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I noticed all the spigots have tiny holes right in the beginning where the supply line connects. It looks like there is a ball or something in there... must be for the anti freeze.

so the main...

Need some help please. I've been googling this and can't find anything. Right now I have two hose spigots on my house. they are plumbed with 1/2" pex. I'm trying to establish my yard and don't wanna...

since you said walk out basement I assume it is finished. there could be one.... have fun finding it. Could be carpeted over. My friends ended up being under his washer. his sump pump pit was under...

i think i should have mentioned the proposed wall is going to be from interlocking blocks. sorry about that.

you can go to http://www.whois.net/ and type in the URL and it will give you some info about who registered it. Don't know if that will do anything for you

oh also (you may already know this) but they make a tool that is a steel cable that has a loop on each end. You pull that back and forth and it will cut the pipe. I googled and found a tip that you...

you mentioned your line has 2 45 degree elbows. I added a T in my main line so I could add a sink. I cut out the area with the 2 45s so that I could add in my T without having to use once of those...

why would the bottom of my retaining wall have to be to the same depth as my footing for my house? that would leave me with over half my wall in the ground.

my concern of freezing is my houses...

I think you are making a joke about my drawing not being to scale so haha :)

if you ment something else I don't know what you mean.

that's pretty good to research what you need so you have some knowledge. If everyone did that america would be way different.


anyway, I don't know what size gas line you need but i would suggest...

the water company says you have to replace it?!?! is the valve before the meter?

per the 27th edition of the Machinery's Handbook, NPT refers to American National Standard Taper Pipe Thread. :)

it might bother you 99.999% of people would say oh wow this looks great and that's it. Don't sweat it man.

what all did you talk about with the water company? I may be wrong but that looks like it is before the meter. I know with the electric company everything before the meter is their problem (unless...

dude don't let everyone scare you off. I'm not a plumber either but i've tacked some stuff. Out here in south dakota (not sure how they act out your way) I just call the plumbing inspector and tell...

this probbly won't be to helpful but my house was plumbed withh pex and they used the crimp type. I've added a few fixtures so naturally just went with that type. The only problem I have is if you...

depending on the size of the bathroom I would just re sheet rock like other suggested. There could be water leaking behind the wall for all you know causing mold. When I bought sheet rock for my...

I want to put a two tier retaining wall behind my house to lessen the slop of my yard. I have a split lever house with the lower level half underground. I know the footings have to be 4' under ground...

got ya, I know bigger waste will go down but the rocks are heavier so just wanted to make sure.



i read in fine home building that builders do that. maybe it's a good thing to check for in the...

This might be a silly question but I've search and can't find an answer. I started finishing my basement. It was roughed for a bath by the builder. I read in a magazine the other day that sometimes...

I just purchased a house with an unfinished basement that was roughed in for a bath. They used 2x4s for make a box above where the shower line was. I just had to break the wood out and dig down. It...

I was just about to say that. You want to put the heat where you want the solder to go. I see many people heat down on the pipe.

And like you discovered, one joint at a time. I'm under the...

oh and if anyone else is in the same position as me (installing a sink in a garage) and just tapping into a stack the inspector just wanted to make sure I had a shutoff valve that had drain in a...

I remember watching this old house when I was very young and them saying building inspectors like to see that. :) but anyway I ended up just cutting it out and flipping it. The building inspector...

I know it will work but I'm not sure if there is a plumbing code that says if needs to be other way.