Make an improvised guide by screwing together scraps of 2×4. Saw using a handsaw with a blade that’s 3 or 4 inches wide. Note: Square pipe ends fit snugly into the fittings, allowing plenty of contact ...

Average North American selling prices for polypropylene and PVC resins each have seen slight drops since April 1. Meanwhile, regional prices for engineering resins polycarbonate, ABS and nylon took ...

Reduced Chinese export competitiveness could tighten global PVC supply and support pricing for domestic players such as Astral or Epigral.

One of the big "secrets" in plumbing seems perfectly obvious once you finally realize it: The pipes don't fit together for a reason. This applies to a lot of plumbing fittings, and of course, it ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Union plumbers say it's not just the dust from cutting PVC pipe that makes installing it so dangerous. Joe King is a plumbing instructor for the union. He tells the I-Team, "It's the ...

The owners of Rocky Mountain Colby Pipe Co. set out to create the most automated PVC conduit plant in the country in Pendleton, Ore., after a major downsizing and overhaul earlier this year. The goal ...

Oatey Co., a leading manufacturer in the plumbing industry since 1916, is pleased to introduce its reformulated Oatey® Stain-Free Plumber’s Putty, now compatible with ABS plastic pipe – making it the ...

Some pipes are in spots too tight to fit a saw or other tool for cutting. Mason’s line, a cheap, sturdy nylon string can get the job done, and quickly saw through other things like rope too. In this ...