GolfHos

6.5 hours and 7 trips to the hardware store later and she has it. God I *goshdarn* hate plumbing.  >:(

Doesn't matter what needs to be done within the house or the exterior of the house.  I am mandated to hire professionals to get it done.  Wife knows that I can't change light bulbs without making a mess.

why do you hate  nasty buttcracks of 'merka ?

Almost 1:1 ratio of hours worked to store visits.

Not bad spacey, not bad at all.  [sm_thumbsup2]

In case anyone thinks I'm exaggerating on the number of trips to the hardware store, I'll sum them up:

1- To buy the faucet, plumber's putty, misc supplies;
2- To buy supply hoses because I didn't realize the old connections were sweated copper tubing;
3- To exchange said supply hoses for longer ones because I'm a dumbass and forgot to measure;
4- To buy parts to fix the drain that was apparently rusted through and broke off when I was working underneath it;
5- To exchange said drain parts for the right size because I'm a dumbass and mistakenly bought 1 1/2" PVC instead of 1 1/4";
6- To buy a nut to connect the P-trap to the drain pipe in the wall because the old one cracked when I attempted to re-install it.

I think I spent as much on gas as I did on parts. Allow me to restate: I *goshdarn* hate plumbing.

I didn't doubt the trips for a second.

I've done exactly the same thing on more than one occasion. Hopefully your wife is happy.  :)

I won't even look at any plumbing project or re-trip to the store that leaves out the mention of Teflon tape.


Sorry.

I have approximately 17 rolls of teflon tape from past plumbing projects with multiple trips to the store, so at least I've got that going for me.

You sure know how to make an easy project difficult....

LOL.  EAGLE kicking a man when he's down. 

It's the new math.

Dude, I am a washerless Moen having MF'r... I don't even have the washers and *feces*...I'd like to take a bat to that *goshdarn* 4 hour install.

kinder, gentler

 ;D   [sm_laughing]  Ain't that the truth.

Curious.  Did you go to a big box store, or a smaller Ace, or mom and pop place?

Or a BM store?  ;D

We have an Ace just down the street from us that carries limited selection of common items, I try to go there when possible because it's much more convenient, but as often as not it's just a stop on the way to Home Depot. Yesterday the Ace to Home Depot ratio was 4:2.

I hate replacing faucets because of the tight quarters and rust/corrosion making things hard to remove.

What style did you guys go with, single-handle or separate hot and cold handles?

It's like this one, only different.

(http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImage/5511c232-f526-4646-ba0c-a247d429aeba_300.jpg)

"ACTUAL FINISH"

(http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial_images/04/0458/0458xbg.gif)

Oops, didn't consider that as being down.  Sorry, spacey!  :)

No worries, I'm resilient.

#2 and #6 could also be attributed to dumbassness.
#4 is about 50% attributable to dumbassness but only because you would have had to eventually replace the drain anyway.

I have had very similar experiences so don't feel like you are the only one.  Every time I have tried to fix a leak under a sink something else breaks in the process and requires new parts.

Well hell, if you want to get all technical about it, #1 is probably the one most primarily attributable to dumbassness.

(http://blog.case.edu/james.chang/2007/06/29/bottledwater.jpg)

Being a dumbass is not a crime.

Impressive.

I wouldn't even have tried to install it.  I let the professionals do that *feces*. 

just snake in a garden hose from outside

Thankfully for me.   :P

Details later. [sm_disgust]

lol.  uhoh

 [sm_shock] [sm_buddies]

Yeah, that can't *fudge*in' turn out good.

I'm not even gonna say my thoughts again. :D

Now it's later.  Went to replace a leaking cartridge in the MIL's bathroom sink today.  Parts were different, and the movement of the handle wasn't as "crisp."  Then it started leaking somewhere else. 

Ended up, after only four trips to Lowe's, replacing the entire faucet.

Not even a thank you.

I surrender. :sad3:

Only four trips? Amateur.

Yeah, only cause I insisted on a whole new faucet set.

Now the ensuing fight, that was professional. [sm_devil]

Once again, the MIL, this time the sink drain was plugged (cleaning up after Thanksgiving dinner).

Fortunately, the BIL (her oldest) was here, so I deferred to a higher authority. ;D

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!