Next up.. Walls!

Whew. Plumbing is done. Well, the sewers part is at least. All that's left is to plumb in the cold and hot water to the sink nad toilet once the back wall is framed in. The shower will be done after everything else is installed.

It only took 12 bags of concrete, all mixed by hand, one at a time in a wheelbarrow. My back is still sore.

Of course, as this is a project of mine, there are going to be problems all along. First was getting called in about 10 minutes before I was going to do the concrete on the floor the first time. Luckily for me they called when they did, because if it had been any later, I would have started the concrete already. I did it a day later than scheduled, but it's in.

The next roadblock is the main water shutoff for the house. In order to move the water meter closer to the wall, and be able to plumb in the bathroom, the water needs to be shut off for a couple hours. I went to do it, and the valve was seized so badly that I couldn't turn it. Good thing I found out now and not when I had a broken pipe or something. So.... Tomorrow I need to call the city to turn off the water at the street, and get a plumber to change the valve out. It should only take about 20 minutes once the water is off, but this is me we're talking about. I want to change it to a simple ball valve. That way I shouldn't have to worry about it seizing again.

The carpenter has been here and work for a bit on Saturday. He brought in the studs, and started framing in the office area. It should only be a week until he's done the framing and put up the gyprock. Then I need to get some carpet and linoleum for the two rooms, lay them down, and bring in the electrician to wire them up. Painting next, then shower, sink cabinet and toilet installation. Finally, ceilings!

No matter what anyone tells you, this is a lot of hard and exacting work. I had thought a month of weekends to do it. That was in November. I would be happy to have it done by the end of January!