Blessed New Plumbing and all things Holey

Right, so, I know your sick of cooking porn, but here's me making pancakes on Saturday morning....anyway...

Cool stuff on Friday...Dave was there all day, and the plumbers came by and plumbed our new powder room!! Weeks ahead of schedule. Remember, that's where the old cabinets were.

Dave built this support structure on Friday, they are going to remove the darker colored support beam in the middle, this structure will remain in place until they start framing in the new space.

Monday they started digging the footings for the new structure! Holey, McSchmoely, what a mess. Below is the old backdoor where the porch used to be.

Here's the side view. The hole is about 3 feet deep.

Steve told us today that there was a teensy hitch yesterday. Running underneath the deck and running to our nextdoor neighbors, the Infelds, was a gas line! I am trying not to think dark thoughts about what might-have-been, but if they'd ruptured it with their behemoth digging contraption, it wouldn't have been pretty. Steve said they'd contacted the gas company and they were to come out today or tomorrow to figureout what to do with it. Our gas line comes from the street to the front of the house, I can't imagine a scenario that would require access through your neighbors back yard.

So that's where we are today. Steve said that the gas line wouldn't slow them down. He said that they'd have to put a marker around it, and the gas company would have to re-route it. I hope it doesn't tear the yard up too much.

On a personal note, my Dad had knee replacement surgery this morning, and it was very successful. I spoke to him about an hour ago and he was groggy but suprisingly lucid. I am heading down to Alabama to give my mom some help on Saturday, and return on Wednesday.

S'all for now,

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