Plumbing
At Our New Old House the plumbing was one of those things that we knew we’d have to do eventually but that never gave us enough of a problem to fix right away. However, when the faucet on our tub stopped working and we discovered how difficult it was going to be to connect a new faucet to the old pipes, we decided to hire a plumber to re-do our whole plumbing system.
Here are the old pipes to the tub:
And here are the new flex tubes, which are much easier to attach to fixtures.
Since we were going to have the plumber here anyway, we asked him to remove some of the scary old fixtures that had been left behind by previous owners. This toilet was a must to go.
And so it was gone…
And they capped the drain hole.
The pipes were all galvanized before and probably very close to original on the house and had calcified inside quite a bit. Here’s the inside of one of the valves they took off:
So, with all the galvanized gone they replaced it with Pex.
Now our water pressure is GREAT, the hot water gets to the tap really hot, and fixtures are all easy to attach!
We used John Carroll of Des Moines (Carroll Plumbing, LLC) and we were really satisfied with his work.
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July 3rd, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Love seeing the progress at your house – congrats on the water pressure! When you get a chance, would you fill out a recommendation for them on the DSMRC website?
July 3rd, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Yup! Will do, Steve!
March 16th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Wish I had thought of getting ‘before’ and ‘after’ photographs to show you what the plumbing in our home looked like before we got it totally re-done. We did the very same thing as you- ignored the very obviously old and rusty pipes and hoped they would hold out long enough. In retrospect, knowing the state the pipes were in, the least we should have done was kept a plumber’s phone number handy. Of course, we hadn’t done that and the pipes gave way and we got a plumber, it was a total disaster. Lesson learnt! Here’s a tip for everyone whose plumbing is not in top condition- at least keep a reliable plumber’s phone number handy so you can call them in when you have an emergency. Another thing, unless you are a certified plumber, don’t even try and fix it yourself. I’m embarrassed to admit, that was the 2nd lesson we learned that day. Complete New House Plumbing Installation
September 7th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
What is PEX this is new modification of CPVC