Pre-plumbing

Yesterday, the fire sprinkler guy started his installation of the guest house. We're still trying to resolve the issue of getting the 1" pipe reconfigured to a 2" pipe and found out today it will probably require hiring someone to bore a new line from the bottom of our property up to the guest house. Mike says he's got a guy that can do it in a day… and his rate is $3,000 per day. Yes, Judith, we'll just throw money at it.

We're still waiting for the black-headed decking screws we ordered online to arrive so there's been little progress on the deck. The 4x4 posts for the railing are up and the wood for its horizontal slats should be delivered tomorrow or Monday. Meanwhile, the Tombleson crew have kept themselves busy preparing for the plumber.

Yes, folks, we finally have a plumber. The second firm came in thousands of dollars below the first bid so yesterday Mike Locke sent over a contract and this morning the plumber stopped by to finalize their parts order. Dave, Justo and Corey prepped the BBQ room by gutting its half bath and slicing out a large rectangle of the concrete foundation so that the plumber can run water to the island for the sink and dishwasher. When the electrician returns early next week, he will run the wiring through the floor for the dishwasher as well as the drop-in oven.

Speaking of the island, we got to see it today. John Laughton called to see if he had left his cabinet plans at our house. We didn't know, so we offered to drop off another set. How could we refuse another opportunity to check out the progress he's been making? The first two pics are most of the island. The frames for the dishwasher and under-counter fridge are not yet done.

The cabinet above is the vanity for the master bathroom. The two pictures below are the vanity for the guest house bathroom. Both vanities will float ten inches above the tiled floor.

Mike scheduled a 4 pm meeting at the house to go over a few final details. The main issue was getting the 2" water pipe for the fire sprinklers but there were also some wood choices left to be made for the railing and fence in the garden below the deck. After an hour or so of Mike outlining all of our options, we decided to save some money down in the garden and take the money we saved and throw it at the railing and stairs above.

The roof on the guest house is still covered in blue plastic. And there is a 20% chance of rain forecast in the next 24 hours….