Draining

Last week, I submitted our deposit for the Endless Pool. Submitting the deposit gets you the Sample Kit, with real pieces of the materials so that you can make an informed decision as to what you want. Cha-ching. There went the first real money on this project.

Then I spent Friday afternoon looking at more stuff (lights might be my least favorite thing to look at), then we spent Saturday repeating the process with more stores and more stuff with Roy in tow. Six hours of driving, looking, taking pictures and notes, driving, looking, looking some more, taking more pictures. (And there's a lot more of this to come yet.) Talk about draining!!!

We also spent a large part of the holiday weekend fighting with the shower drain in our master bath. As the only working bathroom in the house currently, it is imperative that it remain operational until the demolition in August. The arsenal included: snake (can't get past the first bend in the drain), plunger (1st line of attack and auxiliary force for every other attack-but only after running copious amounts of water down the drain after the chemicals failed), Drano's Foamer (2nd line of attack on Sunday), and ZEP's 10-minute hair/clog remover (3rd, 4th, and 5th lines of attack on Monday).

After two days of really fighting with the clog, late Monday afternoon the drain finally cleared and worked again. Woo-hoo!! (Note: having sewer clean-outs immediately outside the bathroom assisted in knowing when something was working - when you have sewer lines replaced, we highly recommend having cleanouts installed at every exit point from the house - makes plumbing so much easier down the road). We also recommend annual treatment with some product to keep your drain lines running free and clear. A smaller clog wouldn't have taken so long to break up!

Then on Wednesday evening, I delivered a signed Design Agreement to Wm. Shaw & Associates along with the check for Stage 1 (Design). Their modeler will be out Friday morning to measure our existing home and build a replica in their 3-D modeling system. Bill said the modeler will be here pretty much all day.

So, the remodel is officially underway! The draining of the $$$$$$ has just begun.