Moving PVC piping and a surprise

So today we get to have the PVC piping moved and try to get to a point where we will be ready to put in the new shower hardware. The PVC piping handles our draining and vent stacks. One of the more difficult parts of this portion of the project was simply trying to remember what the hell pieces to buy at the store. This was compounded by the fact I forgot to write down the pieces I needed before heading to my favorite Big Box store.

Aside from the fact that I forgot to hook the drain from the other bathroom upstairs before taking a shower the PVC went reasonable well. We are still a little skeptical of how well those joints will stay, but in 24 hours we will know a little more. As we were getting these PVS pieces set up, we decided to go ahead and cut out the previous shower that was in place.

Once we cut out the old shower we discovered that the shut off valves didn't work at the base of the shower. We expected to see this as the valves had been in the on position for so long. In order to get these valves replaced, we had to shut off the main house water. Once we did this, we discovered that the main house water was completely killing the water flow. As this presents some troubling results, we really didn't know how to deal with this and the soldering. When we first started the soldering, we realized that the continuing water flow wouldn't let us keep tight seals.

Trips to Lowes/Sears today: 4
Trips to Lowes/Sears Total: 9

Current look of the new plumbing

Woo Hoo New Valves:

From Bathroom Demolition

Woo Hoo New PVC:

From Bathroom Demolition