10-20-2006, 12:19 PM
If ground termites are an issue at your location and if you are okay with using the chemistry used to treat their infestation, P&P allows for easier treatments. BTW, cement slabs are not a barrier to ground termites; they can bore through it to get to the wood.
If you go with slab, there is an option for plumbing that may be better than copper, Aquapex tubing
http://www.wirsbo.ca/default.php?id=32
It's used for propane and water. It supposedly lasts longer than copper, too. But, like any pipe embedded in cement, if something does go wrong with it, you still have to break up the cement to get to it. It's not only for use in slab foundations.
Les
If you go with slab, there is an option for plumbing that may be better than copper, Aquapex tubing
http://www.wirsbo.ca/default.php?id=32
It's used for propane and water. It supposedly lasts longer than copper, too. But, like any pipe embedded in cement, if something does go wrong with it, you still have to break up the cement to get to it. It's not only for use in slab foundations.
Les