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bahummbugg asked:
i gave him a quote at $500 to take out tub and put new one in but the old tub was a big cast iron tub that was a pain to get out,i had to take out a wall at end of tub ,then when the tub was out i noticed a probly with the 3 inch copper vent pipe had holes all through itso i fixed that all the way from the roof to the bottom floor with plumber flashing on roof the whole nine yards,then they wanted one of those modern day fixtures for the tap set in the tub so i had to do a bunch of plumbing to set it up for the new set of taps,i also installed 2 shutoffs under the tub,also had to rip out all old copper plumbing and replace with new abs pipe ,installed 3 sideboard tub inserts to go around the walls,framed a wall to close in the tub on the bottom cuz it had no sides then framed the back wall for the panel to go on and drywalled it all.primed and painted then caulked all around tub to finished.
it took me 4 more days to finish the extras what do i charge? they bought all materials.
nothing was signed it was just an agreement that i would do the tub for $500 anything else would be extra ,i just want something fair for the both of us and it seems like fair to them is crap for me,its my friends parents house
i gave him a quote at $500 to take out tub and put new one in but the old tub was a big cast iron tub that was a pain to get out,i had to take out a wall at end of tub ,then when the tub was out i noticed a probly with the 3 inch copper vent pipe had holes all through itso i fixed that all the way from the roof to the bottom floor with plumber flashing on roof the whole nine yards,then they wanted one of those modern day fixtures for the tap set in the tub so i had to do a bunch of plumbing to set it up for the new set of taps,i also installed 2 shutoffs under the tub,also had to rip out all old copper plumbing and replace with new abs pipe ,installed 3 sideboard tub inserts to go around the walls,framed a wall to close in the tub on the bottom cuz it had no sides then framed the back wall for the panel to go on and drywalled it all.primed and painted then caulked all around tub to finished.
it took me 4 more days to finish the extras what do i charge? they bought all materials.
nothing was signed it was just an agreement that i would do the tub for $500 anything else would be extra ,i just want something fair for the both of us and it seems like fair to them is crap for me,its my friends parents house
porkchop1633 asked:
Please share an experience that you have had to humble yourselves.
Quote by John Gardner ” An excelent plumber is far more admireable than an incompatant philosopher the society that scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipe or its theories will hold water.”
Please share an experience that you have had to humble yourselves.
Quote by John Gardner ” An excelent plumber is far more admireable than an incompatant philosopher the society that scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipe or its theories will hold water.”
chocsam asked:
It is so loud!! Is there any way to fix it yourself or does it require a plumber? I’d like to avoid a $65 house visit & it be nothing, know what I mean?
I don’t have any radiators & it is a groaning sound, not banging. I will probably end up calling a plumber!
It is so loud!! Is there any way to fix it yourself or does it require a plumber? I’d like to avoid a $65 house visit & it be nothing, know what I mean?
I don’t have any radiators & it is a groaning sound, not banging. I will probably end up calling a plumber!
DeWente69 asked:
Look at the front row between the retired navy chief and some young guy in a white shirt on the side Mccain is sitting on. That looks like good old Plumbing Joe to me! Same profile, same facial hair, same squinted eyes even though the lights not shining in his face. Look for yourself…when Obama starts answering the first question. I smell a fish…
Bald Guy Section.
http://clipmarks.com/share/EE7FB004-EBF5-4257-BEF9-D571D67D3C62/blog/
Look at the front row between the retired navy chief and some young guy in a white shirt on the side Mccain is sitting on. That looks like good old Plumbing Joe to me! Same profile, same facial hair, same squinted eyes even though the lights not shining in his face. Look for yourself…when Obama starts answering the first question. I smell a fish…
Bald Guy Section.
http://clipmarks.com/share/EE7FB004-EBF5-4257-BEF9-D571D67D3C62/blog/
Right side, front row, in the middle…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkBqLBsu-o4
Jordin K asked:
If you hired a plumber to change your whole set of shower knobs (where you turn on the shower) including all the supplies that the plumber buys for you…what is a reasonable price to pay the plumber for service and supplies?
If you hired a plumber to change your whole set of shower knobs (where you turn on the shower) including all the supplies that the plumber buys for you…what is a reasonable price to pay the plumber for service and supplies?
And would you have hired a plumber to change shower knobs and the whole set or done it yourself?
Scrappy asked:
When the plumbing in your house breaks,do you fix it yourself or do you call the plumber?
When the plumbing in your house breaks,do you fix it yourself or do you call the plumber?
SoulSearcher asked:
I live in a townhouse built in the 1940’s. My bathroom was remodeled three years ago (some of its plumbing included) and is located upstairs. The issue is that there is a clog in the line, seemingly between my bathroom sink and the bathtub drain line.
I live in a townhouse built in the 1940’s. My bathroom was remodeled three years ago (some of its plumbing included) and is located upstairs. The issue is that there is a clog in the line, seemingly between my bathroom sink and the bathtub drain line.
A few months ago, the sink was draining slowly. I removed the sink stopper and cleaned some gunk away, but slow draining persisted. I removed the “pee trap” (the U-shaped dip in the pipe just under the sink drain) and cleaned out a bunch of debris out from that. I thought that surely this would do it, but not so. I filled the sink with water hoping to push the clog through with the large water volume, to no (immediate) avail. I continued using the sink, thinking I’d call a plumber soon. Over the course of a day, the sink suddenly began draining normally. I thought the clog had gone for good, but no.
Recently, the sink started draining slowly again. I decided to fill it with water and use a plunger to loosen the clog. When I began plunging, I heard a release in the pipe and the water began draining normally. Yippee! Wait… a bunch of water and nasty black debris just backed up into my tub through the bathtub drain!
Now I have a sink that drains just fine, but a bathtub full of muck with a totally clogged drain. I tried plunging the bathtub drain, but nothing is budging. I really don’t want to call a plumber unless I absolutely HAVE to, so if anyone out there can tell me a do-it-yourself solution to this problem, I’d be so grateful! I hate it when they come out and spend five minutes fixing it by doing something totally simple that I could have done myself. Thanks!
I’m on sewer, not septic. My sink and bathtub both lack overflow holes, but the tub does have an internal plug operated by the up-down switch thing.
New advice?
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