Crunning Gas Line Through Floor

I know that this is against code.

Crunning gas line through floor.

Plumbing and piping through floor gas line hello my home has a flexible gas line yellow that runs through the floor to connect to a gas dryer. Not the gray corregated appliance connectors you should disconnect one end after you turn off the gas of course and re route the line through holes drilled in the middle third of the floor joists. Can my husband drill through the joists to run the new pipe or will that weaken them. Every gas line and appliance needs to be carefully checked for leakage following installation and prior to use.

If joists are 16 inches on center and pipes run across them at a right angle holes should differ in height by about 3 8 inch. The international building code irc has specific guidelines with illustrations for drilling and notching solid lumber floor joists. Getting through the walls and floor so the gas line can be run. Running drainpipe through joists calls for meticulous work.

Engineered floor joists can be drilled only. Rose sagady via email none. Editorial adviser mike guertin replies. I would like to.

A must see video. The proper way to install a propane heater or stove is to run the gas line from the tank s location in a yard or garage through the wall and to the appliance in the home. I would never notch a joist on the bottom that is the part that is stressed the most by the weight sitting on top of it. Csst is allowed to be run in lengths longer than 6 feet.