I have found inspectors (southwest Ohio) treat DIY homeowners differently than Contractors they are familiar with. Makes sense. A few years back I finished my basement myself and went through a pretty thorough inspection process overall. The one exception was for the plumbing. I hired a respected local Contractor to move the shower and sink drains (break concrete), plumb the bathroom and replace a water heater. Once the inspector was aware of this he simply walked by the work, signed my permit, and said I made a great choice with my plumbing hire. 30 seconds and he was gone.
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Yes it’s truly relationship based sometimes, for better or for worse
@johnbeckwith83138 ай бұрын
Your videos with the DIY success and problems encountered are a valuable learning experience. Keep up the good work. ❤
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad to hear that!
@LarchLine8 ай бұрын
We are getting ready now for the electrical and plumbing of our home. The septic is going to be ready on Monday. We aren't doing any vents through the roof. We are going to use the ventless valves for the plumbing
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Nice! So I knew these kind of vent could be used for a kitchen island let’s say but I didn’t know that you could use that for a whole house!
@aprendeingles2day8 ай бұрын
⭐No doubt, it is one of my fv channels⭐
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Thanks !
@frijoli95798 ай бұрын
Wow, when I sa you trying to fix the leak on the shower valve by over tightening, I thought, "you should definitely hire someone"
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Yeah I’m realizing now that this was not the way to go, several people have commented about that and I really appreciate it as I didn’t know any better at the time. I’m going to replace the shower valve and start fresh, not worth the risk of having that one leak later on. Thanks !
@Li0rE8 ай бұрын
Great job. Not too bad at all, most of the leaks were easily avoidable and will likely not happen to you next time after this experience. Not just in traditional plumbing, but in general once you start to work with different types of threaded fittings, o ring seals, teflon tape, etc you start to learn how the systems work to prevent leaks. Then you know the answer to when ptfe tape is required, when its not, when you need to replace or lubricate an o ring etc.
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Definitely learning a ton indeed !
@jrmorgan12128 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the video. Great job. I do worry about the shower head connection in the future as no threaded connection should require that amount of effort to tighten.
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Yes you’re right, a few people brought that up, I didn’t know any better at the time. I decided that I am going to replace the valve and re-do it completely. Not worth the risk to have a leak in the future! Thank you for bringing this up
@emanuel2cool18 ай бұрын
Let’s just give it up for this man who wears ear protection, while tightening a valve. Some might say that’s overcautious; I say it’s just right 7:37 Et aller vite fait pour mes Français, là il faut avouer que à ce moment-là on s’est tous dit 😏😏 😂
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Ahaha I wear them all the time, now that it’s 30 deg in the cabin, I can tell you they make great ear muffs
@jerryf6098 ай бұрын
Good job overcoming.
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Thanks !
@RobertJLessard8 ай бұрын
When it didn't seem like it would tighten and sealnibwpild have just replace it at thst point. Even if it held you know it will leak later and be much harder to replace later.
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Interesting, would you recommend re-doing the connection then? Also, how to tighten it properly when I have no way of using two wrenches simultaneously?
@adambell20688 ай бұрын
What they are saying is you likely damaged that shower valve fitting,and while it may hold for a 15 minute test now, it is highly likely that it will leak in the future, and you will have a shower there when it does leak and it will be a much larger headache at that point. If you have to force something that much to try and get it to stop leaking, something is not right.
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
@@adambell2068 thanks for the input, after hearing multiple comments like these, which I really appreciate, I decided I will get a new valve and re-do it from scratch to be on the safe side. Spending 40$ now or 1000’s later, the choice is easy !
@FuccoTheClown8 ай бұрын
Great Success!! 👍👍
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Thanks
@andrewlacerenza6678 ай бұрын
Imo best way to prevent leaks when roughing in water lines is to use copper pipe and solder the joints
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Probably true, I have always struggled to make screw on connection work on the first time. I never know when enough is enough with the tightening.
@andrewlacerenza6678 ай бұрын
@TheDIYCabinGuy overall though the cabin looks great, you're putting in hard work and it's paying off
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
@@andrewlacerenza667 Thanks! Still all the inside work to do but I have no doubt it’ll look awesome when all done!
@rogerstevenson80688 ай бұрын
I tune in for the swearing in French. 😂
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@ericjohnson6248 ай бұрын
Good episode… hard not to enjoy the french cursing 😂
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Ahah can’t help it in these situations
@ericjohnson6248 ай бұрын
@@TheDIYCabinGuy completely understandable… gets pretty frustrating when you have to go back and redo things. You’re doing great… loving your channel
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
@@ericjohnson624 thanks ! I appreciate that
@jmachado68348 ай бұрын
Geat video thanks for sharing! Even when u speak in frustration u sound polite! Im wondering, are your building on unrestricted land and still needing to go through inspections and permits?
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
Im doing everything by the book, I pulled permits with my county, they allow me to do all the work since I own the land. They still come to inspect everything so that I may get a proper certificate of occupancy once this is all said and done.
@jmachado68348 ай бұрын
@@TheDIYCabinGuy that's awesome!thanks for the reply! What will the certificate of occupancy be needed for?
@TheDIYCabinGuy8 ай бұрын
@@jmachado6834 a new building cannot legally be occupied without a certificate of occupancy. A certificate of occupancy means that a building has passed all required inspections.
@sharifsircar7 ай бұрын
I am enjoying this! I am curious, so what was wrong with the shower bit, that requires you to put that much torque on it? Chipped o ring?
@TheDIYCabinGuy7 ай бұрын
Watch the following episode, I learned that tightening it like that was not a great idea and I ended up changing the whole thing up. Putting both plumbers tape and pipe dope when I re-did it is what allowed me to get a leak free connection on the first try.