Drilling Holes for PVC Pipe Fittings Video

By Tim Carter
©1993-2009 Tim Carter

VIDEO SUMMARY

Here is a tip to remember when drilling holes for PVC pipe fittings. If your job requires that a PVC fitting be partial inside a stud, be sure to drill the right size hole. In a prior job, Tim was working with 1-1/2" PVC, so he knew that he needed to drill a 2-1/8" diameter hole for the pipe. But he soon discovered a little problem.

Looking at the sample holes, the PVC pipe fitting hub will not fit into a 2-1/8" diameter hole. It is large than the opening. Instead of having to spend time enlarging the hole you just drilled, be sure to drill a 2-9/16" diameter hole. This size will accommodate the PVC pipe fitting hub.

So before you start drilling holes in your studs for your plumbing project, think it through. Figure out if any fittings will be inside studs. If so, drill the right hole, the first time.


COMMENTS

zack gibbs
15 Sep 2008, 00:45
I am a plumber and stick to the scope of work that is described. What i would like to know what is your trade that you have mastered. Because the one thing that boils every real tradesmen blood, are these general contractors(Handyman) that think they know everything about every aspect of the building industry. There are trades for a reason. Pride,respect and knowledge. can you say that you have a speccialty
Roger
16 Sep 2008, 13:41
Zack,

In reading Tim's Biography, he indicated that he "... became a master carpenter, a licensed master plumber and a master roof cutter."

Sounds like he mastered the scope of this work.
Phil
04 Jun 2009, 14:19
zack
You are right in one sense, esp. when someone says they can do something then fall short for one reason or another. But the other angle is that knowing more (and operating within regulations) offers your customer more value for the dollar and adds to your professionalism. Limiting other people to one specific "trade" is being selfish on your part.

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