A Pluming Miracle Happened at the Bytes House Yesterday
The wife and I are redoing both of the bathrooms at our house. I installed the first and second vanities, sinks, faucets, drains all by myself. No leaks. Before I started this project I thought I would be posting in the What's Your Deal section. I was thinking that I should hire it done but the prices quoted took the project out of our budget. Typically I amaze myself at how many different ways I can make a single plumbing connection leak. Not Today.
That is all.
January 22, 2023, 10:24 AM
OttoSig
Pluming in the bathroom sounds dirty.
11 years to retirement! Just waiting!
January 22, 2023, 10:26 AM
RogueJSK
"Well, that's the cause of your leak right there... You forgot to install the B."
January 22, 2023, 10:28 AM
smschulz
We knew you could do it.
January 22, 2023, 10:34 AM
Jimbo54
There are 2 DIY type projects I don't do around the house. They are plumbing and electrical jobs. I just suck it up and pay the piper on those. That philosophy is based on some very poor past decisions on my part.
Jim
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January 22, 2023, 10:53 AM
RogueJSK
quote:
Originally posted by Jimbo54: There are 2 DIY type projects I don't do around the house. They are plumbing and electrical jobs. I just suck it up and pay the piper on those.
Basic plumbing and electrical repairs are fairly straightforward. Most folks can handle those if they're even just a little handy. But yes, the difficulty curve on electrical and plumbing gets pretty steep past that, so you definitely have to know your limits and recognize when a project necessitates calling in a pro.
January 22, 2023, 10:59 AM
Mustang-PaPa
Good job!
January 22, 2023, 11:01 AM
Bytes
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK: Basic plumbing and electrical repairs are fairly straightforward. I can handle those. But yes, the difficulty curve on electrical and plumbing gets pretty steep past that, so you definitely have to know your limits and recognize when a project necessitates calling in a pro.
Like I mentioned in my post, I am no good at plumbing. When I was younger and had that can-do attitude my thought about plumbing was "How hard can it be? Water always runs downhill". My history on DIY plumbing jobs proves how terribly wrong I was. This job was pure luck
January 22, 2023, 11:08 AM
MRMATT
Good job! Reward yourself with a nice bourbon and a good cigar.
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January 22, 2023, 11:31 AM
bcereuss
You shouldn’t have said *anything!*
January 22, 2023, 11:35 AM
Ripley
A contractor friend says never start a plumbing project on a Friday.
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January 22, 2023, 01:23 PM
egregore
January 22, 2023, 01:53 PM
Skull Leader
quote:
Originally posted by smschulz: We knew you could do it.
