I had one day of relaxation. I went to mom and dads to shower (note to self - get shower working here) and ended up spending the day there. I was just too tired to move.
I called a heating company and made an appointment to have them come out and check the work we had the other contractor do. They said it was fine, which was a great relief. They also said they could do a tune-up on the system for $100, which I figured was good insurance, so I scheduled that, but decided to schedule it for AFTER I replaced a pipe which was too small. Our cheap contractor used a 1/2" pipe on a 3/4" pipe system to avoid making a run to the hardware store. The other plumber quoted $250 to drain/fill the system and $250 to replace the pipe. So I decided to tackle that myself. I bought a $25 tool and $25 in parts and went to work. Unfortunately the $25 tool sucked, so I went to go return (aka upgrade) but forgot my wallet, so ended up making 2 trips to Home Depot where they didn't have the sink clips I needed, but they knew somewhere that might. They pointed me to the next store and so on and so on. Long story short, I drove around all morning and never found my clips. It's all because I found a sink at the Habitat ReStore which uses an older style clip not made anymore. It was a very nice sink, but sometimes I get angry when I spend so much time and energy trying to do things cheaper and more eco-friendly. I should have just bought a new sink. Which I have to do anyway now.
Anyway, my dad came over and helped me get the countertops together and helped me move in the stove and mount the medicine cabinet. Oh yeah, I bought a stove. Other than that, I've battled 3 doors and 5 knobs - some easy and some a pain. I did get my PEX pipe fixed and the heating system refilled. I was quite proud of draining the whole thing without getting a drop on the floor, something our contractor could never do.
The scrap wood pile grows larger by the day.
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