Crunning Gas Line Through Floor

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Crunning gas line through floor.

Not the gray corregated appliance connectors you should disconnect one end after you turn off the gas of course and re route the line through holes drilled in the middle third of the floor joists. Can my husband drill through the joists to run the new pipe or will that weaken them. If joists are 16 inches on center and pipes run across them at a right angle holes should differ in height by about 3 8 inch. Every gas line and appliance needs to be carefully checked for leakage following installation and prior to use.

Running drainpipe through joists calls for meticulous work. I know that this is against code. The proper way to install a propane heater or stove is to run the gas line from the tank s location in a yard or garage through the wall and to the appliance in the home. I would never notch a joist on the bottom that is the part that is stressed the most by the weight sitting on top of it.

The international building code irc has specific guidelines with illustrations for drilling and notching solid lumber floor joists. The holes must follow a straight line across the floor and must ascend or descend so the pipe will be sloped 1 4 inch per foot. Most domestic gas lines use 1 2 inch 1 27 cm through 1 1 2 inch 3 81 cm black pipe while large commercial projects sometimes use larger fittings up to 8 inch. Engineered floor joists can be drilled only.

From 1 2 to 1 1 2 pipe the face of a fitting to face of another fitting you add 3 4. Getting through the walls and floor so the gas line can be run. Editorial adviser mike guertin replies. I would like to.