PEX, Not PVC Piping

Since the framing crew is done, new crews are coming to work on the house.  Some are working on the HVAC system, others on the plumbing, and others on the exterior.  Every time we go by the house, I hold my breath and pray that a crew showed up to work on our house.  And they have been showing up.  Over the past week crews have installed the HVAC system and the plumbing.  They have also put in (very) little electrical and on Thursday they were calking the exterior.

Here is a look at some of the HVAC.  We have been checking the location of all the vents. 

They also installed the bathtubs and the shower pans.  If you look closing in these pictures you will see blue and red tubing.  That's our plumbing.  No, copper or PVC pipes for us.

Instead we have what is called PEX piping.  It is flexible piping that can expand more than other types of piping, thus reducing the chance of bursting.  Since it can be bent around corners and walls, less joints are used, meaning there are fewer places for leaks to pop up.  Plus, it is also supposed to be easy to fix.