We had to cut the copper water lines to the vanity (bathroom sink) a few days ago to access the nuts holding the living room / bathroom add-on sill plates to the footings. Now we have no water.
“What, you didn’t reconnect them?”
No. I have another plan. I want to replace all the copper with PEX. Every time we add or move a beam in the basement, some change must be made to the water lines. I’m really not great at soldering copper. My solders look like a kindergarten kid tried to do it. Yes, I’ve gotten better, but the rat’s nest of copper pipes is already an altered patchwork of lines without a cohesive plan.
Here are my fittings…
…and here are my lines.
Yes, it’s a lot of work, but so is upkeep on these lines.