Entries Tagged PEX

When starting a plumbing business, it’s easy to feel out of your element, overwhelmed by the wide variety of necessary tools. Use...

Productivity. It’s the buzzword of the construction industry. With project timelines compressing, budgets tightening, and skilled laborers dwindling by the day, productivity...

Following manufacturer-recommended installation procedures is essential for any residential plumbing system. But there are also other factors that need to be considered...

With the landmark Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act now signed into law, our nation will soon see a concentration of forces at...

PEX is growing in popularity for its toughness, flexibility and quick installation. BrassCraft offers a complete lineup of PEX products in the...

PEX is growing in popularity for its toughness, flexibility, and quick installation. BrassCraft offers a complete lineup of PEX water stops in...

Plastic piping systems use many different materials, and those differences can impact the installation, performance and longevity of the system. Here are...

In 2008, the International Code Council (ICC) put the requirement for sprinkler systems in all one- and two-family homes into the model...

Contractors sometimes overdesign or overbuild things just to make sure there won’t be any problems with performance. That approach is not necessarily...

Bacteria in domestic water systems has been around since the beginning of plumbing. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic and surge in deaths...

Tim Redd, of Universal Plumbing in Augusta, Georgia, has been a plumber for 28 years. He and his team renovated a 1950s...

Rough-in installation of a potable water plumbing system is no small task. When you’re going all the way from meter to fixture,...

Tibor Schuller, owner of Schuller Hydronics in the Toronto area, wanted to outfit his modern home with a hydronic heating system. To...

Every once in a while, plumbing innovations disrupt the way contractors perform everyday tasks. Over the past two decades, one such innovation...