what did you do around the house today?

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Purged a bunch of stuff out to get ready to list. Our market isn't as hawt as Calgary but I don't think we'll have any issue selling in a decent timeline.

Getting ready to start renos on "new" house. Not likely to make a thread about it, I'm not organized enough for that. Spoiler: building a garage there too

Is it not that hot in Edmonton, as well? Or are you in Leduc and the lack of a Cactus Club has decimated your value?

[brucebanner]

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Is it not that hot in Edmonton, as well? Or are you in Leduc and the lack of a Cactus Club has decimated your value?

Neither, just west of Edmonton and we bought just north of Edmonton.

[03ozwhip]

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Neither, just west of Edmonton and we bought just north of Edmonton.

Congrats buddy!

[The_Penguin]

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I heard a theory that several shipments of Poly Butyl piping ended up sitting out in the sun unprotected for a prolonged period of time and those are the ones that ended up with all the issues.
This sounds reasonable, but there's no way to tell for sure.

That is my understanding. Poly-B that has been exposed to UV is likely to fail.
Yes, I have multiple leak detectors connected to my home automation system, just in case. But I'd be surprised if my Poly-B fails.

[brucebanner]

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Congrats buddy!

Thanks! Going to be a busy summer but we're looking forward to more space.

[03ozwhip]

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He's a blue collar guy, he should know better than to cross thread it.

Also, cross threaded is a version of tight isn't it?

Totally forgot that I posted in this one lol blue collar guys never cross thread things, right lol but its very possible that my kid cross threaded it at some point and fucked the threads.

He's not so blue collar.

[schurchill39]

We started tearing down the deck and shed the previous home owner built because they were done so incredibly poorly. The shed was built ON the property line and attached to a shitty lean-to that he decided to try and water seal with duct tape and 3-4 tubes of silicone over about 12 feet. This week (weather permitting) we have landscapers coming in with a bobcat to rip out all of the back alley grade pea gravel they put down in the front, side and part of the back yard, and rip out all the grass thats 1/3 quack grass, 1/3 weeds, and 1/3 regular grass. After that we're getting irrigation installed and I will lay sod in the front as soon as thats done. The back yard sod will wait until I am done rebuilding the deck because there is no point in trampling it.

I was going to get the landscapers to lay down 40mm rundle rock on the strip between my neighbours and I but they didn't seem too keen on paying someone else to do it so I guess me and their kids will be shoveling 6 yards of rock...

[msommers]

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All I want is a kink free hose. Is that a thing?

I have this “contractor grade” hose and it’s so kinky and not in a fun way

Flexzilla is your friend

[gmc72]

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25-year-old Poly-B here. The only issue was when I pulled off a baseboard and the brad had gone through a hit water line. Had never leaked for 10 years until I pulled it out.
If it hasn't failed by now, it's fine.

Our house was built in 1989 and has the Poly-B. We knew about the Poly-B when we bought and factored that into our offer price. It is all being replaced at the end of July. There are no leaks at the moment, but there was evidence of leaking in the past. We got multiple quotes and Pete the Plumber was the least expensive by far. Fingers crossed there's nothing scary when they open the walls.

[spike98]

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Our house was built in 1989 and has the Poly-B. We knew about the Poly-B when we bought and factored that into our offer price. It is all being replaced at the end of July. There are no leaks at the moment, but there was evidence of leaking in the past. We got multiple quotes and Pete the Plumber was the least expensive by far. Fingers crossed there's nothing scary when they open the walls.

Just curious on this...

Do they mostly run new and abandon the old or actually replace with pex where all of the current runs?

[The_Penguin]

We used Pete the Plumber for 2 water heaters and a softener. Good price, and they did a good job.
IF we ever need to replace the Poly-B we will likely use them. Have heard they do it well.

[you&me]

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We used Pete the Plumber for 2 water heaters and a softener. Good price, and they did a good job.
IF we ever need to replace the Poly-B we will likely use them. Have heard they do it well.

My mom just had Pete the Plumber preemptively replace her poly b, after my mother in law had three separate poly b failures in the span of about 18 months.

I find it odd that all poly b failures can be traced back to "several shipments" being left out in the sun... I'm leaning towards the theory that it's just a shitty product

[gmc72]

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Just curious on this...

Do they mostly run new and abandon the old or actually replace with pex where all of the current runs?

As far as I know, they replace and remove. Some old Poly-B they might have to abandon in the wall, but all the new supply lines will be PEX.

[StreetRacerX]

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My mom just had Pete the Plumber preemptively replace her poly b, after my mother in law had three separate poly b failures in the span of about 18 months.

I find it odd that all poly b failures can be traced back to "several shipments" being left out in the sun... I'm leaning towards the theory that it's just a shitty product

It's a shitty product, the chlorine in the water supply causes it to oxidize when it comes into contact with it, it was installed from 1978 to 1995 where it was prohibited to be installed and a class action lawsuits soon followed.

[bjstare]

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Just curious on this...

Do they mostly run new and abandon the old or actually replace with pex where all of the current runs?

I’m not that type of engineer, but something tells me pulling the old stuff is the favourable option vs drilling holes through every stud/joist/floor to run an entirely redundant system haha.

[spike98]

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I’m not that type of engineer, but something tells me pulling the old stuff is the favourable option vs drilling holes through every stud/joist/floor to run an entirely redundant system haha.

Have you seen how plumbers work? lol. Thats why i ask really. I can't see how they could possibly pull and replace the majority of it without hacking the walls anyway.

[ExtraSlow]

It's a lot of drywall work either way. But I wouldn't stress about removing the old if it's easier to just leave it in place, house framing lumber can have an awful lot of holes in it before it's an issue.

[gmc72]

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It's a lot of drywall work either way. But I wouldn't stress about removing the old if it's easier to just leave it in place, house framing lumber can have an awful lot of holes in it before it's an issue.

Yeah, the drywall repair estimate was about the same as the replacement of the pipe estimate. They told me that a rue of thumb is that there is a hole in the drywall for every fixture/cabinet in the house. That is not going to be the good part about this replacement.

[never]

Making some good progress on the shop now…

[brucebanner]

More details, size etc

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Making some good progress on the shop now..