John wrote:
> I'm back with yet another problem.
>
> I have a crappy house with cardboard (Masonite) siding and plastic
> pipes.
> The outdoor faucet is loose and I'm clueless how to fix it. I don't
> feel like paying a plumber a week's salary if it's something that I
> fix myself.
>
> Rather than explaining the situation, here are some photographs that
> clearly illustrate my problem:
>
> The outside faucet:
>
> http://i32.tinypic.com/30bl6xs.jpg (notice the earlier expert repairs)
>
> The pipe inside the crawl space that's directly attached to the
> outside faucet.
>
> http://i27.tinypic.com/awdqme.jpg
> http://i25.tinypic.com/140xd39.jpg
>
> Which connects to this tee:
>
> http://i32.tinypic.com/1z5tgea.jpg
>
> Is there any way of fixing this CF?
I would cut a piece of wood, say 4" x 6" of appropriate thickness to fit between
the hose bib and the wall. Drill a hole in the center of the wood the size of
the outside of the pipe coming out of the hose bib, then cut from the bottom on
each side of the hole to the bottom edge of the wood, so that you can slide the
wood down over the pipe from above.
Clean up the surface of the wall by shaving away excess caulk and cutting away
the wood or whatever that is showing around the pipe, so the wood can be cleanly
slid over the pipe. Coat the back of the boad with glue, and glue it in place
with a few small nails or screws to hold it in place. Glue the piece you cut out
below the hole into the gap at the bottom (glue or caulk). When the glue has
cured, screw the hose bib to the wood with an appropriate sized rust resistant
screw. Then caulk around the bib pipe and along the top and sides of the wood,
and prime and paint the result.
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