Recent content by Jim S

Ok well maybe I answered my own question. After some googling I found this great video: Sounds like a great idea. Make a locating template with cardboard or even 1/4" plywood and use that.

Hello, Still doing the same bath remodel on our first floor slab. I have a hole open in the slab so I can run the drain from the shower before I close it up. I don't have the shower pan yet. So when the pan comes, I plan on fitting it in the space and seeing where the drain pipe will have to...

For some follow up, here are some pictures of one of the holes which is now complete. :)

Actually there is a lot of information here: https://www.uponorpro.com/marketing-and-sales/literature.aspx I think I'll go with the EP.

Are the EP plastic fittings (elbows, tees, couplings etc) fine or do people prefer the brass versions? EP: https://www.supplyhouse.com/Wirsbo-Uponor-Q4755050-ProPEX-EP-Tee-1-2-PEX-x-1-2-PEX-x-1-2-PEX-2311000-p Brass...

Yes I'm replacing those.

I'm not there yet but soon I will need to repair the holes I made in the slab in the bathroom I am working in. I have made two large holes and would like to know what is the best way to repair them. I have done some small concrete repairs and have worked with concrete a little, I have a mixing...

Yes it's unfortunate the Home Depot doesn't carry any Uponor pipe or fittings. In my case I have to go to a local plumbing supply store (at lunch because they are not open evenings or weekends lol) or the better option is supplyhouse.com which is a great site and ships quick. I get their stuff...

My older brother told me that once when we were kids... haha I always wondered about it. I could google it but I'm not gonna.

For some follow up on this, I met with the county inspector today and asked him about these pipes and he said if it were him, he would go ahead and replace them since they are mostly all exposed now anyways. So I think that is what I will do. He was actually very helpful but I did have to get...

Thanks for your reply. This would not be easy, but it could be done. Not sure how I would route them but I'm sure it is possible. My real question is DOES THIS NEED TO BE DONE? Are my pipes on borrowed time? Like I said I have read where copper in contact with concrete is a no-no and will...

nobody? :(

Oh and one other thing that I thought might factor in is that it takes a long time (couple minutes) for the water to get warm in the shower on the second floor, probably because the pipes run through the ground, which may be cold. So this might be an opportunity to fix that. I just want to...

Hey group, So I am in the middle of my bath remodel and am having a case of 'while I'm at its'. So here is the thing. This part of the house (where the bath is) is on a slab and the water supply pipes come under this slab and up in the middle and go on up to the other two baths upstairs. So...

why wouldn't it just be a long radius 90?