First up, Plumbing!
After the usual bid process, we opted to go with another local company for our plumbing work. Fred Pflumm Plumbing came in well under budget and had by far the most professional walk through of the project. We are thrilled to be working with them
As Tim and the guys started in, we ran into the usual oddball issues with our old building. The main sewage line to the city was no where near where we suspected it was, and it turns out that some of the demolition work done back in the 1970s was just thrown in a hole and buried in place. That meant Tim and the guys had to bust out a small digger to get through many feet of broken brick and concrete to find what they needed.
Over a short weekend, the guys from Pflumm got the underground plumbing in and ready for inspection. This part of the process went amazingly fast. The process began on a Saturday and we had the inspection passed by Tuesday afternoon. The drain system was fully tested. A 10 foot standpipe was connected to the drains and filled with water. As all the drains we capped off, any leak in the system would be revealed by this low pressure test. After 12 hours, no leaks and the inspector passed us with flying colours.
When we purchased the building, I knew there were a few oddities here and there. One of the more fun things we found was this gem. The old water line came out of the meter about 4 foot deep and some some odd reason, was bent up and put through the wall above ground level. I honestly have no clue why this may have been done. It makes no sense at all...
Tim and the guys buried a brand new copper line 4 foot down in the soil and penetrated the wall at that depth so freezing should not be much of an issue now.
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| I am still perplexed by this miracle of modern plumbing. (Ignore my foot in the pic) |
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