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The age-old question of function vs. form has confounded experts in every field for countless decades. Jeff Sweenor, President and CEO of Sweenor Builders in Wakefield, Rhode Island, looks at it differently. He asks, why not both? Function certainly comes first, but when the dust settles, his projects look as good as they work. So […]

Aspen Mountain Plumbing CEO Lance Ball was called to a job requiring some creative solutions.  He was tasked with taking out an old boiler with a holding tank from the private residence, but there was no prebuilt manifold. Plus, he was faced with a number of tight spaces in which to do the work. The […]

What to do when a huge tree topples onto your home – and essentially into your bathroom? Well, when you’re in the fixture industry, you take the opportunity to partner with some others and completely remodel the bathroom. That’s what John Weinstein and his family did, and the finished product is a drool-worthy retreat in […]

Trent Young knew he could make his job easier. He was tasked with installing three boilers to replace old 1960s-era steam-to-water heat exchangers, and some quick ProPress connections made it all come together quickly and efficiently. “When you can put about 30 4-inch copper connections together and press them in 15 minutes – as opposed […]

Time is always of the essence on a construction project. And when it’s a big one, time savings really add up. That’s exactly what Pitt Meadows Plumbing in British Columbia, Canada, is enjoying, thanks to using Viega MegaPressG fittings, up to 4” in size, on a project that includes four towers – 56, 48, 37 […]

There are several reasons Shamrock Plumbing in North Salt Lake, Utah, uses Viega PureFlow PEX and press fittings in its multifamily new builds. “It’s the flexibility. It’s the cost. It’s a 25-year warranty as opposed to zero warranty when you sweat copper. It’s the ease of installation,” said Bob Sanders, manager and partial owner of […]

What do you do when the gas line serving multifamily housing is compromised and shut down on a Friday afternoon? You reach for Viega, of course. Air & Water Mechanical Services was called in for some speedy help in the Phoenix area. Approximately 100 feet of pipe needed to be replaced, so the gas line […]

There is a unique and historic home, now serving as a vacation rental, in Lindsborg, Kansas. The home has an interesting history, plus a brand-new Viega PureFlow water-distribution system that includes PEX tubing and multiple ManaBlocs. In Swedish, “Stenhuset” means stone house, and that’s what the owners affectionately call this home. Built in 1877 entirely […]

Where there is one success with a product, there are often more to come – and that’s exactly what happened in Brooklyn after Viega fittings made a multi-building project simpler. When crews with KSK Mechanical overhauled a large steam-line system in a multi-building apartment complex in Brooklyn, the engineers and managers were so impressed that […]

When you’re a smaller company, the best way to keep up with the larger ones is through speed and efficiency. Eric Carlson found those things with Viega. Carlson has been plumbing for about 20 years and began using ProPress in the early 2000s. He quickly realized the benefits he could reap from pressing and later […]

“I’ll never go back to threading pipe if I don’t have to!” That’s what Preston Turk, Project Manager for LD Mechanical in Montrose, Colorado, said after using Viega MegaPress on a recent job. LD Mechanical was brought in to work on a MUD (Mixed Use Development) project in the mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. With […]

When Mike Cheatham, co-owner of Movable Roots, was at the International Builder’s Show in Orlando a couple of years ago, he stumbled upon the Viega booth, where he used a press tool to create a bottle opener with a piece of Viega PureFlow PEX. He was hooked. “I was amazed at how easy it [making […]

When working on new luxury condos in Miami Beach, the last thing Professional Plumbing Corp. in Hialeah, Florida, wanted to worry about was problems with the plumbing system. It’s why the company turned to Viega, a trusted partner, for peace of mind. The high-end residences, slated to be finished in 2020, will have stunning floor-to-ceiling […]

A historic and recognizable building in Logan, Utah, is being converted into 51 apartments, made possible with the help of Viega PureFlow products. Originally a factory for evaporated milk produced by the Borden Company, the building was constructed in the early 1900s. Because of its historic value to the community, a unique type of funding […]

That’s a key point that Gina and Rodman Schley want others to take away from their home. Their remodeled old farmhouse in the Denver, Colorado, suburbs is beautiful, functional and sustainable.  Viega products play a part in the sustainability. The home incorporates radiant heating and cooling, Viega Flushing Technology products, as well as PureFlow products, […]

While the company might have stumbled upon Viega to start with, it’s no accident that Nevada HAND uses Viega PureFlow when plumbing thousands of apartments across the Las Vegas area. Nevada HAND is a nonprofit dedicated to providing affordable housing solutions for Southern Nevada’s rapidly growing population. The company has been using Viega products for […]

Residents in more than 200 rooms at Cedarbrook of Rochester, a senior housing facility in Michigan, will have their water provided thanks to Viega PureFlow and ProPress products.  Cedarbrook Senior Living offers independent living, assisted living and memory-care options. The new facility should be done in late summer to be open and operational in the […]

When meeting a crucial deadline, many contractors know that using Viega products will get the job done well and without worries of missing a target date.  It’s why Moe Saavedra, General Manager of Devix Heating and Cooling in West Allis, Wisconsin, called on Viega ProPress and MegaPress fittings for a boiler-repiping project. In September, when […]

