So I thought I’d get smart and run the 1/2” copper pipe on the right down at an angle, to save me a couple extra fittings and a little pipe. Now, I need to anchor that pipe to the joist somehow. Of course I didn’t think it thru carefully before I saved that $1 in materials...

Any suggestions? I considered cutting a piece of angled wood, but I suspect it will crack if I screw thru it on the angle. I used that plastic zip tie to hold it in-place while soldering.

you could use copper straps that come in a coil, loop around the pipe twice then screw or nail the ends to your rafters.

It looks like you could get a strap on there, angled, and still hit the joist. I don't like to strap copper tight to wood -- it can make noise when it expands & contracts. I use plastic straps.

Talon straps use a single nail or screw to fasten to the wood. Since it is a single fastener, it can rotate to any angle you need.



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I use a short length of bare copper electrical wire....#14 is OK, #12 is better. Use the un-insulated ground wire or strip bare a piece of white or black. Use a drywall or other screw in the joist, then twist a loop in one end of the wire. Place the loop on the screw, loop the wire under the pipe and then back up to the screw and wrap around.

This supports the weight of the pipe while also allowing lateral movement so no squeaks or pops due to temp changes, and it's only copper-on-copper so no damage to the pipe. Usually if I'm plumbing for a project, there is elec work involved too, so there's always scrap wire laying around.

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