Water supply piping is one of the most important constituents of the building. Various piping materials are used for building water supply piping. These can be categorized as- I. Metal pipes and II. Plastic pipes. Following piping materials are used in these categories:

• Metal Pipes : GI Pipes, Copper Pipes
• Plastic Pipes : PVC pipes, CPVC pipes, PE pipes, XLPE pipes, Polybutylene Pipe
• Composite pipes : Metal & Plastic combination is the new addition

Metal and plastic pipes have their own advantages. However, there are some inherent disadvantages associated with both types of the pipes. Hence the innovation of Composite pipes – that eliminates all the disadvantages of both the materials and takes advantage and strengths of both the materials.

Given link are various properties and performance requirements for sound plumbing. The performance characteristics for various associated factors are as follows: More..