Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Copper water pipes & soft-solder? 2Apr 09, 2013 8:44 am They probably do but if it was my house I wouldn't use it. Silver solder is a much more robust form of joining copper pipes. Any bathroom that we ripped out as part of an extension or renovation it was always the soft solder joins that were leaking. Stewie DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair We have a hot water copper pipe that runs from our hot water unit on one side of our house under a concrete slab to our bathroom and laundry...old house so not ideal. The… 0 5114 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Thank you for the generous offer. I need to get the plumber out to give me an explanation. As mentioned I haven't seen any rain water discharge from pipes 1& 3. It… 7 10808 I've dug some footings to embed a post anchor into. My holes are around 450mm deep which I'll put a 200mm stirrup into. The bottom of these holes seem firm enough. … 0 3311 |