Hi all,
I had a water pipe burst in/below my slab foundation in my townhome/quadplex. For several reasons, we want to reroute the pipes inside. The wall to route the pipes to the kitchen is a shared wall with my neighboring townhouse. Every plumber through say it’s not an issue, but the debate is whether the pipes can be between the Sheetrock and the dividing wall. Some state the pipes must run inside the home on the surface of the Sheetrock and can be covered by decorative shelving, etc. Others state it can be run behind the Sheetrock between the walls. My bathroom plumbing DOES run between the Sheetrock and the concrete separation, but those pipes are original (as far as I know) to the 1974 construction. Can the pipes be run behind the Sheetrock? Or should I be dropping those plumbers/contractors from consideration?
Thanks,
Byn
I had a water pipe burst in/below my slab foundation in my townhome/quadplex. For several reasons, we want to reroute the pipes inside. The wall to route the pipes to the kitchen is a shared wall with my neighboring townhouse. Every plumber through say it’s not an issue, but the debate is whether the pipes can be between the Sheetrock and the dividing wall. Some state the pipes must run inside the home on the surface of the Sheetrock and can be covered by decorative shelving, etc. Others state it can be run behind the Sheetrock between the walls. My bathroom plumbing DOES run between the Sheetrock and the concrete separation, but those pipes are original (as far as I know) to the 1974 construction. Can the pipes be run behind the Sheetrock? Or should I be dropping those plumbers/contractors from consideration?
Thanks,
Byn