I’m almost done! The plumber is coming and I’ve got all the fittings. All I need to do is pull back this rug and…
Bleeeaaauuughhhggg.
Sigh, I had to buy an old farmhouse didn’t I?
Think. Think. Think.
Fuck it! Time to break out the wrecking bar.
For reasons which I’m sure y’all understand, blogging may be interrupted for a while. It is winter and these things happen. Pay no attention to the sounds of destruction reverberating off the sub flooring. Also, dream of summer. The lakes will thaw and so will I. Eventually…
Like Larry the cable guy would say, “Get-R-Done”. Yesterdays bad news is tomorrows new project. Good Luck, by a guy who has a concrete floor.
The joys of being a homeowner. There is always something that needs to be fixed, some more urgent than others. Good luck, and be careful with that wrecking bar. The have been know to attack the person using them.
The bathroom faucet is leaking. No big deal; change the washer… It doesn’t have w washer. It has a CARTRIDGE… Go buy a new cartridge. No one has it… too old… Finally find a new cartridge… Shut off the valve under the sink. Replace the cartridge… Turn the valve back on under the sink…
New cartridge leaks worse than the old one… Shut off the valve under the sink and remove the new cartridge. Clean off cartridge valve seat and reinstall… faucet doesn’t leak anymore. Now the valve under the sink is leaking… Lather, rinse, repeat…
Shower drain backs up… Snake the drain… Still backing up… Walk into other bathroom to find water backing up in that tub too… Snake the drain line… Shower still backing up… Open septic tank lid… Tank is backed up… Write a check out for $7K for a new leach field… Shower drains now…
…I HATE plumbing!