Boo
New Member
Just had water heater moved to our garage when our new copper pipes were installed, so we now have pipes running in the wall between the garage and kitchen where there were previously none. During the repiping process, we found water damaged drywall/insulation due to a latent leak in the roof.
The good news is that we have beautiful new copper pipes throughout and a brand new roof (cha-ching! $$) but I now have a question regarding insulation resting against the hot water pipes.
We're using R-13 paper-backed fiberglass insulation and are wondering if this can sit right next to the hot water pipe. Or, is there some special material we should be using in addition to the insulation?
Thanks!!
The good news is that we have beautiful new copper pipes throughout and a brand new roof (cha-ching! $$) but I now have a question regarding insulation resting against the hot water pipes.
We're using R-13 paper-backed fiberglass insulation and are wondering if this can sit right next to the hot water pipe. Or, is there some special material we should be using in addition to the insulation?
Thanks!!