When I first started in the trades, I missed the lead-wiping joint requirement on my Journeyman’s test by just one year. Although lead-wiped joints had been out of use for many years, the skills ...

Make an improvised guide by screwing together scraps of 2×4. Saw using a handsaw with a blade that’s 3 or 4 inches wide. Note: Square pipe ends fit snugly into the fittings, allowing plenty of contact ...

This week, the spotlight is on pipe-joining methods: a socket fusion tool for PP-R pipe; a press-connect system with single-body brass designs; union fittings for carbon-steel piping; a cordless ...

Couplings are most effective in attenuating noise and vibration. Deck penetration: the small size of grooved components makes them ideal for jobs where space is limited. Weight reductions by using ...