When You Feel the Weight of the World Has Crushed You, Go Buy a House and Drive the Nail in the Coffin
The bathroom plumbing is almost complete. I’ve come to learn that I HATE “iron pipe” fittings. You have to tighten them just enough or they leak. Can’t be too loose and it’s possible to overtighten as well. After a few tries, I think I finally have leak free supply to the future sink. Pictures to come soon.
I’ve sarcastically commented on the plumbing here in hell in the Do It Wrong series but now I am going to give you the serious play by play of how, with the help of my friends, I replaced half of it.
Tuesday, Dec. 5th 7am — I had just finished my morning 2 cup serving of coffee and headed upstairs to the hell tower bathroom to prep for Dan’s arrival and a day of installing insulation and start on the new walls. I decided I would do some last minute changes to the existing galvanized steel plumbing where the supply lines are connected to the sink nipples (no need to laugh, that’s what they’re called). As I inspected the pipe I began to realize that it could possibily be in pretty bad shape under the floors an in the walls as well. I headed down to the basement to inspect. (more…)