Vent pipes extend from drainpipes up through the roof to provide that passage while carrying odors out of the house. There ...

I really enjoyed the challenge of the three-dimensional problem-solving you have to do to run all the drain and vent pipes in a typical home. I wondered how it all worked and was lucky enough to ...

I plan to install a gas fireplace myself for ... A concentric multiwalled vent pipe is used. The warm exhaust gases go out the center pipe and combustion air comes in the concentric pipe around ...

But why would you even want to do that? One of the biggest reasons is to add a vent pipe. I recently had to put in a vent when I installed a radon system that vents gas out of the top of the roof.

Just six months ago, Zoe in New Mexico got me on the phone twice to help her install the plumbing drain and vent pipes in a house she was building herself. A month before I had drawn the necessary ...

I find it attractive because installing plumbing drain and vent pipes in a new home is a true three-dimensional puzzle. If you have a young family member looking for a rewarding career where she ...