Home Improvements

[Sgt PSN]

Like one of those expandable garden hoses?  Dryer hose?  Panty hose? 

[PhillyPhreak54]

It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again

[Sgt PSN]

Wtf?  Is thawk building a well inside his house?  Hes gonna throw his baby mama in the hole?!?

[PhillyPhreak54]

You just gave him an idea

He's gonna rent a backhoe tomorrow and start digging

[Diomedes]

Anyone have any suggestions on which brand of expandable hoses is the best?

Please no filthy jokes about expandable hoses; this is serious shtein

In my experience they are all more or less disposable. 

Don't leave them pressured up. Don't leave them outside.  In other words, don't do all the things you would normally do with a water hose.

[Tomahawk]

Wtf?  Is thawk building a well inside his house?  Hes gonna throw his baby mama in the hole?!?

That woman will never be welcome in my home. Besides that, even a 390F wouldn't be large enough to dig a hole big enough for her fat ass.

Anyone have any suggestions on which brand of expandable hoses is the best?

Please no filthy jokes about expandable hoses; this is serious shtein

In my experience they are all more or less disposable. 

Don't leave them pressured up. Don't leave them outside.  In other words, don't do all the things you would normally do with a water hose.

So essentially, buy the cheapest one and plan on replacing it every year or so?

[Sgt PSN]

If it's garden hose, those As Seen On Tv shrinking/expanding hoses are poorly made...as is pretty much anything that is sold on tv.  My mom bought a couple a few years ago.  They work exactly as intended but aren't built to last.  Cheap plastic valves and connectors break easily.  Maybe there's some better made ones out there that will cost a more premium price, but stay away from the cheap ones.  You might get 1 spring/summer use out of it.   

Do like Dio said.....don't leave pressure in them. Don't get them tangled/kinked up.  Unhook and store inside during the winter if possible.  Even an inexpensive hose should last you several years.  Longer if you take good care of them. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Anyone have experience with replacing old cast iron pipes?

My grandmother's house in Phoenixville (built in 1950s) needs the cast iron pipes from her bathroom to the sewage system replaced. What kind of cost am I looking at here?

Anyone know a good plumber in the area up there?

[Diomedes]

The material cost isn't significant.  It's the labor that's gonna hurt.  Don't know rates up there but in Annapolis/Baltimore area a legit plumber, licensed, insured, etc. starts at around $100 per hour.

[PhillyPhreak54]

So I'm guessing probably about $6-10k?

[hbionic]

You going with a copper re-pipe or pex tubing?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Probably the PEX

Gonna have three people bid it just to make sure they're all within the same ballpark

[Diomedes]

No f'n clue what the cost will be without looking at the situation.  Depends how easily they can access everything/how much stuff has to be opened up and removed, (and then replaced,) etc.   You'll need more than just a plumber.   They don't do drywall or trim carpentry.

[hbionic]

Sounds like a job for "Home Depot guy"...one of the many standing outside in the parking who can do everything.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The drywall and trim can be done by my uncles and cousin, thankfully.

I assuming $10k so if it's less then it feels like a win