Will the gods of plumbing strike me down? A silly question about plumbing

[SimonD]

Plumbing convention seems to suggest that pipework is laid in straight lines, either perpendicular or parallel to joists for example, even when installed under floor joists. I'm installing my pipework at the moment and due to having service voids under my ceiling joists, I'm going to run them all diagonally across the house because it'll save me loads of pipe and fittings - basically all fanning out from a central ch manifold I've made. I'm also going to put nail plates on the battens directly below the pipes to avoid accidental nail and screw holes when fixing the ceilings

 

Will I be forever cursed?

 

Am I missing something about the sacred parallel and square approach?

[JohnMo]

29 minutes ago, SimonD said:

forever cursed?

Oh yes!

[ProDave]

No, particularly for HOT pipe runs, I strive to get the shortest run when out of sight for quickest delivery of hot water.

[joe90]

No, my pipes went the shortest route wherever.

[Pocster]

My pipes go where ever the (expletive deleted) they want . Does it effect the size of my penis ? No .

[SimonD]

18 hours ago, pocster said:

My pipes go where ever the (expletive deleted) they want . Does it effect the size of my penis ? No .

 

Glad to hear your order of priority and the most important point to consider and I won't worry about the size of your penis 😉 (I'm going to regret saying that aren't I?)