Lots Of Pipes Hang Down Under Floor Joists Basement

Problem is that all of the hot water heat pipes hang below the joist and perpendicular to the joists.

Lots of pipes hang down under floor joists basement.

The way this works bruce takes his plumbers tape and attaches it to a joist runs the tape down through the piece of pipe standoff then around the drain line and back up through the standoff. So the otherwise flat ceiling has an 18 foot long section where the drywall is an inch lower than the surrounding drywall. Running drainpipe through joists calls for meticulous work. Then he screws that to the joist and goes to the next piece.

Problem is that the current pipe all has a slope to it. I m tempted to use simple copper straps to affix the pipes to the joists themselves. The slope should be about 1 4 for each foot of pipe. Step 3 understand the joist slopes.

I figured i can just use a hole saw and make a notch in the joist for the pipe to sit and cover it with metal plate to prevent puncture. I need to do this with both gas black iron and domestic water copper pipe. I would like to install pipe parallel to the floor joists in my basement and then conceal it behind drywall. This ensures a constant slope and it makes for a very rigid installation.

The lower section is about 8 wide to accomodate the two pipes. But they were run under the joists instead of through them as would be required by code for electrical wires. Step 4 cut the holes. If joists are 16 inches on center and pipes run across them at a right angle holes should differ in height by about 3 8 inch.

I want to finish my basement with a drywall ceiling.