What came out of the wall....as in where the builders left their trash....

Couple foot of pipe

I'm gonna start with my utter distaste for large companies that make it so that you have to re buy the whole item rather than a piece that you need!

I picked up 2 valves which Dan put on and whoop done, right....wrong. Turns out the leak was a hairline crack in those janky cpvc pipes they love to place into homes these days! So! The valve has this cute cpvc sleeve that you glue to the pipe then tighten down onto the valve with a nut. Well since it was installed properly that means that when the valve gets taken back off to fix that freaking cracked pipe we would need a new plastic piece. Only you can't get one. The only way to keep this valve looking like all the others in the bathroom is to purchase another $11 valve. WHY?! I'm tempted to make one with a coupler but I'll need to get the original off and see how it was made. I should have played with them before letting Dan put it all together. Live ya learn. Also, ACE is all out.

I ended up going 15min south to Menards thinking surely THEY would have something....nope not even a valve that looks like the one I got. They only had couplers in packs of 25 (I hope to the gods I don't need that many) and all the pipe cutters were huge wrench style monstrosities that wouldn't fit in our wall without making a HUGE hole. So back in the car and another 15min south to Home Depot.

Found the coupler, found the hand sized pipe cutter, got a foot length of new cpvc pipe for the repair, some extra plumber's tape since we were getting low and a new valve which I have to change the handle on so it mostly matches.

Then since I was hungry and irritated when I left Menards I forgot our sinks pedestal so I had to stop back in after Home Depot and get it. Ugh! The good news .... I got Georgia a new rope toy!

After all that I got home around 3 and made lunch then began making pumpkin butter!

Started work on the masterbath since the husband can't stand how it looks now. The rod the previous owner installed was too small, causing the walls to bow and leak. It's also too high for any curtain we have.

So his plan:  glass doors, vanity sink, cabinet, new floors and paint. I want a nice wee crank window!

So....the problem:  Dan got the door and existing cabinet off, then the vanity. However, when we turned off the water to the whole house when we pulled the shut offs (they are those push/poll valves). Once the water was turned back on we noticed the valves under the sink leak.

Problem #2:  It's after 9pm and the hardware store is closed.

Now it is morning, we still have no water. My task today is to go pick up proper valves.

Tuckered Georgia out. All that running up and down 2 flights of stairs.