How To Run Pex In Attic

Running pex in an attic.

How to run pex in attic.

Pex c is the most economical choice with a 10 foot section running 1 75 to 3 50 depending on brand and diameter. Pex is semi flexible which allows for long continuous runs through joists and studs. No interior walls to use either. San antonio is a temperate climate and it rarely gets below freezing and i know pex is more resilient when is comes to freeze ups as the plastic tends to expand as needed.

House is in colorado. Best case imo is to use continuous runs of pex with no fittings in the attic so your plumber will have to plan the layout a bit and the pipe should be very well insulated and protected from damage so that people walking through the attic insulation can t step on it. Because there are. I would re route it into the attic and down to each fixture.

When running pipe from a slab to an attic use cross linked polyethylene tubing or pex instead of copper. My plan is to run pex thru the attic below the insulation. For a variety of reasons from pipe damage under a slab to home design constraints water pipes may need to be run or rerouted through a home s attic. Existing ranch has very low ceilings 7 8 so dropping any ceilings will not work.

Pex fittings are faster to install than copper. Water line would run over the top of the 2x4 bottom truss cord and i would create a tent over pipe so there was no insulation below pex and r 40 above.