Crunning Gas Line Through Floor

Most domestic gas lines use 1 2 inch 1 27 cm through 1 1 2 inch 3 81 cm black pipe while large commercial projects sometimes use larger fittings up to 8 inch.

Crunning gas line through floor.

I know that this is against code. The international building code irc has specific guidelines with illustrations for drilling and notching solid lumber floor joists. A must see video. If joists are 16 inches on center and pipes run across them at a right angle holes should differ in height by about 3 8 inch.

From 1 2 to 1 1 2 pipe the face of a fitting to face of another fitting you add 3 4. Editorial adviser mike guertin replies. Every gas line and appliance needs to be carefully checked for leakage following installation and prior to use. Getting through the walls and floor so the gas line can be run.

Not the gray corregated appliance connectors you should disconnect one end after you turn off the gas of course and re route the line through holes drilled in the middle third of the floor joists. Rose sagady via email none. Plumbing and piping through floor gas line hello my home has a flexible gas line yellow that runs through the floor to connect to a gas dryer. Engineered floor joists can be drilled only.

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. Csst is allowed to be run in lengths longer than 6 feet. I would like to. Running drainpipe through joists calls for meticulous work.