Any Plumbers Here?

[RyanbabZ71]

Any professional plumbers here? I would like to add water (hot water line for sure) to my garage. Is this possible (or against code). My laundry room is on the opposite wall as my garage so there are lines there. What all is involved? Here are some photos of the laundry room and the outside wall in the garage.

 

Thanks!

[General Lee 01]

Not trying to trash up your thread (or hinder the advice you're looking for), but what's the plan? Handwash basin? Heated hose spicket?

[GPSilverado]

And I can't help with the plumbing either, but it does look like it is time to change the oil in the Tahoe.

 

Actually, if it were me, here in SC, I would cut the drywall on the garage side, and just add the water faucets in the garage by T-ing into the lines. Not sure if the water lines would be Copper pipes there or not.

 

I'm sure there are plumbers on the site though for proper information.

[RyanbabZ71]

, but it does look like it is time to change the oil in the Tahoe.

 

Today. Running mobil1 and that info is based on 3 month/3000K miles. I am just now getting to the 3K mark between the last change. OLM is at like 50%???

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I'm not a plumber, but I've done my fair share.

 

The short answer is that you probably have an easy job to do for the supply, but you have to get into the wall and find the supplies and the drain. The drain "can" be difficult to get access for teeing in. Utility water is not separate from potable in residential construction, so you can tie straight into the supply lines. You'll learn a few (not obvious) things, and you should allow some time when cutting into the existing lines. An experienced person could do the cut-in in less than an hour (maybe much less, depending on access to the drain), but you should allow more time to account for things not going well. Do you have copper, pvc or pex supply lines? PVC (~1980's and newer) or iron (some 70's, and earlier) drains? First step... you have to cut into the drywall on the garage side to see what you have.

[RyanbabZ71]

House was built in 03. Since the garage has to have fire rated drywall (code) I assume it would have to be copper piping i would have to use?

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Copper supply and pvc drain more than likely.

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House was built in 03. Since the garage has to have fire rated drywall (code) I assume it would have to be copper piping i would have to use?

 

Existing supply is likely copper or pvc, but probably not pex. The drywall provides the fire rating. A few minutes with a keyhole saw will tell the tale If you cut the drywall stud to stud (maybe even between two [32 in]), you can screw blocking to the studs and put the same piece of drywall back into place, then tape/mud/paint.

[Black02Silverado]

Ryan,

 

Looks like an easy job. Just need to find out what your water lines are now. You can adapt to them accordingly. What do you plan on doing? Putting in a sink to wash up in after working on the vehilces and such? I would take it the house is up with a crawl space and so the drain will be just below the floor level of the house.

 

You can use PVC, copper, or even pex. I probably am the only one that doesn't worry about code, I'm the home owner and since I grew up learning from my dad and he just did what he wanted I just followed in his footsteps. When our garage was built after the inspector came by, I put all the plumbing in myself from the house. Is it right probably not, but what is it going to hurt? I can say this much, it is sweet having a sink in the garage with hot water to clean up in and not worry about making a mess in the house.

[yukon25008.1]

my trade is hvac.. but lately and over the years its more plumbing than anything else.

just open up the garage wall on the oppisite side of the washer box, and take your hot and cold from there, you could do copper or pex your choice, but if the garage isnt heated i would use pex it will withstand temps better and never burst or break if it did ever freeze.

you wont affect anything in the home just adding a 1/2" hot and cold to the garage...

570-656-2466 , call me anytime for help if you need it.

[RyanbabZ71]

The house is on a slab. I dont know about a wash tube there isnt much room (I park right by this wall). I would mainly like water lines for washing vehicles (hot water for winter) and the garage floor. Easier than hauling out a hose to around the side of the house.

[NARDA1]

Is your garage heated? If not, you're going to have a problem with the supply lines and drain freezing and causing leaks in the wall.

[RyanbabZ71]

no it is not heated but it is insulated. I do have a thermometer and even when it gets below freezing (this past week it was 5 deg in the morning) outside I have never seen it below 30 deg in the garage.

[8.1HD/ALLISON]

Should be ok. Since the lines are in the interior wall of the house, even if it was a little below freezing in the garage the pipes shouldn't freeze up. Looks like a pretty easy job.

[GasHog369]

I have the exact setup you are trying to do with a wash tub in our garage.

 

Laundry room is behind where we put a T on the line and ran thru wall.. I live in buffalo ny... It gets a little cold here and winterlike

 

Our garage is not heated but insulated well.... Although if the garage door is left open for extended times, remember that any exposed pipe coming thru the wall will freeze quick. Insulation is your key here... Wrap the pipes good!

 

Do yourself a favor and put shutoff valves in the inside of the hose for the lines to the garage... This way if it is extremely cold you can shut off the lines and drain the faucet and you wont have to worry about them freezing. Thats what we usually do when the high temps dont exceed 10