petitefrancaise

I can't see up there but Pulaski, from the amount of water on the floor below and the spread of the drops, I don't think it's a leak. It really looks like the water just came straight down.
Anyway, the guy is coming back later so he will no doubt verify this.

Pulaski

This is what it looks like, and while it is assembled from parts, so in theory it could be an incomplete assembly, that is IMO unlikely, and much more likely that the point where the top of the pipe attaches has pulled away from the tub, where there should be a fat foam seal.

petitefrancaise

thanks for the diagram P.

I can feel the pipe going to the overflow and it is connected (phew!). I can feel a seal and the water pipe immediately underneath it is wet. thank you.

Pulaski

You're welcome.

There should be a big screw in the front of the overflow cap, inside the tub, that can be tightened-up to pull the top of the L back towards the tub and squash the foam seal.

petitefrancaise

ok, so that screw was really loose, the overflow cover was moving around so I tightened it as much as I could. Then I tested it again but it's still leaking but not as much.

Pulaski

Hmmm. It may need a new, or fatter, seal, so your plumber can work his magic by inserting a new seal up behind the tub. .... I doubt there us room to insert it though the overflow hole.

Discussion about poor quality plumbing installations would fill a whole chapter in the Encyclopedia of Crappy American Home Construction.

username.exe

I've decided that my Memorial Day weekend project is going to be a replacement of a 40 foot section of standard fencing (something ).

Couple of questions for the brain trust:

1. For each individual panel, do I go with screws or nails? (What's the pros/cons of each)? I'm thinking about hiring a nail gun to make it go quicker.

2. The section I'm replacing is on a gradual slope, how should I best handle the downwards trend? (The current fencing is totally different, being held up by ivy, so I'm not going to be able to get an idea from that).

Pulaski

Are you buying panels, or buying boards and rails to assemble? You'll have a problem with panels and a slope, so I am assuming rails and boards. [2] If you have a constant gradient and/ or want a smooth top edge you should attach the boards at each end and then use a string a connected between them to give the top a constant gradient. You can do that even if the ground doesn't have a constant gradient by trimming the lower edge of the board.

Is it for privacy or is it meant to be dog proof? ..... If it doesn't need to be dog proof I'd leave a couple of extra inches above the ground to reduce the tendency to rot.

[1]In theory a screwed fence would be stronger, and you could use deck screws, potentially with a square drive - making it hard for anyone to maliciously dismantle the fence. Whether using nails or screws you have the potential to split the boards, so predrilling the boards for screws would reduce do that risk, but I suspect that nails are less likely to split the boards anyway. And yes, I would rent a nail gun. .... Well personally I would buy a nail gun!

username.exe

Thank you Pulaski. Whilst it's for privacy now, it's not inconceivable that we could get new neighbors with a dog in the future. I was planning on buying the posts, rails and panels individually as I figured the panels would be awkward - will definitely get the nail gun and use the string technique. I guess I also need to hire an arbor, too.

tom169

Well that's a few hundred dollars blown on pool upkeep tools.

Will be taking on the maintenance myself partly to save money, but also to learn about it. Should be an interesting project.

Pulaski

You're going in at the deep end? ....

tom169

Not entirely.

I have a pool company coming out next Friday to check all the things and open it up.

After that I'll take the reins.

chawkins99

I highly recommend https://www.troublefreepool.com/cont...-TFP-Home-Page

They have a huge amount of expertise and information.

Above all: stay out of the Pool Store They are there simply to separate you from your money.

Don't believe a word they say and don't use their 'free' testing. See above...

Get your own test kit from TFTestkits.net

tom169

Thanks, will check that out!

There is a guy I follow on YouTube too who has a video that seems to cover anything.

I already bought a test kit - K2006 I think is what it's called.

chawkins99