How to Nail Your Next Piping Takeoff
Let's be honest—doing a piping takeoff isn't exactly the most glamorous part of a construction project, but it's definitely the one that can make or break your budget. If you mess up the counts on your elbows or valves, the whole project starts leaking money faster than a cracked pipe in a high-pressure line. I've seen projects grind to a halt just because someone missed a few feet of specialty copper or forgot to account for the actual cost of high-end gaskets. It's tedious, detailed work, but getting it right saves you a massive headache down the road. ...