The DIY thread - DIYourself

iman29 said:
But damn if it didn’t take me 3 trips to the plumbing supply store and at least 3-4 times taking the drain apart and putting it back together before everything finally stopped leaking. And I have the same flex pipe under there too cause nothing would line up by like 1/4 inch.
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SOP now is to go to home depot, buy 2 of every drain piece that they have, finish the job, then return all the extras on the next depot trip. So much easier, and all the plastic shit is like $3 a piece so not cost prohibitive.
 
iman29 said:
Oh man I have some flashbacks to doing my bathroom. The new/used vanity I bought didn’t have a backing and I was lucky everything fit without having to cut anything.

But damn if it didn’t take me 3 trips to the plumbing supply store and at least 3-4 times taking the drain apart and putting it back together before everything finally stopped leaking. And I have the same flex pipe under there too cause nothing would line up by like 1/4 inch.
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The answer to your alignment problem is to add a slip fitting to the stub coming out of the wall. A combo of arm length and rotating the trap with the right length tail piece should do it.

Also watch that the compression washer is the correct size if they aren't built into the nut

Those fittings shouldn't need tape!
 
rlb said:
SOP now is to go to home depot, buy 2 of every drain piece that they have, finish the job, then return all the extras on the next depot trip. So much easier, and all the plastic shit is like $3 a piece so not cost prohibitive.
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I refer to this as the PPM-
@Patrick Purchasing Method.
Buy replacements for everything around the piece you are working on.
Saved me a lot of trouble a few times.
 
jmanic said:
I refer to this as the PPM-
@Patrick Purchasing Method.
Buy replacements for everything around the piece you are working on.
Saved me a lot of trouble a few times.
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Using the @mattybfat add-on method, you then don't return everything else, and have a bin of parts.
Of course when going to the bin, the one part that is needed to complete any job is not in there,
creating a positive feedback cycle of going to the store, and not wanting to come up short again.
 
Patrick said:
The answer to your alignment problem is to add a slip fitting to the stub coming out of the wall. A combo of arm length and rotating the trap with the right length tail piece should do it.

Also watch that the compression washer is the correct size if they aren't built into the nut

Those fittings shouldn't need tape!
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I know what you mean but at the time this was the best solution after 4+ hours of fighting with it. It’s been rock solid ever since.

(Now I jinxed it for sure )

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
 
Well this could go in the frown section but figured here is good too.

So after hearing screaming from the basement like something was on fire, i then had to run to Tractor supply right as they closed for this stuff.

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Basement is adjacent to the garage so probably coming in through there. Put out about 6 of these around the basement and in the garage with a few peanuts stuck in the middle will see if it catches anything.

This turned into a real DIY cursing session when I was looking for a spot to place the traps near the washing machine saw that behind it the floor was all wet. And it was seeping into the canvas bag/stand of “stuff by the washing machine we usually don’t wear” which translates to mostly more of my cycling event shirts.

Now I am thinking this means the 25+ year old washing machine is dead. Or the drain out to the sewer is clogged and i
need a plumber.

Pulled the washer out and Ran the hot water feed into the drain and it didn’t fill up. When I grabbed the drain hose It still seemed wet on the outside even tho it was empty. Took it up to the bathtub and filled it with water and sonofabitch it has like 2-3 pinholes in it. Wonder if the mouse was thirsty.

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Ordered drain hose from lowes for pickup tmw told teenager he has to go get it. If I found this 2 hours prior I could have replaced it already all the stores were already closed.

At least I can still go ride tmw for my first day of vacation from work.
 
iman29 said:
Well this could go in the frown section but figured here is good too.

So after hearing screaming from the basement like something was on fire, i then had to run to Tractor supply right as they closed for this stuff.



Basement is adjacent to the garage so probably coming in through there. Put out about 6 of these around the basement and in the garage with a few peanuts stuck in the middle will see if it catches anything.
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Go with DIY bucket mouse trap. Safer for all the pets you have and easier. Drowning is faster than starving.
 
JerseyPete said:
Go with DIY bucket mouse trap. Safer for all the pets you have and easier. Drowning is faster than starving.
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Yeah thought about that afterwards. All the traps are away from where the pets can get them.

