We had some sweet visitors at the farmhouse recently when Blaine’s aunt and cousin came over from Kansas City – and they came ready to work!
On the agenda: plumbing.
…. certainly not the most exciting work, but critical.
First thing to do was remove some of the piping to make room for new.
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| Up in the basement ceiling is the original metal piping |
Then, new draining & vent lines were installed.
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| New PVC drain pipes installed, as seen from the basement ceiling |
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| Downstairs bath |
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| Upstairs bathrooms with new drain and vent lines |
Deb and Sarah were a big help to Blaine during all of this work!
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| Of course mom & dad were there helping too 🙂 |
Up next, PEX lines were ran to deliver hot & cold water to all of our new fixture locations throughout the house.
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| New PEX installed upstairs |
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| Neatly strung along basement ceiling |
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| Mud room with sink and laundry plumbing installed |
While everybody worked, Lincoln supervised. 🙂
Did I mention the AC isn’t completely hooked up yet – so everybody was working in the summer heat!
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| Looking a little sleepy on the job |
Last but not least, we decided to install a few more hose bibbs on the exterior of the house. There used to be just one, and we installed three more – one for each corner of the house.
Overkill? Nah, it’ll be handy. 🙂
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| Bibbs ready for install |
Lastly, the new circulating system was pressure tested – and thankfully it passed on the first try!
Thank you Deb & Sarah for your help; good work!
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| Blaine with Deb & Sarah getting fresh catfish on the river |
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| They caught the sunset at Garden of the Gods too |
When I was flipping thru Blaine’s photos from this trip north, I was happily surprised to see that we had some more sweet notes added to our walls!
Thank you! 🙂
