Utility connections part I, rough plumbing part II

Today was a big day, but not the kind that results in dozens of cubic yards of cement, or 275 tons of gravel. It took one trip to Standard Plumbing and multiple other trips to Home Depot after Standard closed, but Jim got the plumbing for under the slab completed. In the picture you can see several vertical things, including (from left to right in the front of the house) a toilet drain, a tall vent from the main line, a sink drain and vent for the bathroom, a floor drain for the pantry, the disguise pipe for the copper water supply, and the main sewer trunk that runs upstairs. In the foreground you can see the black drain for the sink on the kitchen island, as well as three conduits for electricity and cold and hot water. That's Jim with the shovel.

The excavation guys also came today and dug trenches for the sewer, water, and electric connections. They got the sewer hooked up, but were suprised to find a copper water supply line, for which they did not have the proper connections. They also didn't have conduit for the power line. They filled in part of the porch and back-filled part way around the outside of the house, but they can't really get to the garage to fill it until they fill the trenches for sewer and water in front of the garage. They'll be back Monday to finish all of that. Here's Lydia in front of the digging of the trench for the power line.