House Update

Now that all the walls are down of the old house, progress is moving rapidly. Chris and his dad are working hard at getting the underground right and then roughing in for a half bathroom in the basement. It seems just like yesterday when we moved into this place and what a thrill it was to have my own washer and dryer. Okay I know that is the thrill of a brand new homeowner and that thrill wore off fast, but not before the glitches of home ownership set in.


It was just a few months if not weeks after we moved in when the water started backing up in the basement. Chris was just brand new in the plumbing apprentice program so we were green at what to do. Shhh don't tell anyone but we called in a drainage company to auger out the main, but no fear 6 1/2 years later Chris is getting his revenge. He has completely taken up the basement floor to replace the section of pipe that was bad and this is what he found.





We knew roots were the problem, which is a problem with many old houses, but the reality of what the fix was/is laughable. You can see in the photo the hole in the pipe and their fix at the time was to pour cement around the pipe and the hole. Not the expert fix of today's standards so that pipe had to go as well as all the decrepit pipe going out to the main/street.


Once the plumbing is squared away, the rest of the block can be laid to get the old part level with the new and floor trusses are coming in roughly a week to Menards. The delivery of trusses from the store to house is on Chris's shoulders (another blog update ahead) and walls get to be constructed. The delivery date for rough trusses are scheduled for May 1st and I know Chris wants to do his best to be ready for them so they don't sit outside long.






I know the clean up of the tear down has been very tedious for Chris and his dad and they are anxious to get that part behind them. Phase 2 is speeding fast ahead.