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Yeah, he is... I sued him and won, but he has no assets so at least I have a judgement. I had another company come in and fix a lot of the issues as it started leaking pretty bad in the winter. ...

Hello Mark,

Thanks for the fyi on the fitting name, sorry for the confusion. I talked with inspector this morning and he said he is fine with an AAV on the kitchen sink as long as its accessible....

Hi mygirlsdad77,

Thanks for your reply. I would love to run all new pipe for this section of house, but unfortunately things have come up that require us to finish this house ASAP. We ran into...

Hello Mark,

Thanks for your reply. I would be running a full 2" PVC pipe to the existing 3 x 3 x 1 1/2 cast iron fitting. I would tie this 2" pipe into the 3" section using a 3" to 2" reducing...

Mark,

I will call inspector Monday and see if AAVs are allowed for kitchen. If they are not and I have to run a vent, can the 1 1/2" vent I will run tap into the existing 1 1/2" vent in attic or...

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the reply.

Regarding the kitchen sink, if I am not replacing the existing drain for it or making any modification to it, can the inspector say anything if no vent is present...

Hi Mark,

Well after further demo in this section, the existing 3" cast iron soil stack appears to be in pretty good shape. I think instead of ripping all of this out, I am going to just add on...

Hello and thank you guys for your fast response. After thinking about it overnight, I think I may eliminate the laundry standpipe and just drain washer into utility sink (since it will be right next...

Hello,

I have put together a very rough sketch of how I would like to run my rough drains for our laundry room and kitchen sink in our old 100+ year old remodel. If anyone could take a look and...

Hi Mark,

I finally got around to pressure testing the copper. I was only able to pressurize it up to 70 PSI because I had to use a portable air tank (I do not have a 120 volt air compressor) and...

Welp I talked to the roofer, guess we're going to court. I seen this coming.

That's what I told the inspector as well, then he explained that while it does not meet building code, per local ordinance, he cannot fail a building inspection because of shingles not meeting...

Great, thanks for the info. I will let you know how it goes. Thanks again!

How would I hook the compressor up to a joint?

Would I pump it up to 100 -125 PSI and if no air leak sounds are present it's good to go -or- do I hold it at that pressure for awhile and see if any...

Thanks KISS,

I contacted TAMKO to verify the warranty would be void based on my installation method and they confirmed this. I also contacted my local building inspector that will be doing the...

Hello Mark,

I got the copper all roughed in and I was just wondering, is there a certain way to test for leaks in sections of pipe that have air trapped in them?

I do not have any valves in...

Thanks Harold for your reply. I had my step father (has done construction for many, many years) go up on the roof today to check things out further and it appears the shingles were laid out...

Thanks Harold for your reply. I went out to the house today and seen that the roofer did "fix" some of the items already, but it appears he has put the new wider drip edge on BACKWARDS. This new...

Hey guys,

Roofer agreed to fix the items I presented to him, but a few days later called me and said he was not going to "crack" my siding by pulling it away to put flashing behind it to fix the...

Hello Mark,

Regarding the vent issue, I ended up using (4) 45's to angle the vent around the header and go through to the 2nd floor bathroom. No matter which way I went with the vent, I had a...

The shingles are dimensional type that are supposed to have the random pattern look. They are Tamko Heritage 30 Yr.

Heritage 30 AR


The soffit is aluminum.


Should the roofer have made...

Hello Mark,

How are you? I started the copper rough in today and I was wondering, do they sell compression type straight and angle shut offs for 3/4" copper or do you always have to reduce down...

Hey guys,

Roof was just finished and I posted a new question recently with pictures showing some possible issues. Could you possibly take a peak and give me your thoughts?
...

Hello,

We're completely renovating an old 2 story home and we just had the old slate roof (was totally bad) removed and replaced with 7/16" OSB and 30 yr Tamko Heritage Dimensional Shingles. ...

