LostAnotherOne Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Just completed my biggest project to date. It was planned to be a 2 year project, but with being out of work for 3 months I was able to get it done. The wife has a degenerative back condition and it's very hard for her to get out of bed and head downstairs in the middle of the night so I had to fast forward things. She did all the designing which was great so I could focus on the tasks on hand. Luckily through my work I call in plumbers and electricians on a regular basis so I was able to get all the info I needed from them. The only thing that was in the room was 2 receptacles so I was able to connect from there to get lighting. Surprisingly zero issues when I flipped the switch for the first time. Zero plumbing upstairs too so I was starting from scratch. Biggest issue was connecting the 3" toilet pipe into the main pipe. Took 5 hours and 3 trips to the plumbing store. Called a plumber after the second try, but they were so crazy busy it would of been over a week until they would come. I'm sweating cause the wife is going to be home soon and I have like a 12" gap in the main line. I went back and got a flexible coupler and that did the job. First 2 tries I used a abs coupler and glued it, but just didn't work out. One plumber told me it's against code and another said he would use a flexible coupler if your new to it. Anyways I refused any hands on help from people except the wife as this is something I wanted to do myself. Cost around $3500 for everything. Now I have 2 washrooms in the house so hopefully the value has gone up. The vanity was custom made. Wife built it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Very very nice !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy28 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Wow. That’s awesome cannot let my wife see this. We need a bathroom done but I am not handy at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 Great workmanship,Job well done.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 Well done, had Reno’s at my place last year, helped but not totally involved except the plumbing, my brother is master plumber and guide me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 Very nice! I have MS, if I had thought that I would have gotten something like it I certainly would have opted to a ranch style home ( all one level ) than a 4 level split. Just something to consider? With a degenerative back condition your wife may face more problems with things like stairs? They don't get any easier with age or medical issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Nice job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Absolutely stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronzo Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Good stuff, really nice result you got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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