Off To A Busy New Year

Sure, things slowed down as we approached Christmas, but with New Years behind us, there’s definitely been some action at the house and it appears we’ve fully awoken from the holiday-induced coma. The plumbing is well underway, with most of the drains and vents already in place. As I mentioned back in May (I can’t believe ...

PEX vs Copper

I’ve been doing as much reasearch as possible, and it’s looking like we’ll be going with PEX (“cross-linked polyethylene”, err.. “strong plastic”) tubing for our plumbing. PEX has started to become popular with residential plumbing as it’s flexible, cheaper and easier to install than traditional copper. The tubing itself is a fraction of the cost when ...