ASK This Old House | Weird Shower Valve, Mossy Roof (S18 E14) FULL EPISODE

Richard: "I could do for maybe $2500" - Comedy gold! I almost fell out of my chair on that one.

“I can do it for $2500” 😂😂😂

lol classic plumber's lament sign on the mantle

The man who did my house repipe with PEX really knew what he was doing. He suggested I replace the valves and the water heater which was 12 years old. He did this basically at cost of the valves. It's simplified his installation and replaced all of the 40 year old Plumbing equipment. No problems for 15 years plus.

Trying to find a rafter like Tommy does it is impossible. I think he's got jedi powers.

Tommy- "Ohh I can fix it." Love it, a guy who loves what he does and has a solution!

Tommy and Richard are the old guys, but their knowledge is pure gold. Richard’s fix for that shower was incredible!

Richard is the absolute best. He is such a patient instructor, never bossy. His explanations are fantastic. So knowledgeable.

Richard doing the SLC plumbing repair with the dad was great! I really appreciate that the dad was a) useful to the process and b) didn't ask the painfully scripted questions people sometimes ask 🤣

I use to watch This Old House in the 90s!!! Re-runs starring Bob Villa! I even watched The New Yankee Workshop!!

Great job on the shower. I had a tub spout drip; have a Moen single faucet for the tub/shower. I called my home warranty and for a $75 service fee they sent out some plumbers. The two "knuckleheads" showed up at the end of the day (10 mins at the end of the appt window), took a few seconds to look at it and said, "It needs new cartridge. I don't have one on my truck; we'll have to order one and be back." The following week, the plumbing company sent a different knucklehead that didn't know that two previous knuckleheads had been here. He turned off the water, removed the faucet knob and escutcheon plate and commence to tugging on the cartridge (I didn't see him remove the c-clip first) and said, "It's stuck and I will need to replace the valve. It will require modification work to cut through the surround tile to replace the valve and the home warranty doesn't cover that." The plumbing company called back a few days later to make appt for "modification" work and repairs and said it will cost additional $600. I got pissed and told them off for the screw-up between the two separate visits and told them to forget it, because while I was waiting for those few days, I went to YT, figured out how to fix it. I went to HD, spent $40 in parts and spent 10 mins to replace the cartridge and fix the drip. I told my home warranty company never to use this plumbing company; they're a scam and convinced them to at least refund half my service fee. Now look, I got worked up again. It really pissed me off how they tried to scam me. What if I was some home owner that was elderly or not handy with tools? I HATE scammers!

Richard and Tommy are a wealth of knowledge. Always love watching their videos.

Good information. I never heard about the metal strip on the roof. The safety harness was interesting, too. The plumbing was amazing. You are all hired!

I loved how they saved the young family thousands of dollars. Keeping food in their mouths and the lights on. Good job.

Richard is a true knowledgeable honest old plumber the world needs more people like doesn't change an arm and a leg all the best from jim the plumber queanbeyan nsw Australia.

Gotta love the plumber using drywall screws for blocking in the walls 😅

That was a nice pluming job on the old house .

That plumbing fix was brilliant. Great work!

Glad to see each of them wear a safety harness. A neighbor of mine, back in 1999, got fed up with the moss on the roof of his 2-story house. No safety harness; not even a rope tied around his waist. Slipped and fell. Hit the driveway. Instant quadrapelgic. Never walked again. Passed away about 5 years ago. Safety first.

That shower valve install was pretty slick!