Minor Repairs

Last week ReBecca noticed the cold water tap in the tub would just keep turning, on, off, on, off all in the same direction. This makes it hard to shut everything off, so a new tap was required, and to install it I had to open the wall on the other side. I made a 13" x 48" opening to work in, put in the new tap, shower extension and faucet. I was going to just screw the piece back on, but we talked and just in case we have to do it again, I make a little frame around it and the opening, After a little mud to try and straiten the wall so it looks good, a bit of paint and some magnets to just keep it in place, all is done and it doesn't look too bad.

Enough room to work.

A little woodwork and mud.

Add a small frame.

Set everything back in place.

A Hot Flush

Well if I can't laugh at myself then who can I. I told ReBecca to not tell anyone about this I was not happy to say the least, but we learn from our mistakes and this one was not costly. With all the reworked plumbing and water lines you would think I could get it right, but I didn't. I installed the toilet, turned on the water, and everything worked great. Except for one little thing, I had the line connected to the hot water line. Not a good thing, too much condensation. Luckily I used PEX pipe and fittings, and knew exactly where they were in the wall, behind the tub. This left only one thing to do. Open the wall on the other side and change the connectors.

I knew where the lines were and how they were feed, as well I have pictures of everything to guide me in the future.

A simple mater of switching the elbow with the "T" connectors and I'm back in business. The hole is closed up and the mud is drying.