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12/15/2005 5:06 PM  
ive got a 15x30 slab about to be poured...ive got 2" of blue board down, and around the perimeter.....duck taped at all the seams....

do i need to put wire mesh down or can i just duck tape the pex to the blue board to hold it down while the cement is poured?

also...how important is the pressure test? do i really need this? how common are leaks straight from the factory?

thanks J
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12/16/2005 1:48 PM  
John,

Wire mesh would be beneficial in that it will strengthen your slab and give you something to hold your Pex layout to.

Look at: http://www.insulationsolutions.com/products/quip

If you have zero fittings in your Pex under the slab, then a pressure test is not as important but it would be better to know now than later in my books.
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