A new referral wanted me to quote a bathroom remodel job at his lake home. I needed to check out some of the infrastructure of his cottage and turned off the main water supply. Unfortunately, with little force I broke off the handle. My potential customer was planning...
A common task in home remodeling is the re-routing of water pipes. The traditional way to connect pipes is to use solder. This method works, but it can be time consuming and poses problems if there is any moisture present. A faster method is to use a Press Tool. I...
I am doing a home remodel, which includes some outside work. I needed to replace a water spigot, and bought one at a local big box store. After installing it I noticed that it was leaking. Rats! Back to the store to buy a new one. I installed it and that one also...
I’m working on a house where the owner wants to move their laundry facility into their basement. This involved quite a bit of plumbing work. However, the outcome was outstanding. By building everything into the wall the owner can push their stackable washer and...
A customer wanted to move their laundry room into their basement. This involved quite a bit of new plumbing work. When installing new pipes it is coming to build a wall to mount and support the them. However there is another way to accomplish this goal by using wall...
There are times when you need to remove drywall to fix the infrastructure beneath it. I had to do some plumbing work that was behind drywall. Normally, I would use a saw and cut an opening. However, the opening would be uneven and rough. A drywall circular cutter...
