Title: Install nail plates for the protection of piping.
Course: Building Trades II (17009-II) > Section: Plumbing: Roughing-in Water Distribution Components

Installation should include

- determining when nail plates are necessary
- identifying the hazards associated with installation
- paying special attention to using the correct nail plates size
- determining the proper location and placement.

IRC: Chapter 26, section P2603 (https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IRC2018P4), highlights and references drilling, notching, and protection.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the types of materials from which are nail guards are typically constructed?
- Where are nail guards typically installed?
- How are nail guards attached?

NCCER Standards:

Plumbing: Level 1

- 02111-05 Fixtures and Faucets
- 02113-05 Introduction to Water Distribution Systems