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It can be done and it has been done plenty in the past. However, with the advent of pex, no prudent journeyman would embed copper in concrete. The risks of copper failing are greater than those of PEX. Potential copper problems are calcification inside the pipe and corrosion due to ingredients such as lime, etc. in the concrete.
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Can a copper hot water line heat the concrete slab?
When installed properly and correctly, a copper line from heating system can be used to heat concrete slab.
How do one eighth inch diameter holes come to appear in copper water supply pipes that are under two feet of earth and a 4 inch concrete slab?
The copper pipe is reacting with metallic elements in the ground which in turn creates oxidation in the copper, which causes corrosion, which leads to holes in the copper pipe.
How do you install water lines in a slab home?
You have several choices but none of them are perfect. One choice is to have a hole bored horizontally underneath the slab and then a vertical hole through the floor to join it. A second choice is to have a concrete cutter saw a channel in your slab, lay the pipe, and then fill in concrete over it. Another choice is to have the pipes come in through the wall above ground level rather than go through the slab. The last choice is to go up. The pipes go up the outside wall and through the ceiling, dropping down from the attic into a wall. This can be a noisy option unless the pipes are properly secured and insulated. Don't go cheap. Go with copper piping big enough that you won't regret it later. No half inch pipes! Stay with 3/4 or larger inside with one inch or larger mains.
Is there an easy way to repair the pipes below a single unit shower that sits two inches above a concrete slab?
no
What difference suspended concrete slab between unsuspended concrete slab?
Supended slab are slab not sit on the ground directlySuspended slab is a slab supported by beams.
When was Slab-O-Concrete created?
Slab-O-Concrete was created in 1994.
Can you pour a concrete slab onto another concrete slab?
No. Concrete won't bond to concrete. It will end up cracking.
What are the disadvantages of using flat slabs in building construction?
Flat slab homes are also known as concert slba homes these have no crawl space underneath. Some disadvantages are if down hill they can end up with rain inside and when pipes need to be replaced that are under the slab the flooring and concrete in that area must be removed.
What is a raft slab?
Also reffered to as 'slab footing' and it consists of concrete footing beams integrated into the concrete floor slab.
How big can a floating concrete slab be?
no matter how big the concrete slab is, it will never float
What are Advantage pre cast concrete slab than insitu concrete?
What are Advantage pre cast concrete slab than insitu concrete?
What are slab sewers?
The sewers which are under the concrete slab
