first we cut off the old leaky shut-off valve to the dishwasher.
the new press-to-fit shut-off valve, alongside the orange "safe seal depth and pipe deburring tool". it fits 6 different sizes of pipes. and those metal rings in the middle are the sharp pipe deburring piece. you fit the tool as far down on the pipe as it will go, spin it around a couple times to deburr, and mark a line on the pipe.
then you press the valve onto the pipe until it reaches that line. it was extremely handy to have that line as a guide because it took a lot of pushing and effort to get the valve properly seated as deep as it was meant to be. twice we thought we had it, but nope. keep pushing and then finally it was fully in place. dad is pretty sure this one wont leak.
and onto the floor
we removed some of the laminate flooring and pulled back the foam underlayment so it wouldnt be in the way or get damaged when dad used his skilsaw/circular saw to cut the subfloor exactly two feet out from the wall to fit the replacement plywood. we've taken out the first piece of subfloor, having to cut around the pipes, and have one more piece to go.
second piece of damaged subfloor removed. the yellow you see along the bottom is the old linoleum that would not come unglued for anything we tried. thus why i have laminate flooring. the white along the very bottom is the foam underlayment. the diagonal boards are the original subfloor layer. the plywood was added on top of that but only in the kitchen and dining room. the rest of the house has hardwood floors nailed directly to the diagonal subfloor.
the view from my basement, looking up at the floor joists and diagonal subfloor of the main floor. all those nails are from the solid oak hardwood floor (circa 1965).
first piece of replacement plywood in place, up against the first pipe
second piece in between the two pipes
third piece in and nailed down
today the house stinks. yesterday evening and today i put three coats of varnish on the new bits of subfloor.
the windows have been open, so heidi has enjoyed watching out the front window and smelling the outdoors too.
i also painted another coat of white on the walls under the upper cupboards.
i've loaded everything to return to ikea into the car. the assembled drawer unit for under the kitchen sink, the 30" wide peninsula cabinet i'm going to replace with the recycle cabinet, the unassembled drawers and drawer fronts for that, the handles for that and the handle for the sink drawer, the dented 24" upper cabinet door, and the end/cover panels for the peninsula that dont come down to the floor.
next up, dad comes back to hook up the dishwasher, put the cabinets back, and put the sink back together. right now its sitting out in the porch.
the paper towel sticking up out of the pipe is because that shut-off valve is leaking. we need to replace both of those. dad is reluctant, not being fully sold on the press-to-fit. but i'm holding out. he hates soldering copper pipe. so i'm going to win. i just need patience.
theres trouble with the new dishwasher. we cant get the screw loose to remove the cover for the little electrical box to wire it in. and if we cant open it, we cant wire it up. its one tiny little screw, and neither dad nor i can get it loose. i've spent two days spraying wd-40 on it trying to loose it up, but nothing. what the hell did they screw it in with? and impact wrench? jeez.
dad said we can put the dishwasher in his truck and take it back. problem is, its not in stock, its special order. the only appliances the stores carry in stock anymore are stainless steel crap. i want white appliances to match my kitchen. i'll never understand why anyone would want stainless steel. ah well, theres no accounting for taste.
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