A remodeling contractor called me and wanted a price to install a shower pan in his customers home. Not wanting to turn away work, I hurried over to have a look. When the homeowner showed me to the bathroom remodel I found that the whole room was stripped down to bare studs. It was then [...]
Orangeburg pipe is a common sewer pipe in my area. Below are a couple of pictures showing a unique way to replace burg pipe. It’s commonly called Trench-less Pipe Replacement. Entrance pits are dug at both ends of the existing pipe and a new pipe is inserted into the end of the old pipe. It is then pulled [...]
Years ago bathtubs used drum or bucket traps made from lead. The one pictured below was made in the early 1900′s. At the left side of the image you can see a lead pipe that vents the trap. The pipe in the foreground is the traps outlet. On the bottom is the brass clean out [...]
Orangeburg pipe is found in the yards of thousands of homes. It is a pipe that costs home owners thousands of dollars to replace. Often times the owner is unaware they have it until their mainline backs up. Then comes the plumber. He opens the line by cabling or rodding the sewer. Now he drops [...]
