How To Run Pex In Attic

I looked in the attic and noticed that all of the plumbing that once was in the slab had been replaced by pex and was now in the attic.

How to run pex in attic.

My plan is to run pex thru the attic below the insulation. Pex fittings are faster to install than copper. Running pex in an attic. But even if you install pex fittings in a conventional main line and branch system the connections are quicker to make than soldering copper.

Existing ranch has very low ceilings 7 8 so dropping any ceilings will not work. If you use a manifold and home run system it s like running a garden hose to each fixture super fast and easy. Because there are. I would re route it into the attic and down to each fixture.

Pex c is the most economical choice with a 10 foot section running 1 75 to 3 50 depending on brand and diameter. When running pipe from a slab to an attic use cross linked polyethylene tubing or pex instead of copper. House is in colorado. Pex is semi flexible which allows for long continuous runs through joists and studs.

Water line would run over the top of the 2x4 bottom truss cord and i would create a tent over pipe so there was no insulation below pex and r 40 above. No interior walls to use either.