I was a teenage DIY apocalypse

[Ted Striker]

Plumbing is the most frustrating to deal with and it ALWAYS happens when you're the most tired.


"Ahhhh, nothing better than to settle down for the evening after a hard days -- MUTHUR****ER!!!"

[Alexander's Horse]

Laz gets top marks though for even attempting a plumbing job.

[Urban Ranger]

Yeah, plumbing horror stories. I got one or two also.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Right. I've got a basin wrench now. Next weekend I'm going in for round 2.

[Lancer]

Take no prisoners

[Gary]

Stage 4: Remove all silicone rubber, tiling, etc. from the walls by the bath. Cut the existing copper pipes to the bath taps (and maybe the waste pipe too) in a convenient location where it will be easy to reconnect to again. Ensure bath feet not screwed down. If they are, unscrew them. Jiggle bath until it is clear it is no longer desperate to be in contact with the walls. Get as much of you under the bath as you can and push upwards until bath is far enough up for you to work underneath. i.e. bath of basically in contact with the floor only on the 2 legs farthest from the taps. Pray bath's legs do not break. Taps can now be plumbed into bath with ease so long as you have a large enough hammer. Don't forget to connect long lengths of copper pipe to both taps before lowering bath back into position, as you don't want to find the pipe too short to make that reconnection in the more convenient location. Lower the bath into position while sliding out from under it. Jiggle bath towards any walls it is supposed to be in contact with. Connect the now sticking out the side copper pipes (and maybe waste pipe) to the existing pipe work. Turn water back on and pretend not to notice the small sprays coming out from every joint. Replace any missing silicone rubber seal and tiling etc..

Voila ! See ? It doesn't pay to cut corners. If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing properly.

By the way, the alternative solution is to build an access door in the external wall.

[orange]

when I was a kid our toilet broke and my dad, who's actually quite handy, attempted to fix it...sounds like the same story though. Never in my life had I ever heard the word "fuck" leave my dad's mouth so many times, let alone in conjunction with words like "mother" and phrases like "piece of shit"

[Solly]

Originally posted by Graag
I once spent 2 hours hammering screws into a DIY flatpack desk before I realised I was using the big screws for a different bit, and the small screws actually fit pretty damn well.

Reminds me of a great episode of The Bradshaws...

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
Right. I've got a basin wrench now. Next weekend I'm going in for round 2.

Oh Christ

My guess is he'll break a few tiles and it will turn into a bathroom make over so as not to alert the good wife to the mounting accident toll.