
124 MATERIALS
Tube should be stored in metal or wooden racks and sheeted over.
Fittings and valves, sorted into their various types and sizes, are
best kept in a locked site hut, to be issued by the charge-hand or
the job foreman as needed.
Ventilating ductwork, radiators, and boiler sections can be laid
across planks off the ground, and securely sheeted.
The cost of proper storage is a good investment, as it not only
limits pilfering but ensures pipes and fittings remaining in good
condition until needed for erection, and also eliminates the costly
possibility of those blocked circuits which are so often discovered
when the installation i ...