Hey, the bathroom project is the warm up and a measuring stick as to how much of that kind of stuff I can do. So far it seems I'm fine. As for the house, I've drawn it up. I will be my own contractor, but I will hire subs for most of the heavy work. I'm planning to do most of the wiring and most of the plumbing by myself. I have to sell my own house in a couple of years. So my "dream house" is at least a couple of years away.

Do you have a connection to the Bush administration?! ;)

At first they do. They are fine if you just have a crimp or two but can become 'out of round' fairly quickly.

I might be able to help you out with a 1/2".

I don't know, but kind of doubt it. However, if jsp is recommending them, they just might.

Check your PMs Mr. Rooster.

I think you should be focusing on a small plot of land and building an attractive wooden box, Mr. Frankie.

Your priorities are askew.

No kidding. I have recently received advertising from a cremation society. :(

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I'm your Huckleberry!!

I bought both of mine on Ebay for 1/3 of the price.

Got tired of renting from THD and having to return it every time I needed it.

Just rent it. Home depot.

That's what I'm looking for and I agree with you about renting.

So is this what people are plumbing their homes with now? Seriously? This is the most current product?


It looks cheap as hell to me and troublesome in the future. Won't the crimps start seeping after sustained pressure?


I have copper tubing in my house, is that a thing of the past?

I see it more and more in newer houses. I have to say, I do have some reservation about it's long term performance. But you can't beat the ease of installation and cost, as opposed to copper. Also, a friend bought a house built in the early 80s and as soon as she moved in the wall in the kitchen started leaking after months of saturation from a couple of pin hole leaks in the copper line inside it. It was a terrible mess when I removed the sheetrock to get to it. So I guess copper is not all that reliable long term either.

The previous owner of our house started re-doing the plumbing with that stuff. He only finished the kitchen and Bathroom (sort of), but was kind enough to disconnect everything else already (two more bathrooms and the laundry room). I have the laundry room going temporarily and have to decide how best to finish the job. Should I continue with what he is doing (knowing I am going to have to re-do most of his work anyway) or start from scratch? Any thoughts? BTW I suck at sweat soldering, so that probably is not a good option unless I want to teach my kids a lot of interesting new words.

People can do a shitty job with about anything I guess. This is my fourth house with copper, never had a problem.

I guess it is getting really expensive though. I have heard partial stories about thieves breaking into places and stealing the copper. That seems a bit over the top to me, hubcaps seem so much easier.