It's a safe bet in this day and age that
a plumbing installation at least meets
code requirements and will be sound
and adequate. With some management
and extra thought, though, we
can do better than mere adequacy. A
plumbing installation often is taken
for granted. That's unfortunate, considering
its cost, relative permanence,
and tendency to generate punch-list
and callback items.
You can avoid—or at least minimize
—many problems by preplanning
the layout, paying attention to specifications,
and casting a watchful eye
toward field installation. That can
result in an optimum and more problem-
free system for you as well as an
attractive and functional system for
the customer—a great selling point.
There is nothing complex about
plumbing: It consists of