Gastite Tubing Installation Saves Time, Money At Texas Apartment Site
McKINNEY, Texas — The challenge of installing gas piping in a luxury apartment complex with 12 buildings of 24 units each was recently met by a Texas plumbing contractor who used Gastite flexible corrugated stainless steel tubing for the project.
Robert Garza, president of R-Ram Plumbing, Corinth, Texas, said that his challenge was to keep labor costs low while using quality materials. “Putting in black iron pipe takes up to four times as long as flexible gas tubing — maybe longer, depending on the size of the project,” said Garza. “I saved about $25 per hour per unit in labor costs at [apartment complex] Tuscany-Wilson Creek.