Meantime 10 minutes ago my 15 year old came in from The garage said he heard squeaking and I thought he was kidding since they boys made this for me. 🤨
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That escalated a lot faster than I thought. Turns out it was a mole. It has been canceled.

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man thats something iv never seen before(a mole inside the house), i just use snap traps when the need arises, quick, painless and easy to clean up (o yea, and reusable)
 
Looking for suggestions regarding nail protection. I rebuilt a non load bearing wall in one of our bathrooms a few years ago and ran new electrical. Because there were large gaps in time between doing things, I completely forgot to put in nail protection for the wiring (and plumbing) before drywall. However, the back of the wall does not have drywall on it yet so I have some access. I had planned to use an oscillating tool to carve out space in between the studs and back of the drywall and then slide in nail plates with some construction adhesive but wondering if anyone had a simpler/easier idea. Obviously the drywall is up and I'm probably not putting any screws in for the foreseeable future, but want to reduce the chance of problems for me or the next owner of the house down the line.
 
ebarker9 said:
Looking for suggestions regarding nail protection. I rebuilt a non load bearing wall in one of our bathrooms a few years ago and ran new electrical. Because there were large gaps in time between doing things, I completely forgot to put in nail protection for the wiring (and plumbing) before drywall. However, the back of the wall does not have drywall on it yet so I have some access. I had planned to use an oscillating tool to carve out space in between the studs and back of the drywall and then slide in nail plates with some construction adhesive but wondering if anyone had a simpler/easier idea. Obviously the drywall is up and I'm probably not putting any screws in for the foreseeable future, but want to reduce the chance of problems for me or the next owner of the house down the line.
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Don't worry about it. There breaker will trip.
Ask me how I know!
 
iman29 said:
Well this could go in the frown section but figured here is good too.

So after hearing screaming from the basement like something was on fire, i then had to run to Tractor supply right as they closed for this stuff.

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Basement is adjacent to the garage so probably coming in through there. Put out about 6 of these around the basement and in the garage with a few peanuts stuck in the middle will see if it catches anything.

This turned into a real DIY cursing session when I was looking for a spot to place the traps near the washing machine saw that behind it the floor was all wet. And it was seeping into the canvas bag/stand of “stuff by the washing machine we usually don’t wear” which translates to mostly more of my cycling event shirts.

Now I am thinking this means the 25+ year old washing machine is dead. Or the drain out to the sewer is clogged and i
need a plumber.

Pulled the washer out and Ran the hot water feed into the drain and it didn’t fill up. When I grabbed the drain hose It still seemed wet on the outside even tho it was empty. Took it up to the bathtub and filled it with water and sonofabitch it has like 2-3 pinholes in it. Wonder if the mouse was thirsty.

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Ordered drain hose from lowes for pickup tmw told teenager he has to go get it. If I found this 2 hours prior I could have replaced it already all the stores were already closed.

At least I can still go ride tmw for my first day of vacation from work.
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Sent the oldest out yesterday to pick up the replacement drain hose. Seems all they sell are a lightweight one piece “universal” hose. To his credit he did call me and went to a plumbing supply store for me and they had nothing. Lucky for me it fit properly into the washing machine drain side (I did send him with the old drain hose to match it up )

I didn’t like the design of the curved adjusting bracket that guides the hose into the drain and the drain hose is very light I was anxious the force of the water might eject the hose from the sewer line inlet. So I rigged up some zip ties to secure it in place. It’s not pretty but it gets the job done.

And while I was back there working on everything I also had him pick up a new set of water supply lines since the other ones were old and the ends were a bit rusted.

Calling this another DIY win i only spent $25 and I didn’t have to call a plumber or order a new washer and dryer (cause I would have had to order a new set amirite?)

I dedicate this project to the mole who sacrificed his life to make this repair possible.

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Putting in some finishing touches in a room that is nowhere near close to finished yet...

Down low, behind desk, three Cat 6 and three HDMI's to TV:
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Up high, behind future TV, recessed outlet, one Cat 6 and one coax, and three HDMI's from below:
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Here's the before:
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