A crew from Pinnacle Plumbing began threading the carbon steel pipe needed for gas lines in a 96-unit townhouse complex; but shortly after, they switched to Viega MegaPressG. The rest of the project – which includes more than 30 buildings, some of them mixed use – was completed with Viega.  “After getting into the project, […]

When you combine an aging building, extremely hot conditions, tight work spaces and a need for quick tie-in, Viega systems are the perfect answer to retrofit needs.  That’s what contractors working on St. Joseph Villa in Salt Lake City, Utah, discovered. Rich Lobrovich and Chad Hustad, Project Managers for First Service Mechanical, used ProPress and […]

When it’s 8:30 p.m. and your water heater quits working, no doubt you’d love to have hot water for a shower the next morning. But with traditional installation, the likelihood of that happening after-hours is slim. However, Eric Silva can make it happen and it’s thanks to Viega ProPress and MegaPress products.  In recent years, […]

In an apartment complex in Johnson City, New York, each residence is fitted with its own individual gas meter, and the roughly 10,000 feet of gas pipe used is connected by hundreds of Viega MegaPressG fittings.  When the contractor Piccirilli, Slavik and Vincent Plumbing and Heating, Inc. (PS&V), started on the project, the firm looked […]

The Viega SmartLoop system can provide major benefits to domestic hot water (DHW) temperature maintenance systems, as evidenced by a project in Washington, when compared to both a traditional recirculation system and a heat trace system.  Ecotope, Inc., a company focused on energy efficiency and Mechanical Design in Seattle, Washington, conducted a study comparing different […]

Knowing how well Viega products work in the commercial sector, a British Columbian business owner decided that they’d also be a perfect fit for his new custom-built home.  Chris Ceraldi is CEO of AARC West Mechanical Insulation and installs commercial insulation. He said through the years he has insulated a lot of Viega products, particularly […]

A turn-of-the-century home in Boise, Idaho, was revamped into a modern masterpiece and one of its unique style points can be found in the bathroom, thanks in part to Viega.  Pat Falls with Pipeman, Inc., in Boise used Viega ProPress Stainless fittings to install an eye-catching fixture in the shower. It was modeled loosely after […]

It is Viega’s commitment to its customers that won over a small business in the Austin, Texas, area. The owner tried out Viega’s PureFlow Fire Protection System and knows it’ll be something he uses again.  Nicholas Messenger owns Kohler Fire Protection, a small but expanding business that focuses on fire protection systems in residential, single-family […]

Sometimes, just five inches of extra space can make all the difference. In a New England Cape Cod-style home, five inches of space gained in a bathroom, thanks to a Viega in-wall carrier system, was the difference between night and day. Viega Technical Manager Rudi Tillmann, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in plumbing, […]

Using Viega MegaPressG, ProPress and the PureFlow System at a senior apartment facility shaved days off installation for Elite Mechanical. The Vineyard at Broadmore in Nampa, Idaho, is a 30-unit facility that offers one- and two-bedroom apartments for residents 55 and older. Brian Watson, owner of Elite Mechanical, and his team installed Viega products in […]

More than 100 MiniBlocs are at home in a historic building in downtown Detroit, after a large renovation. The David Stott Building received a total rework, from ground floor to penthouse. The 38-story building, named after the owner of David Stott Flour Mills, opened in 1929 and cost a whopping $3.5 million to build – […]

The team from University of California, Berkeley utilized different Viega products and finished second in the competition, pulling in some other awards as well. Viega is a member of the Center for the Built Environment (CBE), a UC Berkeley-sponsored scientific research partner, so the collaboration on the tiny house grew from that relationship. Students from […]

A 5,000-square-foot living area that’s mostly post and beam without many interior walls poses a challenge in hiding the pipes. Modern Plumbing and Heating in New Canaan, Connecticut, took on the big challenge when they worked on a new-build barn for a previous client. And 180 pages of plans later, the project came together without […]

Beauty. Hygiene. Elegance. Ease of use. Simplicity in cleaning. There were lots of reasons the Geisthoff family decided to install a Viega in-wall flushing system when they remodeled their bathroom. Homeowners Lynne and Christian Geisthoff decided to completely overhaul a hallway bath – used primarily by their child but also by guests – and change […]

From a one-bedroom apartment to a large-scale dream home to a commercial building or office space, fire sprinkler systems play an important role in health and safety. Fire safety is essential in any home, no matter the size. Designed and installed with the intent to quickly get occupants out of a home to safety, residential […]

When CCI Plumbing of Lakewood, Colorado, secured a contract to work on a new three-story senior-living facility, it seemed like a good time to consider pressing.It would be a new venture for the seasoned company and staff, and after President Jed Mallard took two of his project managers to Nashua, New Hampshire, for training, they […]

Historic houses are a common sight across New England, some dating back as far as the Revolutionary War and earlier. But while these homes out of history are beautiful, they present a hazard when it comes to renovation. One such house, a beautiful arts-and-crafts style house in historic Arlington, Massachusetts, was built in 1909. A […]

Research on high-quality plumbing products brought a Georgia homeowner to Viega, and his custom home project turned the contractor on to press technology. Homeowner Greg Morin is building his dream home outside Watkinsville, Georgia. A scientist by trade – he has a doctorate in organic chemistry – Morin has been hands on with the entire […]