Cabinets incoming, and (more)ange glue.

Pictured above: An image taken mid-gluing. (The mess was cleaned up directly after.)

3/19/19:

Building Summary: Today I connected the PVC-to-CPVC converter to the interior waterline in Jacobhouse. This caused a slight torsion in the end of the cold-water line, so I remedied it by cutting the washer/dryer stub-up (the culprit) in half with a pair of pipe cutters, and then I added a mini-section of pipe to that stub-up via two couplings. This corrected the warp.

After that, I returned home and compared costs between Home Depot cabinets and Custom Service Hardware cabinets. With a 5% site-wide discount, it appears that the latter is the way to go in regard to quality, time, and cost.

(5:46 PM Update): Just ordered the cabinets. The 5% discount has not yet been applied, and neither has my credit’s cashback bonus, but the price seems reasonable for an entire kitchen’s worth of cabinets (decent quality, too).

Commentary: There was more pipe-work at Jacobhouse this morning. I’m sure that there is still room for improvement, but I’m far better at it now than I was five or six weeks ago. These enhanced skills were utilized in full when it came to the last step of gluing the PVC-to-CPVC converter to the two main hot/cold waterlines at the same time.

Before I did so, I went through the process in my head first. The pipes were already sanded, and the valves were at the same length. All I had to do was carefully dollop glue on the inside of the latter pieces and on the outside of the former. The only point of difficulty I could perceive was aligning the pipes and fitting them into the valves in a timely and simultaneous manner. After thinking all this through, I knew there could only be two results: success or failure, and failure where pipe’s concerned is very forgiving. So, I commenced to do as I planned, and it was a success.*

Final note: The ½” CPVC valves came in from Zoro today, so tomorrow my primary objective will be to glue them to the 11 different stub-ups. After this (there should still be time), I will fill in the rest of the ditch beneath Jacobhouse**, and I will then neaten the whole place up.

Additional Note: Master Blend could win $50,000 via the Fedex Small Business Grant Contest. I appreciate any and all votes. Here is the link to do so.

 *The whole scenario brought to mind a certain quote that I’ve heard many times while playing Path of Exile (that online game I’ve mentioned a few times now… Nerdy, I know). In the words of Izaro Phrecius, “There is a fine line between consideration and hesitation. The former is wisdom, the latter is fear.”

** This has become a higher priority task now that I’ve found little Wagyu tracks surrounding the water line. I don’t think I need a 50+ lb. calf trampling on/around the pipes.