4.19.2017

Today was one of those days that reminded Jim why plumbing is not at the top of his favorite house-building jobs.  It was just one of those days.

Jim had to go to the plumbing supply company to pick up another piece of pipe for the toilet run - that ended up being a longer conversation because he started talking to his rep about the heating issue that will be bubbling up to the surface before long.

This run was what gave Jim the most grief today.  He had gotten things figured out for the most part and needed to get things glued.  He got everything done and was ready to glue the pipe into the curve area of the stack.  He primed and glued both sides, pushed, and the pipe wouldn't go in all the way.  Of course, he's up on the ladder and you can't push crazy hard because it could mess up all the rest of the fittings.  But he had to stop because it just wasn't going in - however, the glue had started to set up.  He was able to get it apart but the drying glue had left traces on both sides - meaning he would never be able to get it in.  He had to quickly try and put primer over the areas, wipe it off, repeat and repeat and repeat until the solvents finally dissolved.  Thank goodness - otherwise it would mean cutting sections off of the stack and starting over.

However, when he looked at the pipe, he saw why it wouldn't go in.  There was a slight bell at the end of the pipe - just enough that there was no way it was going to fit.  He had to take his palm sander and try to carefully sand the pipe enough to get it to the same consistent shape and size as the rest of the pipe. 

So hours and hours later...this run is finished! 

Other parts of the plumbing went a little smoother...Jim got the line extended and wyes put in for both the bathroom sink and shower.  Look how nicely the brackets work to hold up the pipe too.

As would just figure, when Jim had to redo this section of wall to accommodate the shower drain, it was a tight fit for the pipes.  So he redid a bit of the stack and was able to lower the run just an inch or two so that it now goes perfectly underneath the top frame.  He also used a reducer at this point to change the line from 3" to 2".

The view from the workshop looking into the bathroom...

 

At the end of the day, Jim had to head into Lowe's.  He had ordered Durock and it was supposed to be all ready for him to pick up.  Except that it wasn't.  They had pulled the wrong size and even the wrong amount so it took lots of waiting around time to get his order.  Made for a long ending to a long day!

 

But now that Jim has the Durarock, he can put some down in the bathroom floor and start bringing the plumbing up through the floor.

 

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