Hi All,
I am building a new home in North Carolina on a slab foundation. Recently, we noticed that they put the 2nd story rough-ins coming out of the slab foundation (4 inch PVC drain + water lines) in the middle of the pantry instead of in the wall (plumber measured wrong I assume).
The builder is going to have the rough-ins relocated to be in the wall but is currently proposing the wall that back-ups to the garage vs a side wall that is interior to the home. My question is two fold:
1) Is there code or industry standards that mandate how far away plumbing rough-ins should be from the edge of the slab? If it is too close, won't that risk the concrete slab breaking/cracking due to a small piece of concrete between the PVC pipe and the edge of the slab?
2) Is there a concern with pipes freezing? My garage will be insulated, but not heated. It doesn't get super cold here usually, but can get the teens or 20s from time to time.
My thanks in advance for any information!
I am building a new home in North Carolina on a slab foundation. Recently, we noticed that they put the 2nd story rough-ins coming out of the slab foundation (4 inch PVC drain + water lines) in the middle of the pantry instead of in the wall (plumber measured wrong I assume).
The builder is going to have the rough-ins relocated to be in the wall but is currently proposing the wall that back-ups to the garage vs a side wall that is interior to the home. My question is two fold:
1) Is there code or industry standards that mandate how far away plumbing rough-ins should be from the edge of the slab? If it is too close, won't that risk the concrete slab breaking/cracking due to a small piece of concrete between the PVC pipe and the edge of the slab?
2) Is there a concern with pipes freezing? My garage will be insulated, but not heated. It doesn't get super cold here usually, but can get the teens or 20s from time to time.
My thanks in advance for any information!