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Plumbing a House (For Pros by Pros)
by: Peter Hemp

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 692
EAN: 9781561583331
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1561583332
Label: Taunton
Manufacturer: Taunton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 205
Publication Date: October 01, 1994
Publisher: Taunton
Release Date: October 01, 1994
Sales Rank: 91564
Special Features: Written by Peter Hemp
Studio: Taunton

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Whether it's new or a remodel, off-the-ground construction or slab, veteran plumber Peter Hemp shows you the best ways to design, size, and install piping for water supply, waste, fuel-gas, and vents. You'll also learn how to cut and join copper, iron, galvanized steel, various plastic pipe, and even terra cotta -- and how to decide which materials to use and which to avoid. In text, photos, and detailed drawings, Hemp presents the code-sanctioned ways of solving tricky plumbing problems and helps you decide which solution makes the most sense for you.

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- a "must have" for either the do-it-yourselfer or aspiring professional
When I set out to build my own home I purchased several books on plumbing from the local Books-A-Million and local home improvement centers. But this one, which was recommended by a friend, tops them all. This book, along with a copy of your local code, is about all you need to do the rough-in plumbing on new residential construction. I frequently carried it with me to the building site to refer to when necessary. There is an obvious bias toward copper in the book. But the reader needs to remember that the book was written at a time when copper prices were more reasonable than they are today. According to my local plumbing supplier, there's hardly a professional plumber remaining in our city that still does copper. They've all been converted over to CPVC. Maybe copper will become popular again when prices come back down. But the book is still a valuable resource regardless of whether you do copper or CPVC, ... Read More

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- Only covers rough.
Like most Taunton Press books, this one is excellent, but its big drawback is that it only covers rough plumbing, not finish plumbing, so you're forced to buy two books to cover most projects.

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- Great if you used it in 1996...
This book has basic plumbing down. Peter is obviously somebody who has no interest in updating his work and I unfortunately didn't look closely enough at the reviews. Hard to go wrong for less than $15. I can always use this as supplemental material, oh wait I'm using pex and there is nothing about the stuff in the book. Go with the Rex Cauldwell plumbing for pros by pros. It was written in this decade at least. Shame on you Taunton press for not removing your outdated stock.

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- Correct information is the most important tool...
In Plumbing A House, Peter Hemp provides thorough and accurate information with very useful details and insights. I recommend this book to anyone who is doing any plumbing, having any plumbing performed for them, or who just owns a house and wants to have some idea of what provides the water and gas and what takes it away. The book is especially useful to read before performing an inspection of the plumbing in an old house, before major repairs, or before you build a new house. A "For Pros By Pros" companion volume, "Wiring A House", by Rex Cauldwell, also gets my 5-star rating, for similar reasons.

Solid information is provided for tools; materials; pipe sizing; joinery; drain, waste, and venting; water distribution; fuel gas distribution, and for venting gas water heaters and furnaces. Remodeling is also considered, but an area that could benefit from a little enhancement is the renovation of fuel ... Read More

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