On federally funded construction projects, a single noncompliant steel product can unravel months of coordinated work. The risk is not limited to structural steel or major equipment—it runs through every product category on your material list, from electrical conduit and EMT to fire sprinkler pipe, fence framework, and...
Read moreIf your customers knew the long-term risks associated with installing CPVC in fire sprinkler systems, do you think they would tell you to use it? The decision to install CPVC can carry significant risk and liability long after the installation is complete. If the CPVC in a fire sprinkler system fails, the installer could be liable —â€...
Read moreFire protection systems are the most critical systems of any building. From a protection standpoint, fire sprinkler pipe helps ensure that when the need arises, water will flow and spray from the system properly. However, if the pipe is compromised in any way it’s not always possible for...
Read moreWheatland’s Schedule 40 black and galvanized pipe, made to conform to...
Read moreI’m sure there are some applications where installing CPVC sprinkler pipe makes sense. Like, for instance, when the installer contractors won’t be eating lunch that day. And when you’re certain no one will ever be painting, soldering or wiring anywhere near it. Or caulking. Or spraying for pests. Or using any number of oils, grea...
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