Tool of the DayThese made the job easier
Beer
OK, so it's not a tool, but it comes in handy when you're trapped in a small, stuffy, hot bathroom on a summer day (just ask George and Leigh.)
We suggest having only one beer, as we don't recommend mixing power tools with copious amounts of alcohol.
George and Leigh remodel a bathroom under severe emotional distress and time pressure. As a result a wall comes down, plumbing is moved, a sub-floor is rebuilt, a new wall is erected and a vanity is put in place.
Leigh is in a high stakes poker game with some shady characters. He's one on one, and he's out of money. But he's confident, and he bets a weekend's worth of the boys time as a last-ditch effort to stay in the game. Leigh loses (of course). George strangles him (of course). And now the lads are faced with a substantial bathroom renovation. The project involves enlarging an upstairs bathroom by stealing room from an adjacent closet. The existing sink is removed, the walls are taken down, the closet opening is sealed, and the plumbing lines are moved to the new sink location. Much to their amazement the job goes fairly smoothly, that is until they crack the toilet. When the shady home owner arrives home to see the results, the boys decide the best solution is to take the quickest route out - through the window.
Lessons Learned
- Rough in the plumbing before soldering or glueing.
- Don't start what you can't finish, unless you don't
need to finish it.
