OT: This Old House

2012-02-04 Thread John Sessoms
... of mine, been broke a thousand times. Apologies to the Isley Brothers. Day 7 of the emergency kitchen remodel: Tearing cabinetry out so I can tear the wall out so I can replace the kitchen sink drainpipe is kind of at a standstill. Before I can continue that portion of the work, I've got

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-04 Thread Stan Halpin
Good luck with it! My uncle the carpenter/builder always claimed that plumbing was easy, and that all plumbers needed to know was a) "stuff" flows downhill, and b) you get paid on Friday. I have never done any plumbing job that did not require at least 3 trips to the hardware store: the initial

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, You do know plastic pipe is ridiculously simple and very easy to use. Knowing how to sweat joints is a skill, but you don't really need to show it. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:41 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > ... of mine, been broke a thousand times. > > Apologies to the Isley Br

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 11:41 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > ... of mine, been broke a thousand times. > > Apologies to the Isley Brothers. Day 7 of the emergency kitchen remodel: > > Tearing cabinetry out so I can tear the wall out so I can replace the > kitchen sink drainpipe is kind of at a standstil

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
Some advice from a retired plumber... If PEX (cross linked polyethylene) is legal in NC seriously consider using it. You can run a separate line from a manifold to *each fixture* cheaper, quicker and easier than you can do copper. This has the added advantage of being able to control the flo

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 4, 2012, at 11:41 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > ... of mine, been broke a thousand times. > > Apologies to the Isley Brothers. Day 7 of the emergency kitchen remodel: > > Tearing cabinetry out so I can tear the wall out so I can replace the kitchen > sink drainpipe is kind of at a standstil

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
Interspersed... On 2/4/2012 10:54 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: Good luck with it! My uncle the carpenter/builder always claimed that plumbing was easy, and that all plumbers needed to know was a) "stuff" flows downhill, and b) you get paid on Friday. It's true...s**t DOES flow downhill and Friday I

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan John, You do know plastic pipe is ridiculously simple and very easy to use. Knowing how to sweat joints is a skill, but you don't really need to show it. Regards, Bob S. You know what they say about old dogs & new tricks. I'll get it done quicker doing what I know. I've

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 11:41 AM, John Sessoms wrote: ... of mine, been broke a thousand times. Apologies to the Isley Brothers. Day 7 of the emergency kitchen remodel: Tearing cabinetry out so I can tear the wall out so I can replace the kitchen sink drainpipe is kind of

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-06 Thread John Sessoms
Plumbing's done. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-06 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/6/2012 4:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Plumbing's done. Congrats! Time to rent a few beers in celebration. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow th

Re: OT: This Old House

2012-02-06 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
: John Sessoms Sent: February 6, 2012 2/6/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: This Old House Plumbing's done. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the di