Having a new home built is an exciting thing to watch; you get to see the whole thing take shape from the ground up, right down to things like plumbing installation. If you have never experienced first-hand how the plumbing installation process goes with a new home, you are bound to have some questions. Here is a look at some of the things you should expect to see during the process of outfitting your new home with all of the plumbing components it needs: 

Some plumbing objectives are completed before the foundation is installed. 

Believe it or not, plumbing can be one of the first processes that begin on a new home site before the foundation is ever set in place. Specifically, you will see things happen like:

• Septic tank installation
• Sewer line stubs installed
• Main water line routing to the home location

These things are actually under the home's foundation; therefore, in most cases they must be put in place before the foundation goes down so the contractor does not have to drill holes through the foundation to get the necessities in place. 

Rough-in plumbing takes place after the main framing of the house is complete. 

Rough-in plumbing, which is what it is commonly referred to in construction, is the process of putting in the basic water lines throughout the house, wherever they are needed. This process generally takes place once the framing is up, but before the walls and floors are finished out; it must be done at this point because the primary objective is for most of these lines to be concealed by drywall, subflooring, and other materials as the house is finished. Additionally, drainage lines are installed at this point, so drainage lines that will eventually connect to things like sinks and tubs will go in place and connect to the previously installed septic or sewer stubs. 

Larger plumbing fixtures usually go in before walls are completed and smaller ones go in after. 

Bathtubs, shower enclosures, and larger plumbing fixtures tend to go in after framing and before finishing walls because these items can be harder to fit through narrow doorways; in some cases, even toilets and other smaller fixtures will be installed at this point as well. However, most smaller plumbing fixtures will go in once a lot of the home is finished out, such as sinks, faucets, shower heads, and other water supply items.

For more information, contact companies like Complete Plumbing.