Plumbing. I’m not a plumber and I’m not particularly good at it, but it’s one of those things that most people won’t even consider looking at.
Also, 3D visualization.
I had a carpenter do the gutters on my house and I explicitly told him that the reason I didn’t do them myself was that the eaves are slanted inwards so that the slope on the gutters would cause the gutters to go inwards when it goes downwards, and I was unsure what best practise was for that case, where to get the proper hangers for this or if we’d need to put a vertical board up first in order to make it work.
He assured me that it’d be fine, having done many gutters before.
When I got home, he had put ordinary hangers right on the slanted eaves, and the gutters were halfway under the roof at one end. He stood there scratching his head and tried to argue that the wall of the house was not straight, because he could simply not see any other reason for it to do that.
minor plumbing tasks sure, changing gaskets is pretty simple stuff though., but for major ones you need to know how to cut pipe, braze, or even weld. how many people do you know who have brazing equipment just lying around?
I’ve never heard of anyone needing to braze or weld pipe for house plumbing. Most of the time you’re soldering copper or gluing PVC. And soldering copper pipe is fairly easy. You can learn it with a 3 minute Youtube video, a $50 trip to the hardware store, and a few practice runs. Compared to a hiring/scheduling a plumber it’s way quicker and cheaper.
Just remember to shut off your main line before working, and to test the pipes when you’re done before walking away
Thankfully welding is a thing of the past. Plumbing in normal circumstances isn’t too hard if you have the tools. But if you fuck up and flood your home, good luck.
I’ll never forget that video that is titled “the worst plumber ever” that shit gives me chills. Some guy tried to replace something in an apartment complex and didn’t turn of the main for reasons. I think it was because it was a small thing and turning off the main is a pain in the ass sometimes. Anyway, the residents were filming how he was under the sink flooding the whole place and whatever was underneath it. The sheer hoplessness of being there, knowing you fucked up and also realizing that there is pretty much nothing you can do is so real.
yeah, that’s true. plumbing can be a high consequence affair, also electrical work can seem really easy/simple but also be deadly/catastrophic if you mess up. i can require an outlet, but i would would not try to upgrade capacity or something more involved like that.
Plumbing. I’m not a plumber and I’m not particularly good at it, but it’s one of those things that most people won’t even consider looking at.
Also, 3D visualization. I had a carpenter do the gutters on my house and I explicitly told him that the reason I didn’t do them myself was that the eaves are slanted inwards so that the slope on the gutters would cause the gutters to go inwards when it goes downwards, and I was unsure what best practise was for that case, where to get the proper hangers for this or if we’d need to put a vertical board up first in order to make it work. He assured me that it’d be fine, having done many gutters before. When I got home, he had put ordinary hangers right on the slanted eaves, and the gutters were halfway under the roof at one end. He stood there scratching his head and tried to argue that the wall of the house was not straight, because he could simply not see any other reason for it to do that.
minor plumbing tasks sure, changing gaskets is pretty simple stuff though., but for major ones you need to know how to cut pipe, braze, or even weld. how many people do you know who have brazing equipment just lying around?
those aren’t really easy/everyday things.
I’ve never heard of anyone needing to braze or weld pipe for house plumbing. Most of the time you’re soldering copper or gluing PVC. And soldering copper pipe is fairly easy. You can learn it with a 3 minute Youtube video, a $50 trip to the hardware store, and a few practice runs. Compared to a hiring/scheduling a plumber it’s way quicker and cheaper.
Just remember to shut off your main line before working, and to test the pipes when you’re done before walking away
Nobody said this had to be easy/everyday things.
Thankfully welding is a thing of the past. Plumbing in normal circumstances isn’t too hard if you have the tools. But if you fuck up and flood your home, good luck. I’ll never forget that video that is titled “the worst plumber ever” that shit gives me chills. Some guy tried to replace something in an apartment complex and didn’t turn of the main for reasons. I think it was because it was a small thing and turning off the main is a pain in the ass sometimes. Anyway, the residents were filming how he was under the sink flooding the whole place and whatever was underneath it. The sheer hoplessness of being there, knowing you fucked up and also realizing that there is pretty much nothing you can do is so real.
Tldr you do not want water damage in your home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP30okjpCko I found it. It’s also hot water, holy shit.
yeah, that’s true. plumbing can be a high consequence affair, also electrical work can seem really easy/simple but also be deadly/catastrophic if you mess up. i can require an outlet, but i would would not try to upgrade capacity or something more involved like that.