Had to replace my water heater on Friday. The old one that came with the house was pushing well over 12 years and I noticed my garage was pooling water Thursday night. At first I thought it was maybe a clogged line in the refrigerator but when I went outside I noticed water along my walkway and on the cement so when I looked harder I had noticed my water heater was weeping water like a baby.

Had to drain it with a hose, pull it out, and get rid of it. Wasn't that hard. Cost me $659 at Home Depot for a new 50 gallon tank, some connection hoses with a shark bite valve (this will help me in the future when it leaks again, instead of completely disconnecting all of my water I can just cut the intake valve off and still use cold water if needed), a new pan for it to sit on, which gave me some space back.

Took maybe one hour between getting the old one out, buying the new one and installing it. Getting a permit for that and calling a professional would have probably cost me more than $1200 to get it done. Hopefully nothing else starts falling apart. Eventually the flooring will need to be done around the house. I know it's a killer on the knees and back but I am probably going to opt for tile instead of panels this go around. Feel like it gives me more space for some reason and the grout probably holds up a lot longer than the padding with the slide and lock panels.

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