Which comes first in ceiling ducting/piping works?
Which comes first in ceiling ducting/piping works?
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Good day to all.
Don't know if this is a valid question but can anyone tell me if there is an order or strict system for ceiling layout of utilities (aircon ducting, sewer, potable water piping, fire sprinklers, electrical conduits, etc.). Which comes first (topmost - below beams/slabs) and which are at the lowest (right above dropped ceiling finish)?
Thank you very much.
God bless.
Don't know if this is a valid question but can anyone tell me if there is an order or strict system for ceiling layout of utilities (aircon ducting, sewer, potable water piping, fire sprinklers, electrical conduits, etc.). Which comes first (topmost - below beams/slabs) and which are at the lowest (right above dropped ceiling finish)?
Thank you very much.
God bless.





RE: Which comes first in ceiling ducting/piping works?
RE: Which comes first in ceiling ducting/piping works?
After you have had a black water pipe placed through one side of your duct and out the other. With the plumber smiling sweetly at you and saying Sh*t won't run up hill, you learn to give those guys the lower areas and get your ducting away from areas where they are.
B.E.
RE: Which comes first in ceiling ducting/piping works?
Just wondering if hot-cold lines (piping, ducting...) need not necessarily be above electrical lines?
Also, if it's desirable to have plumbing more accessible from below for maintenance, should the same logic apply to electrical lines?
Not looking at it from the convention or "usual practice" point of view but a rational arrangement.
Let's hear what others have to say.
RE: Which comes first in ceiling ducting/piping works?
I understand what you are asking about the plumbing/electric. My only thought is that if you have a problem in the plumbing, you can easily fix the pipe or drain without much to-do. Even if you wanted to add on, you just tie into the piping and run the calc'c to make sure the pipe will handle the flow. With electric, you are limited by the breaker. Also, I've never heard of an eletrical line springing a leak ;)
RE: Which comes first in ceiling ducting/piping works?
I'm not a real engineer, but I play one on T.V.
A.J. Gest, York Int./JCI
RE: Which comes first in ceiling ducting/piping works?