Plumbing, Pipes, and Pops Helps!

Oh man.

The water pipes under the kitchen floor were a mess. We had a mix of copper and galvanized pipes all spliced together and looped around for no reason. It reminded me of a roller coaster: point A and point B are pretty close, but the loops you go through to get their are CRA-ZY! 

We basically pulled out about 30 feet of pipe and replaced it with one 8-foot section.

Look at all this junk we pulled:

Yeah, all that was hanging out under the floor. Yikes!

And get this: the galvanized pipe was so old and corroded that our water pressure was awful. See for yourself:

Gross! (Sorry to have to show you that.)

With the new pipes soldered in place we had a nice straight shot for the hot and cold ready to go.

Thanks to some planning (Father), the right tools (Father), and some know-how (Father), we ran the copper up through the floor and into the new cabinet. Now the dishwasher can be hooked up when it's time.

New braided water lines were attached and a new drain line had to be run for the sink.

Oh yeah, we are excited about the new sink. There were so many fancy ones out there, but we didn't need all that. Since our kitchen remodel is including a dishwasher, we just wanted a standard stainless-steel, single-bowl sink.

Cabinet Guy cut the hole we needed for the sink, so all we had to do was drop it in, fasten the clips, and caulk it like our lives depended on it.

There were about 100 options for faucets, but only four that I was willing to pay for. But I wondered: What would Pops do?

I really wanted Wife's dad, Pops, to weigh in on the decision, so I texted a picture of my favorite faucet right from the nationally-recognized, home-improvement megastore.

The verdict: Pops approved!

And now, we've got water!

Thanks Pops.