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> If you lay pipes inside concrete, they're really hard to maintain. I'd like to introduce you to a magical invention... it's called "ducts" :-) You can have
by einpoklum 3y ago
> If you lay pipes inside concrete, they're really hard to maintain.
I'd like to introduce you to a magical invention... it's called "ducts" :-)
You can have them behind walls, above ceilings, between rooms, between housing units etc. Of course, if the building was not build with maintenance in mind, or neglected to consider future potential needs (e.g. HVAC not catered to in buildings from the early 20th century) - then you have to run things on the outside; but even in those cases, new external ducts can often be constructed, using concrete or other materials (e.g. metal frames and whatever you like as cover, e.g. cement-board, sheet metal etc.)
- Animats 3y agoYes, you can, but people don't like it. There's classic Wiremold, but put that in a house and the value drops. There is an exposed plumbing as an aesthetic thing, but it's not popular.[1] [1] https://www.graana.com/blog/concealed-vs-exposed-plumbing-differences-benefits/ https://www.graana.com/blog/concealed-vs-exposed-plumbing-di...
- tomcam 3y agoDidn’t know that was a thing. I love it.
- einpoklum 3y agoThe link gives me: "The owner of this website (www.graana.com) has banned the country or region your IP address is in (IL) from accessing this website." I guess maybe it's a protest against that genocidal war the government here is waging on Gaza.
- tomcam 3y agoSure, if you were smart enough to have… all your ducts in a row. Ahem