Give Me A Trench

I did not finish the half-bath this morning. We got up too late to shut off and drain the system before the plumbers arrived to start the sewer line replacement.

The outside plumbers arrived this morning bright and early. They went after the sewer line replacement with a vengeance, despite the smell.

While the backyard work was going on, T and I went out for breakfast (Billie's) and then dropped by the stained glass shop we had use before (Preston Art Glass). We talked with Dale Preston. We showed him the architectural drawings of the planned window, above the south sunroom door, and the pictures of the stained glass windows we already had in the house. He seemed excited about designing and fabricating something for us. He said the cost of a leaded window might be near $125/sqft for a design similar to the simple design of our 2nd floor closet window and $200/sqft for the more complex design similar to our staircase window design. He asked if we could get the architect to provide us with dimensions of the window since it was not well specified in the drawings. I subsequently sent Tyler (architect) a note asking for information. Dale said they could provide the stained glass, but someone else would need to mount it in a frame for installation. Our thought was that, if this was an appealing approach, we would approach the Marvin dealer about mounting the glass in their frame. We intend to visit the other two glass companies in the area.

When we arrived home, the plumbing guys were still working. By the time they quit, around 3pm, they had replaced about one-half of the line.

Mike had told us that they would hook up a temporary line to allow us to flush overnight, but apparently, that was a hope, not a promise. We have no sewer connection this evening. Thankfully, our neighbors, Jeanie and Fred, asked us over for the evening, and "as needed" throughout the night. We have been blessed in having them as neighbors.

Mike and Nate also staked and marked the outline of the garage and sunroom. The proximity of the northwest corner of the garage to the west fence (five feet) seems, while expected, very close to the west property fence.

The other main event today was the noon meeting of Rob (electrical), Bob (landscaping), Betsy and Drew (solar), along with Mike and myself. It appears everyone came out of the meeting satisfied regarding the electrical infrastructure and where the underground cabling will be routed. T and I need to consider, and feed back to Betsy/Drew, where we want the inverters for the solar panels to be installed, either in the basement or in the garage. We had a great conversation with Betsy, gave her a check for the down payment and talked about the path forward. Bottom line was that the solar panels will be ordered when we see completion of the garage on the horizon. If availability means we have to wait awhile, that's OK, the sun will shine for the foreseeable future.

We ordered pizza to be delivered for dinner.