Loading…
7
Tried to fix a leaky shower valve in my old Phoenix house and it turned into a 3-day plumbing nightmare
The original valve body was so corroded I had to cut open the wall behind it, which I didn't plan for at all. What should have been a 2-hour job with a simple cartridge swap ended up taking me 15 hours over three days because I had to learn how to solder new copper pipes. Has anyone else had a simple repair blow up because of hidden damage in an old house?
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
terry16mo ago
Read a story about a guy who found newspapers from the 1920s stuffed in his walls for insulation. That old house magic always waits to ambush your weekend plans. Sounds like you earned a whole new skill set the hard way.
6
avery3896mo ago
Old house magic" feels a bit dramatic, it's just some old paper in a wall. How much of a skill set do you really need to pull that out?
3
noahhall5mo ago
Honestly, how many times have I told myself "it's just a simple swap" right before a house laughs in my face? Tbh my entire DIY career is just me learning new trades one emergency at a time. Ngl, after my last adventure I could probably sit for a pipefitter's exam. The real joke is I now own three different types of saws just for opening up walls I never meant to touch.
1