Hello - I'm trying to avoid having an interior wall built to house the plumbing (water supply lines) for a shower head and fixtures. One wall is 100% external, and one is bottom half internal/top half exterior (attic). Ideally I would like the other two to be glass. Does the building code allow for this and if so, how can I mitigate the risk of freezing? I live in Ontario. Thanks in advance.
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Plumbing/shower fixtures on exterior wall
- Thread starter Madmax
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TheCommish
SAWHORSE
Build the exterior wall, insulate it, sheetrodk it, then build a wall inboard of the sheetrock for the plumbing
Paul Sweet
Sawhorse
I agree with TheCommish. Make sure all the insulation is outside the pipes, and provide an air barrier between the insulation and pipes.
Yikes
Gold Member
Also, if you really want to be sure your pipes won't freeze, glook for self-regulating heat cable, aka "heating tape" for the pipe. When temperatures are above freezing, it uses almost no electricity. As temperatures drop, the electrical resistance increases, emitting heat into the pipe