I'm about to drop $2k on plumbing for my home.My realtor should've stopped me from buying this place the moment we saw the water heater but I guess I know better for the future now.
>>834776112k isn't that bad a plumbing bill, at least you don't have to get a boiler. I put in a combination boiler last week and it cost the guy 10.9k
>>83477611Realtors are shit. That's exactly the kind of issue they should be pointing out instead of just giving you a tour pointing out the most obvious features.>this master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and walk-in closetEven a blind man could figure that out. It doesn't help anybody.
>>83477637>>83477611they want to make the sale for their commission, so theres no incentive for them to flag anything. you cant trust them or their chosen inspectors in that regard. getting your own inspector isnt even that reliable because most inspectors in the area probably know the realtor and want their business so they wont disrupt the sale either. you basically have to inspect everything yourself.
>>83477611>My realtor should've stopped me from buying this placeThey rarely do. I shelled out a lot for plumbing this year.
Im blasted out of my ass drunk but i run a shit fixer crew What's the actual problem with your place
>>83478103I'm also curious to know what's going on with your water heater
>>83478103> what the actual problem with your place?>>83478142also curiousI can go on about that a bit> Water softener blown> Water heater from 1989 and electrically fucked beyond salvaging>> All pipe in home is 1/2" poly-b so no plumber in my area is willing to touch it> Best I can get is $100 for someone to come out and go "Yeah she's fucked m8" and tell me I'm on my own doing the actual fixing it part.> My bedroom and the bathroom need new subflooring but that won't be happening until spring> Bathtub is fuckedI'm planning to DIY it, learn how to do plumbing, and swap everything to 3/4" pex-a.
>>83478313So basically you can't get an inspection for just a water heater, because the poly-b will fail. You don't have a $2k job, you have a 20k job on your hands and you can't afford it.
>>83478313I can see why they say fuck it lmfaobut you are on the right track switching to pex DIY style because a quote on that would cost too much Just a word of advice fix your pipes first since you may have to rip up parts of your subflooring first and just temp add joists if you need people to walk over them in a kitchen lets say
>>83478353No, start with the water heater so you have hot water first. It's not hard to put in another one. Then replace water lines gradually over time.You don't need 3/4 for everything either. Do 1/2" lines off a main 3/4" line. Start with a ball valve at the start of the branch so you can turn the water on to the rest of your house.Lastly, don't put water lines on the exterior walls, because you will have pipe bursts.
>realtor should've stopped me from buying laugh out loud
>>83477611imma bout to drop 2000 loads in your plumbgingt. santa nigga
>>83477611I'm sorry anon I filled your water heater with cum
>>83478393> No, start with the water heater so you have hot water first. It's not hard to put in another one. Then replace water lines gradually over time.My plan is to basically do both a water heater and softener at the same time. My water has 425ppm hardness.> You don't need 3/4 for everything either. Do 1/2" lines off a main 3/4" line.Interesting, that conflicts with what one guy told me, but good to know while I'm still in the researching phase.> Lastly, don't put water lines on the exterior walls, because you will have pipe bursts.My plan is to run everything through the crawlspace with heat-tape since it's single-floor. Although I'm told pex-a is really tolerant to freezing compared to say pex-b or copper.>>83478419Oh hey it's you>>83478442Fuck you no wonder the stuff wont stop cumming from my faucets!>>83478431Goddamn it not again
>>83478454If a line is serving a bathroom, shower, toilet and sink, 1/2 is fine. I do that all the time. Same thing for any single room. If you're serving more than one room, then 3/4 is better no you don't have water pressure issues. That's the code in my state.>CrawlspaceHow much clearance do you have? Crawlspaces suck.
>>83478518> If a line is serving a bathroom, shower, toilet and sink, 1/2 is fine. I do that all the time. Same thing for any single room. If you're serving more than one room, then 3/4 is better no you don't have water pressure issues. That's the code in my state.So I don't have much to plumb. I have a single bathroom and a kitchen sink to worry about. Maybe a hose spigot. > How much clearance do you have? Crawlspaces suck.Looks to be roughly 2ft of clearance. maybe a bit more. But it can't suck more than it did working on my car while banned from using jack stands or anything to lift my car up. (I used to rent my parking space before moving)
>>83478686You could probably get away with 1/2" for the whole house, I've seen small houses like yours with 1/2" water mains, but if you want to allow for expansions, like a fridge water line or a second outdoor spigot, then maybe you want 3/4" on your main.
>>83478752I mean 1/2" is what the whole place is plumbed with currently. Could there be a code thing that the plumber who visited is concerned with?
>>83477611Only 2k?
