Plumbing Blog

yarbrough asked:


Well suplied…40 ft. well…15 ft. from house…3/4 copper feed …pressure tank…copper plumbing in 1story house…40 psi now but would like to boost another 20. Any simple build it yourself ideas?

raddish72 asked:


Pressure cleaning, pool renovation, bathroom tiling, etc…

John asked:


I’ve been doing this long drawn out renovation to my master bathroom, so it’s been about 3 years since I’ve been able to run water throught the pipes in that room. These are steel pipes by the way. I just capped the pipes off where the sink and toilet would normally connect. Because I’m not running water through these pipes (although they are holding water), will they corrode more quickly? Am I to expect some really thin walls in these pipes by now?

sarazeiner asked:


We are undergoing a major renovation at our home. Our contractor had put the walls up but not a roof yet. We had very heavy rainfall that night and water was streaming down our kitchen, laundry, and bathroom walls. Nevertheless, we are dealing with mold now because of the water damage. Our contractor said he cannot do anything about it until we get to the drywall stage which could be another few weeks because of all the inspections required before we get to that point. I’m really scared to even go in the bathroom for fear my 9 month old daughter will get sick. Our contractor admitted it was his fault and that he will fix it. He wants to put bleach on it and KILZ? over it. I don’t think that is going to fix the mold problem. What is the BEST way to get rid of the mold problem for good? Thank you.

da3rdxsacharm asked:


Do you find that whenever someone asks on here if such and such is a fair price, that the majority of respondants who do not work in shops usually tell them that they were overcharged?
Just because they can do it themselves for cheaper, doesn’t mean that a shop overcharged them. It’s always cheaper to do anything yourself. Whether it’s plumbing, cooking, sewing or hair cuts.
By many people’s logic, I could but a pair of scissors for $1 and do it myself. That doesn’t mean the barber overcharged me. Of course my hair would look like crap, just like your car may run like crap after doing it yourself, but you saved money and didn’t get overcharged.

erock247 asked:


who has so far taken 3 months to complete a simple bathroom renovation of a whopping 30 sq. ft. the contract didn’t have a time frame or end date which of course I regret. when I harass him on the phone, I get ok ok I’ll be there in the morning. I wait around the house till noon and call him and get voicemail. he calls back 3 hours later with excuses. My wife is all over me on this one, and all I want to do is fight the guy. what do I do? extra credit for clever answers.
he is paid up for what is completed and the contract states he will finish the job.

Celi asked:


We had renovation in our apartment replacing tiles in bathroom and kitchen. How long does it take usually to replace all of the tiles in these 2 places?

This renovation guy is taking in total of…15 hours in total in 3 days and he’s still not done. I feel this is taking way too long…He didn’t replace all of it by the way…he only did like 3 tiles in kitchen, 15 tiles in bathroom and he replaced a new dry wall underneath these 15 tiles. Plus, these tiles he replaced aren’t even matched with others…I mean, not at all.

He did grout work last night…I have no idea how long this will go on and even I asked, he seems to have no idea either.

I can’t fire him because he is hired by new landlord, current one doesn’t have any power over this so there’s nothing I can do. But I was just wondering how long it usually take?

Thanks in advance!
By the way, he’s not kind of a guy who shows up on time…He told me that he’ll be here at 11:00AM today but it’s already 12:40PM…It’s been like this since last Wednesday. He’s also not kind of a guy to call us 1 hours before he shows up even we asked him to since last Wednesday. He didn’t come here on weekends though…He shows up like at 4 in afternoon often, right after my husband leave. He did that 3 days in a row(Thu, Fri, Mon) and on first day, he told me to clear the kitchen then he said he will be right back in 5 to 10 minutes, he never showed up till next day at 4 in afternoon.

He keeps insisting to do extra work, and I keep insisting him to not to worry…but he changes his tone as soon as my husband leaves. He snaps and yells constantly. I’m frightened of this drastic change…But there’s nothing we can do. At least I want to know how long this usually takes.

manny asked:


I’m renovation the second floor of my home 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, new dry wall, flooring, windows, bathroom fixtures(shower, sink, and toilet) and electrical and paint, Contractors said it would take two and a half months, its going on four months and theyre no even half way done?

Kate asked:


I want to use peel and stick flooring in my bathroom as a cheap alternative to costly renovations and wondering if anyone could tell me about the quality of them. Will the steam from the shower cause them to shift or will they still stay firmly in place?

oneakmusic asked:


The bathroom is very small maybe 8×10 at BEST.

It needs to be completly gutted.

Only half the bathroom will be tiled (floor and half the shower area)

I am supplying the fixtures, toilet, new tub, and tile.

The contractor supplies the rest.

Approx what should I expect to pay? What have you paid in the past?