We regrounded the house to where the copper water pipe comes in from under the street. We cut the copper pipe disconnecting the house plumping. That was that - no turning back. We installed the whole house shut-off valve and installed the pex to where the pex manifold will go on the concrete wall. I painted the wall with drylock. I installed a T and more pex to a brand new 50 gallon electric water heater - which I moved to a convenient spot *for me*. Since all the plumbing is new, I don't have to put the water heater where it was - I can put it where I want it, so it went in the corner. The connections are purchased, the special orders have arrived and now I am just going to wait for the second coat of varnish on the floors to finish the plumbing.
Really getting there!
I LOVE the Pexcaliber crimping tool. Absolutely LOVE it. I also love the name. I'm cheesy like that.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Monday, August 18, 2008
Inspection Happens...
I had the inspection today! There was good stuff, bad stuff and ugly stuff.
I'll touch on the highlights.
There is a stair step crack in the foundation. He is not sure if this is a terrible thing or not. Honestly couldn't tell me. He said I needed to get it looked at by a structural engineer. SO, I called around and found one and gave them a call. They can maybe come out to give it a looksee tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully it is nothing too horrible and they can anchor it with their cable system for not too much trouble and expense.
The plumbing. Ohhh. It is bad. Pretty much it leaks everywhere there is a pipe that brings water to a faucet or back from a drain! But he gave me a tip. He said to look into PEX plumbing. WOW! I can do that. I could replumb the whole house in a day or two using pex. It is flexible tubing with special fittings. No elbows. They even have special manifolds with separate shut-offs so you have the water come in from the street to the water heater and then to the manifold and then there is a separate shutoff for each new connection - like a breaker box for your water lines! Running up the costs associated with replumbing the entire house with PEX (including that new bathroom I want) and replumbing the whole drainage system with PVC - totals about $800 and this suddenly becomes do-it-herself-able. Wow, wow, wow.
The roof. It needs one very soon-like. Sooner, rather than later. They never used flashing. It has two teeny tiny vents. That's it. It needs a ridge-vent or something. The chimneys are not doing well, either. They need to be rebuilt or removed. The rafters need to be tied. They are just toe-nailed together.
There is water damage in the basement, but it is water damage that can be fixed. Oh, a few 2x6s. No big deal.
Heat and air work fabulously!
Floor in bathroom is sound and nice!
Wood looks good!
Good bones!
Under the asbestos, there is wood siding... The house used to be red. How about that!
He agrees that there are two columns missing from the front.
The electric service is good! Modern 200 amp service with good looking wiring.
So the next step is to get the foundation looked at.
The plumbing is a non-issue to me.
I'll touch on the highlights.
There is a stair step crack in the foundation. He is not sure if this is a terrible thing or not. Honestly couldn't tell me. He said I needed to get it looked at by a structural engineer. SO, I called around and found one and gave them a call. They can maybe come out to give it a looksee tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully it is nothing too horrible and they can anchor it with their cable system for not too much trouble and expense.
The plumbing. Ohhh. It is bad. Pretty much it leaks everywhere there is a pipe that brings water to a faucet or back from a drain! But he gave me a tip. He said to look into PEX plumbing. WOW! I can do that. I could replumb the whole house in a day or two using pex. It is flexible tubing with special fittings. No elbows. They even have special manifolds with separate shut-offs so you have the water come in from the street to the water heater and then to the manifold and then there is a separate shutoff for each new connection - like a breaker box for your water lines! Running up the costs associated with replumbing the entire house with PEX (including that new bathroom I want) and replumbing the whole drainage system with PVC - totals about $800 and this suddenly becomes do-it-herself-able. Wow, wow, wow.
The roof. It needs one very soon-like. Sooner, rather than later. They never used flashing. It has two teeny tiny vents. That's it. It needs a ridge-vent or something. The chimneys are not doing well, either. They need to be rebuilt or removed. The rafters need to be tied. They are just toe-nailed together.
There is water damage in the basement, but it is water damage that can be fixed. Oh, a few 2x6s. No big deal.
Heat and air work fabulously!
Floor in bathroom is sound and nice!
Wood looks good!
Good bones!
Under the asbestos, there is wood siding... The house used to be red. How about that!
He agrees that there are two columns missing from the front.
The electric service is good! Modern 200 amp service with good looking wiring.
So the next step is to get the foundation looked at.
The plumbing is a non-issue to me.
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