I’m Doing a renovation/remodel to a 1920’s Center Hall .Nice house. 1 1/2 x3/4 T&G White Oak flooring everywhere,not seen that before.
As part of the renovation we are taking up the vinyl sheet goods and under-layment to expose the hardwood flooring.
The second floor main bath had recently been remodeled prior to the new owners buying the house. The new vanity is siting on new vinyl floor up against the new tiled wall.In order to get the under-layment up I need to remove the vanity which means I need to disconnect the plumbing. Now the fun begins ! Eighty year old plumbing.
I figured it can’t be to bad it was just remodeled. Brite shiny new shut-off valves and copper Shiney new waste line that ended at the wall in a big blob of something black and hard.That had to go to get the vanity out. Worry about re-connect later.
After lunch I went upstairs to ponder a remedy for repair. I figured the trap had orignally been leaded into a hub of some cast iron pipe(I had seen and repaired this before.).In a few minutes I had a hole in the wall around the pipe ….NO HUB,ummmmm.BIGGER HOLE NEEDED.Ifound a 1&1/4 lead pipe that some Plumber craftsman had fabricated a TEE. It looked organic, kinda like atree branch.
Now I had not seen anything like that before.It really took some skill to make that joint.I cut that joint out and saved it . Has anyone else seen this kind of Plumbing Skill.
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"Has anyone else seen this kind of Plumbing Skill."
Yeah. freqeuntly...in the Roman Acqa ducts..LOL
Actually, yes..lead so easy to modify..they had no other choices..a bit of heat and more lead, and yer home free..
DVW is a LOT better than pressure lines tho'..
So? What'd ya do?
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
I used some FERNCO fittings and some 1&1/4 chrome pipe as ferrules and went to plastic.
P.S. I saved that fitting to remind me it took skill to butcher the main beam in the basement!!!!!
> some Plumber craftsman had fabricated a TEE. It looked organic, kinda like atree branch.
Sounds like he made a sanitary TEE -- the gentle curve helps keep solids moving along.
-- J.S.
I hate plumbing,too.
Everytime I have some small plumbing repair at home ( I refuse to do plumbing at some customer's house; I'm not that stupid), I think "how hard can it be".
After 3-4 trips to get the parts I need, breaking something trying to get it apart, and using all kinds of foul language, I can usually do the repair.
But it would be cheaper, and faster, if I just called a real plumber.
Plus I wouldn't be giving my wife more material towards having me committed.