Step 1 choose an insulation.
How to wrap pipes in attic.
When running pipe from a slab to an attic use cross linked polyethylene tubing or pex instead of copper.
Know what type of pipe material you will be wrapping.
Check bathroom and kitchen cabinets the attic basement crawl.
The pipe s material can determine what kind of insulation.
Do not use a blowtorch kerosene or.
Wrap the pipe in a heating pad and turn the temperature dial up to high.
Pex is semi flexible.
Keeping it away from flammable materials or by wrapping pipes with towels soaked in hot water.
Keep the air moving back and forth and around the pipe in 12 to 16 inch sections.
Encircle the pipe in heated dampened towels.
Go through your house to check for leaky water pipes.
Moving plumbing pipes from a slab to an attic.
Apply a thick bead of the high temperature caulk around the joint where the flue enters the attic.
Choose a plastic foam wood felt or fiberglass material.
This can be done in several ways.
Change these wraps.
Exposed pipes both in the attic and outside the home.
Aim a hair dryer on high at the pipe.