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Re: A Casual Survey: Homeowner GC'ing their job

I would really need to know the customer. A cold call even asking for a remodel of a bathroom is iffy.

I always ask if a carpenter is involved.

Most say they are doing the carpentry …. I generally will back away.

kcopp

Re: When to NOT use sharkbite? A question

i have a scar on my left pinky that shows why the gloves are important

mattmia2

Re: How to Install a Toilet? Step-by-Step Advice

Mad Dog is a New York artist and that's a first class New York installation. I think Chicago is the only other town setting bowls in plaster?

And is New York the only place outlawing those exploding hoses and requiring a 3/8" copper supply pipe? Have you seen the toilet supply hose that caused $3.6 million in damages? The plumber's insurer paid every cent.

Hey Dog… how about the marble closet slab if the floor's wood?

Long Beach Ed

Re: Balancing

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1845743#Comment_1845743

ha good point. The real question i'm asking myself is do i replace/repair existing zone valves or do i remove them completely? The care taker of church claims those zones pictured haven't worked in years (then again he may not know a dam thing) Don't you love neglected systems with no record of anything!?

joshua2002

Re: A Casual Survey: Homeowner GC'ing their job

People don't plan to fail, they just fail to plan.

When I was a young engineer in the '90's, "Total Quality Management" was a popular corporate thing, so we got a TQM seminar. One case study in the seminar was a comparison of two new factories, one built in the US and one built in Japan. The US method was to design and break ground as quickly as possible. But the fast design process meant many of the mechanical details (HVAC routing, etc) were left out of the prints. And as a result, construction was slow as many details had to be worked out by the subs on site, and a lot of rework and change orders. By contrast, the Japanese spent much more time up front on the factory design, down to the routing of all mechanicals, etc, so that when they broke ground, there was no conflict between subs, little or no rework/change orders, and despite taking much longer to break ground, the factory ultimately got built faster.

jesmed1

Re: When to NOT use sharkbite? A question

Any plumber that says "I never get leaks, Bro!!' Is a LIAR. When your soft-Soldering up tens of thousands of joints up to 4" there will be some leaks in tight spots. This is human error, not the joining system. Mad Dog