tell something had changed. There was a ramp to get into the house and there was pipe in the garage. The laundry room has the washer and dryer plumbe…

Planning a construction, or making a building plan you have taken into account the plumbing and piping peculiarities. You need to make a plan that shows the layout and connection of pipers, location of plumbing equipment, etc. Even with a plan changes may be necessary as you work, but a well-done plumbing and piping plan surely makes your work much easier. ConceptDraw Plumbing and Piping Plans solution provides you with the ability to create plumbing and piping plan that use official…

From unvented traps to inadequate drain slopes, a building inspector picks his top 10 in the world of plumbing done badly in this illustrated guide. It’s a helpful checklist that will save trouble down the road.

Plumbing services in London

Principles and Design of Soil and Waste Pipe The pipework must be designed and installed professionally to ensure no smells enter the building from the pipework and all waste products are disposed …

Diagram of plumbing in a house

Discover why an Uponor Logic plumbing layout is superior to homerun and trunk-and-branch plumbing systems

Do you have a blocked drain? Well, try out some home-based solutions first to get rid of the blockages, and if you are not successful, you will need to call in a blocked drain plumber. However, getting a reliable and good plumber for a blocked drain is not as easy as it sounds or looks. When you start looking, you will come across hundreds of such service providers, and each claim to be the best in their field. So, how does one make the right choices? After all, there are plenty of…