The Anything Thread

[gschwendt]

We just had Roto Rooter come out who I used for my house before I moved into my wife's and there was not only a free inspection but he investigated under the house, found no issues with the pipes and said that we wouldn't have to do anything. He said he wouldn't recommend doing anything as far as replacing the pipes for certainly the next several years before we sell the house and likely long after that... the pipes are in really good shape.

He said the bump we're hearing is that the particular section of pipe under the floorboards is because the way the hanged that section, it's a little loose but that it's nothing to be concerned about. They could secure those hanging areas to be more secured to the house but it's not necessary unless the bumping noise bothers us enough in the future.

He also found the vice-gripped section and said that it was a section where they should have used a reducer elbow but instead used a reducer T-joint and just clamped & sodered shut the unused portion... the vice grips probably aren't doing anything at this point anyway.

After all that, no charge.


The guy that probably came out from the original plumber company is probably an apprentice that was over-recommending and/or trying to scam us. We'll sort that out with that company but in the end, we liked the plumber that came out today, he was knowledgeable and explained essentially everything.

[JBHuskers]

Maybe you just have the boogeyman hiding under the floors

[SmoothPancakes]

So, it appears I'll be a homeowner at some point in the future. With my sister moving into my grandma's house at the beginning of June, my mom is going to just "gift" her share of the house to my sister, in doing so cutting down on how much she'll have to pay to my two aunts and uncle for their shares. It'll be less she'll owe and less she'll have to worry about on a mortgage.

However, there is a condition. With my mom gifting her share of my grandma's house to my sister, my parents are going to remove any share my sister has in my parents house. They're going to talk to the lawyer in the coming months about adding my name to the house, having the full 100% share of the house fall into my name upon the passing of both of my parents. Since my sister will already have a house with living in my grandma's old house, my parents house will then simply become mine.

So sometime in the future, after the inevitable for both my parents, I'll automatically own their house. The really good thing is, the house is already paid off. There is no mortgage at all on this house. And since the full 100% share of the house will fall into my name and I wouldn't have to pay off my sister for her half share of the house, I won't owe a damn thing in regards to mortgages. I'll just have to worry about property taxes each year and then the various utilities. But otherwise, I'll own a fully paid off house.

The only bad thing, there probably goes my dream of moving to Colorado and getting season tickets for the Broncos and Rockies. While I could still do that, owning a house that has no mortgage attached to it and never having to worry about paying a mortgage for the rest of my life (while sitting here at age 27) would be too good to pass up, versus selling the house and then having to deal with a mortgage for god knows how long on a house in Colorado.

[souljahbill]

So, it appears I'll be a homeowner at some point in the future. With my sister moving into my grandma's house at the beginning of June, my mom is going to just "gift" her share of the house to my sister, in doing so cutting down on how much she'll have to pay to my two aunts and uncle for their shares. It'll be less she'll owe and less she'll have to worry about on a mortgage.

However, there is a condition. With my mom gifting her share of my grandma's house to my sister, my parents are going to remove any share my sister has in my parents house. They're going to talk to the lawyer in the coming months about adding my name to the house, having the full 100% share of the house fall into my name upon the passing of both of my parents. Since my sister will already have a house with living in my grandma's old house, my parents house will then simply become mine.

So sometime in the future, after the inevitable for both my parents, I'll automatically own their house. The really good thing is, the house is already paid off. There is no mortgage at all on this house. And since the full 100% share of the house will fall into my name and I wouldn't have to pay off my sister for her half share of the house, I won't owe a damn thing in regards to mortgages. I'll just have to worry about property taxes each year and then the various utilities. But otherwise, I'll own a fully paid off house.

The only bad thing, there probably goes my dream of moving to Colorado and getting season tickets for the Broncos and Rockies. While I could still do that, owning a house that has no mortgage attached to it and never having to worry about paying a mortgage for the rest of my life (while sitting here at age 27) would be too good to pass up, versus selling the house and then having to deal with a mortgage for god knows how long on a house in Colorado.

Hopefully, you won't get that house for a VERY long time.

[souljahbill]

Need some opinions here. A bit of backstory...

My wife & I have been hearing a bump noise under our floorboards when the washing machine or dishwasher kicks on. We called our regular plumbing crew out and they seemed to think it'd be an easy fix such as a loose clamp or something. The guy investigates under the house and comes back out telling my wife we have big problems with old/corroded copper pipes, shows her a picture (including one with a set of vice grips holding a pipe in place). Tells her that we're lucky we didn't have a pipe burst in the winter and we'll probably have to have all our pipes replaced. Fine, we trust this company but we want to have a second opinion.

Fast forward to yesterday, my wife calls a plumber company (BBB rated A+) and tells the guy on the line what's going on, that we want someone to inspect the pipes under our house and see if they come to the same conclusion. They say it will be $59 to send someone out. Great... we can deal with that. Then comes this morning, two guys show up and say "yeah, that $59 is just a dispatch fee, for us to actually get to work will cost you another $186". I told them to fuck off.

Is that normal business practice around you guys?

Yeah, that's hella fishy.

