Remodeling Maidiac
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Took a major bath renovation for about 25k and though i could manage it all without subs. The size wasn't the problem, it was the damn plumbing that's killing me.
The customer switched from a standard soaker tub to replace a Jacuzzi so i plumbed the rough in and frame to support it only to have them change to an airjet tub. One I'm not familiar with. Naturally the framing i had done got in the way of almost all the newly needed plumbing. A day later it was worked out. Then came a custom walk out marble shower from HELL.
My framing for all the body sprays and diverter valves was off by 1/4 inch but i didn't catch it until after the marble was installed. I'm thinking no big deal I'll just buy 1&3/4 nipples to accomodate. WRONG... they only come in 1/2 inch increments. So i buy a die set to make my own pipes. You guessed it, I fucking bought metric instead ofdof standard like a moron. An hour later I've got the right tools but every brass pipe cracks from the pressure of removing it from the die.
Anyhow a day and a half later i got it all put together and turn on the valves to make sure i have the hot water adjusted properly and.............NO FUCKING WATER COMES OUT ANYWHERE! Just typing this is making me angry.....
Only thing i can think of is when i removed the cartridges from the diverters to sweat the pipes is that i put them back upside down? Either that or one of my cartridges was bad from the factory.
Just a very frustrating mess. On top of that I'm ptobably gonna miss Ryan school Biden tonight as i haven't even made it home yet!
Anyhow thanks for reading. Don't laugh to hard and enjoy your evening
The customer switched from a standard soaker tub to replace a Jacuzzi so i plumbed the rough in and frame to support it only to have them change to an airjet tub. One I'm not familiar with. Naturally the framing i had done got in the way of almost all the newly needed plumbing. A day later it was worked out. Then came a custom walk out marble shower from HELL.
My framing for all the body sprays and diverter valves was off by 1/4 inch but i didn't catch it until after the marble was installed. I'm thinking no big deal I'll just buy 1&3/4 nipples to accomodate. WRONG... they only come in 1/2 inch increments. So i buy a die set to make my own pipes. You guessed it, I fucking bought metric instead ofdof standard like a moron. An hour later I've got the right tools but every brass pipe cracks from the pressure of removing it from the die.
Anyhow a day and a half later i got it all put together and turn on the valves to make sure i have the hot water adjusted properly and.............NO FUCKING WATER COMES OUT ANYWHERE! Just typing this is making me angry.....
Only thing i can think of is when i removed the cartridges from the diverters to sweat the pipes is that i put them back upside down? Either that or one of my cartridges was bad from the factory.
Just a very frustrating mess. On top of that I'm ptobably gonna miss Ryan school Biden tonight as i haven't even made it home yet!
Anyhow thanks for reading. Don't laugh to hard and enjoy your evening