Hello Mark,

I just wanted to thank you once again for your help and for answering my many, many questions. Hopefully I have all the information I need to finish this correctly so I can move on to...

Are your hangers attached behind the drip edge?

No problem at all Mark, I appreciate the help. I have a remote control helicopter, sure wish I could keep it in the air for more than 2 minutes without crashing :)

Got it! Thanks for the explanation. :)

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. What exactly do you mean by "gutter goes down 3/8 of an inch" and "If it's 2" or 6", you have a real problem."

I apologize, I do not know too much about roofs or...

I do not think I would have a leaf problem, not sure yet though. As of now, I'm not planning on getting leaf guards. I am assuming my downspouts are to be 2 x 3, I could be wrong though.

I did...

Uh oh... Ran into an issue today :( It appears the path I originally choose to run the vent from the 1st floor sink is not going to work (I'd have to cutout 2 1/2" of a 4" header in a loading...

Geez.. Is that I all I have to do :p Would I be allowed to run a 3/4" pvc drain line (like used in HVAC) from the closet to a floor drain in basement?

Also, I am having a air handler installed in...

Yes, yes, yes... I thank you very much as well. Those fittings did fit nice :)

I was planning on connecting the laundry standpipe (for tankless waterheater) directly to the 3" stack with it's...

The picture shows the house with the slate roof and box gutters that are being removed. The existing downspouts shown in picture are also being removed and replaced as well. The type of gutter he...

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Not a bad idea, I think I will try that tomorrow. If he already started with a 2" overhang in some places (not sure if he got to that point today or not), can he cut down the overhang a little to...

The type of hangers he said are called "hidden gutter hangers". I'm not sure why he can't make adjustments to make the drip edge fit up there with these type of hangers. He said if I want the drip...

Thanks for your input. I think I will tell the roofer to decrease the overhang to 1" or should I go less?

Our original contract calls for drip edge throughout, but he says there would be some...

Actually he is not using any drip edge at the gutters, that is what I am questioning on whether that is OK or not. We wants to do a 2" shingle overhang instead of the dripedge.

Thanks for the reply. Roofer is only using ice/water shield in valleys, no place else.

Also, he is doing the roof in sections so he won't leave the house open to elements, but some recent...

Hello Mark,

Thanks for your reply. Yes, inspector says wet venting is allowed with 2" vent. I will check with him on the distance of vent through roof. Thanks again for all your help, I will...

Having our bad slate roof removed, re-sheeted with osb and dimensional asphalt shingles and new gutters and downspouts. We are keeping existing soffit and fascia. Job has already been started.
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Ok... I'm back. I talked to my local inspector and he said my area follows the UCC 2006 plumbing code. With that being said, I have attached a picture of my 1st floor plumbing layout I would like...

Go my camera to work, but the picture is very bad. If you can see the picture, the stack I need to connect to is offset a little, so that is why I needed the 90 and 45.

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Hi Mark,

Thanks again for your reply. Unfortunately I do not have the space to fit the wye in right out of the fernco. The clay pipe sticks out horizontally right at the corner of the crawl...

Finally got the clay pipe cut off with the suggestions from Milo and Massplumber to use a diamond blade on my angle grinder. I ended up making 2 trips to Lowe's to get the right blade (purchased...

Thanks Mark, I appreciate your helpful reply.

Can I use a donut or an "any bore" to connect the 3" PVC to the INSIDE of the clay pipe as far as being allowed by code? The bell is broken off of...

Oops.. forgot to ask is a 3" main stack ok or would it need to be 4"? Thanks!

Hello,

I'm putting in 2 new bathrooms which will be stacked. Each bathroom will have a tub/shower unit, toilet and sink. I plan on running a 3" stack that will connect into clay sewer drain in...

I am by no means an electrician, but I have done whole house re-wires, small commercial re-wire (sandwich shop) and various other wiring projects, so I am capable of doing this project. I check and...