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ETD66SS
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HIred a plumber for this. Asked about the clear primer he uses vs. purple, says he won't use purple.
Barndominium/Shop or "real" House?
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The area I'm in sold Natural Gas installation circa 2000, I paid ~400. They stopped about 1,000 yards from me last year.
Their response "Sorry".
I had bought ~$1,000 of stuff to hookup to the line.
EddieWalker
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I just went to the Oatey website and saw that they have clear primer that does the same thing as the purple primer. I've never used it and wasn't aware of it. From what I've dealt with, Inspectors like to see the purple on the pipes. I guess it's different there.
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There is natural gas at the road, and I already paid the gas company the full amount of the invoice to instsll the service. I have the trench dug but the weather is not going to cooperate for about another month. I'm hoping to have the service installed by July. But it will depend on the scheduling of the crew doing the work. Hopefully they don't hold me up. It's a mad scramble right now for gas installations because come Jan 1st 2026 NG new service installs are banned.
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ETD66SS
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I guess it's who you know. If I did the job myself I would have had to use purple, but because the building inspector knows this plumber well, he does not require him to use purple.
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ETD66SS
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I think I am ready for the plumbing inspection. Might of backfilled a bit too much, but wanted to make sure nothing moved. Left the tops of the pipes exposed to the pitch can be checked.
EddieWalker
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That is the cleanest drain line install that I've ever seen!!!
If I understand what's going on. This is for the living quarters that will be on the second floor. And you are getting this inspection done so you can pour concrete, but you will have to get another inspection when you run those lines?
If I understand what's going on. This is for the living quarters that will be on the second floor. And you are getting this inspection done so you can pour concrete, but you will have to get another inspection when you run those lines?
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ETD66SS
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Yes, this is just the under slab plumbing. Need to get this inspected so I can get the concrete going. Once the concrete is done then I can do the interior framing, then the rest of the plumbing and electrical can be finished.
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Found something else the Amish crew messed up:
They did not leave a 1/8" gap at the ends of the OSB subflooring. I assume especially with radiant floor heat I will need those gaps. So now I have to use a circular saw and create them I think.
Started laying out the walls:
The manlift is already super useful:
They did not leave a 1/8" gap at the ends of the OSB subflooring. I assume especially with radiant floor heat I will need those gaps. So now I have to use a circular saw and create them I think.
Started laying out the walls:
The manlift is already super useful:
EddieWalker
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Is there any sign of ridges forming were the sheet of plywood touches another sheet? I believe the gap is do minimize swelling when the plywood/osb gets wet. With a roof over your decking, and your decking remaining dry, I wonder if you need the gap.