[SmoothPancakes]

Hopefully, you won't get that house for a VERY long time.

Ohhh trust me, I'm hoping for the exact same thing. In this case, the longer truly is the better. But at least I do have the security of the knowledge that I'll never have to worry about a mortgage for the rest of my life, unless I move somewhere else. But agreed. lets hope it'll be years and years and years before something like that happens.

Yeah, that's hella fishy.

Agreed. It may have just been an apprentice, but fishy as hell nonetheless.

[bdoughty]

So... That bump you are hearing.

Spoiler: show

[SmoothPancakes]

Spoiler: show

[JBHuskers]

[JBHuskers]

The t-shirt inception back and forth between Ryan Gosling and Macaulay Culkin continues

First there was:



Then came:



And now today we get:



Your move Macaulay....

[gschwendt]

Umm... you don't think the third image is photoshopped do you? You know... considering it's the same exact photo as the first? Just a thought.

[steelerfan]

Umm... you don't think the third image is photoshopped do you? You know... considering it's the same exact photo as the first? Just a thought.

[JBHuskers]

Umm... you don't think the third image is photoshopped do you? You know... considering it's the same exact photo as the first? Just a thought.

It could be his house

Actually Macaualy Culkin photoshopped that himself.

[gigemaggs99]

gschwendt,

Not actually seeing it for myself, I'd say what you're hearing is air-hammer. If it only happens when you turn on something like your washing machine it's due to the pipes not being strapped properly. As long as they are banging around like crazy it's nothing to worry about, it's just annoying.

We have the same issue at our house, the washing machine is tied to the copper that is looped in the slab at the kitchen. They (I'm assuming) ran the copper down the kitchen wall and into the garage wall where the washing machine hot/cold box is. When we bought our new front load washing machine, it's more efficient but has a stronger motor so it turns ON OFF as it's sucking water, compared the old top load washer, well when it does that the copper that wasn't strapped properly in the kitchen wall will slap down the wall, you can hear it like someone knocking. Doesn't do it all the time, more annoying that anything else.

Being a Lic Master Plumber, I'd guess that is what's happening at your house, sounds like the pipes are just not strapped properly. Lucky for you, since it's a pier and beam house you could re-strap the pipe and secure it. I could do the same but that would require ripping out cabinets and Sheetrock, I'll pass.

On a side note, if I could request some hits on my site it would help out, the more hits I get the better as I'm slowly trying to move up on search engines. Any click on the site is appreciated. http://www.eagleplumbingbcs.com/ Thank you!

[steelerfan]

Clicked.

Gus, my company has bought 5 houses since November. If we ever end up with something that needs a fairly large amount of plumbing work (making it worth your time) would you be willing to/able to come to Houston (most likely West/Northwest Houston)?

At some point, we will end up with something that needs alot of work.

[bdoughty]

On a side note, if I could request some hits on my site it would help out, the more hits I get the better as I'm slowly trying to move up on search engines. Any click on the site is appreciated. http://www.eagleplumbingbcs.com/ Thank you!

Just FYI

<meta name="Keywords" content="plumber, plumbing, plumber Bryan, plumber College Station, plumbing Bryan, plumbing College Station, plumbing contractor, kitchen plumbing, bathroom plumbing, outdoor plumbing, water heater repair, water heater installation, dripping faucet, clogged drains, water leaks, toilet repair, repair garbage disposal, install kitchen appliances" />

You might want to clear that out. Google and many other search engines no longer look at Meta-keywords. Those that might could actually downgrade you site for "keyword stuffing."

Meta Tags Google actually uses.

[gigemaggs99]

Clicked.

Gus, my company has bought 5 houses since November. If we ever end up with something that needs a fairly large amount of plumbing work (making it worth your time) would you be willing to/able to come to Houston (most likely West/Northwest Houston)?

At some point, we will end up with something that needs alot of work.

Yes I'm about 90 miles north/west of Houston in Bryan/College Station. Since you'd be on the northwest side it would probably be closer than 90 miles. If it's anything large that requires a permit, i.e. water heater replacement (repairs are fine) it will take extra time as I'm not on file with those municipalities (I can be added, just takes time). If it's something other that doesn't require a permit I'd love to help out. Thank you sir.

[gigemaggs99]

Just FYI



You might want to clear that out. Google and many other search engines no longer look at Meta-keywords. Those that might could actually downgrade you site for "keyword stuffing."

Meta Tags Google actually uses.

Thank you, I've passed this information onto my web designer, hopefully than can make more sense of this as this is over my pay grade.

[steelerfan]

Yes I'm about 90 miles north/west of Houston in Bryan/College Station. Since you'd be on the northwest side it would probably be closer than 90 miles. If it's anything large that requires a permit, i.e. water heater replacement (repairs are fine) it will take extra time as I'm not on file with those municipalities (I can be added, just takes time). If it's something other that doesn't require a permit I'd love to help out. Thank you sir.

Ok. I will keep the number that's on your website and call you if we get something that might interest you.

[gigemaggs99]

Ok. I will keep the number that's on your website and call you if we get something that might interest you.

Thank you sir.