Mood: d'oh
Now Playing: Day 2762-Next GP Chapter... Turning Lemons Into Lemonade :)
When the lemons rain...they literally pour at our house!
Thank goodness the umpteen new drain system actually worked during a few downpours here in the country. The Speedy~Gonzales goal is to make sure that all of the water is being directed 'away' from our house. Not directly over and under our house as prior lack-of proper drains that were installed by the prior owners. I should really highlight the word, "improper." There has yet to be any sort of easy fix with this entire house. Just when we think there will be something that will actually go fairly smoothly...It tends to usually turn out to be a huge undertaking!
The bathroom repairing and repainting project is finally complete. That is...if you don't count another plumber having to make a visit to our house of hidden lemon gems. Pffffff... Seems the prior owners literally joined two different types of pipes, along with two totally different sizes of pipes to hook up the bathroom sink. HOW they meshed the two together can only be described as something out of the stone-age. Literally! Instead of replacing the entire pipe that runs from the sink, through the wall and down into the main drain in the basement. They only replaced one section of the pipe. With what we assumed and today's plumber quickly confirmed. A completely different size pipe, held together by condensation. Water dripping over a long period of time. Most likely in some sort of drip pan or bowl placed behind the sink that actually formed a really thick limestone barrier around the joint that doesn't even fit. How we personally found out was after unscrewing the thick, scaly mess that literally held together two different size pipes. PFFFFF!
We attempted to do our best of using every type of plumbing aid to connect the two different pipes. Thanks also to quite a few online plumbing videos! But after chiseling the thick, nasty crud that was literally holding the two different size pipes together. Nothing has been able to reconnect them without water seeping at a pretty good rate! We are now down to the tub for water, kitchen sink and basement utility tub. OOPS! Can't forget the outdoor hose nozzle! Heeheeheehee! For now anyways... That is because the total cost of having to rip out the wall connected to the original pipe that the prior owners did not replace. But instead used, I assume extra PVC piping laying around in the basement. HA! Will be at the tune of $885.00+. That is also because there is additional plumbing work that needs to be addressed which is connected to the bathroom sink plumbing. Hahahahaha! Hidden agenda? YA THINK! These sellers knew what they were doing. Literally hiding! They aren't fooling me, not one bit! That is because I seem to be the one who is actually stumbling across one huge lemon gem after another. Of course, they moved way, far away to another city in Indiana. I would too if there was a huge possibility of running into the buyers whom are finding one bad repair job or lack of...after another.
Thankfully, our home warranty company will be covering a good majority of this latest gem of a find! That is...after we pay the plumber first and then have to wait 7-10 days or longer to be compensated by the home warranty company. Seems they can't find anyone that is contracted on their end. We even personally gave them 10 plumbing company names and phone numbers. But sorry home warranty company. This isn't the wild-wild-west where we, "I-OWE-U." No company in their right frame of mind is willing to be paid almost 2 weeks later. BAH! This is how it works in this day and age. A company does the work. A company gets paid after their job is complete. Not 7 to 10 days later. Or longer. Tis why we have to pick and choose right now on what is mandatory. Seems using anything, but the bathroom sink is last on the priority list. That is until I put my Wonder Woman skills, tools and ideas to work! GIRL POWER!
Well...At least now the bathroom looks super nice, clean and shower tiles as white as a sheet of paper! You just can't use the sink. But it looks good! Insert....Laughter~
*WINKWINK*