Step 1 choose an insulation.
How to wrap pipes in attic.
When running pipe from a slab to an attic use cross linked polyethylene tubing or pex instead of copper.
The insulation will have a slit at the top to allow it to cover the pipe easily.
Moving plumbing pipes from a slab to an attic.
Check bathroom and kitchen cabinets the attic basement crawl.
Know what type of pipe material you will be wrapping.
Choose a plastic foam wood felt or fiberglass material.
Keeping it away from flammable materials or by wrapping pipes with towels soaked in hot water.
The pipe s material can determine what kind of insulation.
The first step in the process is to choose insulation for the pipes.
Go through your house to check for leaky water pipes.
Keep the air moving back and forth and around the pipe in 12 to 16 inch sections.
Do not use a blowtorch kerosene or.
Apply a thick bead of the high temperature caulk around the joint where the flue enters the attic.
Encircle the pipe in heated dampened towels.
Find the length and diameter of each pipe.
Change these wraps.
Pex is semi flexible.
Aim a hair dryer on high at the pipe.