Recent content by ericlinn

I am in the process of remodeling my bathroom. I am installing a 60 inch fiberglass tub(no shower) and I would like to know if it is necessary to surround the tub with tile. I planned on installing green board to within a quarter inch, filling the gap with caulk to prevent wicking, and then...

It turns out that the plumber was correct in telling me not to use copper when doing a pull. I called the WSSC, which is my water provider, and they told me it is actually illegal to pull copper through and existing pipe and that it will react with the black corrugated plastic. It has nothing...

Thanks for the replies guys. They actually cut the water main in side the house and break up the slab a little, then they dig down at the sevice valve outside. A cable is fed through the blue polyline. The cable has a cutter that has the new copper line attached to it. As the cable is pulled...

Hello. I own a single family home in Baltimore Maryland. My home has a blue poly water main that I want to have replaced before failure. Most plumbers I have gotten estimates from say they will pull a new copper main through the poly line. But, one plumber has told me that you can not pull...