Think you might have a leak, but you’ve looked in all the easy to see places? No leaky toilet flappers, dripping faucets, or sprinkler heads shooting water sky high? Maybe the leak is in...
Last week I was a software engineer with a blog called JustNeedsPaint on the side. This week I’m a full time mom, business owner, and blogger–because that’s what I want to do, not because...
Do you have a plumbing leak in a supply line under your slab foundation? Tearing up your flooring and digging a trench in the middle of your house is one answer. However, running a...
A leak never waits for a convenient time. In fact, it often seems to happen while there a million things going on, you are headed out the door, or, even worse, while you are...
At this point in your build or remodel you have already decided on installing a manifold plumbing system. The next question is, “What kind?” Just to clarify the use of the word “manifold”– You...
Originally this post was “decide between a plumbing manifold system and a trunk and branch plumbing system.” That is, until I started writing it. I seriously tried to be fair to a traditional branch...
There were several lessons learned when completing the Uponor PEX manifold in the last post (shown on the right). We collected all of our sanity saving PEX manifold installation tips here so you do...
The the last day of the conference was just as jam packed as the first two–with the first snow in Las Vegas in a decade! We discussed our Uponor whole house monitoring find, Phyn,...
This week my hubby, our girls and I are taking our version of vacation at the 75th International Builder’s Show in Las Vegas. We are totally stoked to check out the leading edge on...
That whole house Uponor PEX-a manifold you see there is real: Really solid… Really water leak tested… Really shiny… And, most importantly, really done! The failing rolled copper trunk and branch system previously servicing...
