I wish I had a time machine, so I could go back to yesterday, before the bathroom in the basement and the furnace room were filled with raw sewage. Or better yet, I wish I could go back to before the builder poured the basement floor, so I could punch the plumber that didn't remove some stupid plug out of the pipe that's always, always supposed to be removed.
We had an emergency plumber come out last night and he was able to punch through the plug and drain the mess. After looking at the bathroom down there, I knew I could never, ever get it clean enough myself to feel comfortable using it again. So, now we have a disaster clean-up crew down there, cleaning the bathroom, ripping up the carpet that was affected, and hopefully making it so I can walk into my house without cringing. Hopefully.
We have another plumber coming out on Tuesday (awesome that this all happened on a holiday weekend) to send a camera down the pipe to see if the plug is still there or if the other guy was able to completely get rid of it. If it's still there, we'll have to rip up part of the basement floor and get it out. Also, my favorite idiot plumber installed the drain in the furnace room off the ground so that's why that room got destroyed. We'll have to fix that as well.
My husband said the silver lining in all of this is that BYU won yesterday. Hmm. I'm glad the Cougs won, but I'm not so much feeling the silver lining. Hopefully the silver lining will be that we can actually track down the idiot plumber and make him pay for all of this. Hopefully.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
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Dang it! That is horrible. I am sad that you had to deal with all of that, and the cost of it all! If you need more help call Miguel Cuevas, who was in the 9th ward (They live next to us). He is a great plumber!
I hope it is all resolved after this.
Love you!
Lindi
Lindi--Miguel and his partner are actually the plumbers coming out on Tuesday to fix the rest of the mess. :)
I am so sorry! I'm glad you're getting settled into your new house and i hope you had a great b-day- sorry I'm; a horrible friend. Heather
It is stories like these that scream to me that I should go back to being a renter. That SUCKS...and the byu winning thing is no silver lining. Its just not. The silver lining is that hopefully there was nothing in the furnace room...?
Um BYU winning?? How did he even have time to find that out with the mess going on? I'm with Melinda..no silver lining there at all. I'm sooooo sorry that this has happened cause you were having such happy fun thoughts about this house and now it won't feel so happy for awhile. Hopefully it gets all fixed and back to the happy place very very soon.....you know before I move in! he hee
Oh dear, Tennille, I am SO SO SO sorry. Not the way you want to begin life in your new digs... I hope the emergency plumber got the plug completely out and the crisis can be over. Hang in there!
Oh what a nightmare. All I can say is that you KNOW I feel your pain ;). Is this a brand new house? Or were there previous owners that had the same issue? Just curious...
raw sewage is so nasty. I hope it's all getting resolved! I wish I could just pop over and pick up your kids to come play and maybe the twins could teach Cate how to walk or something.
That is awful! I hope you can find the guy and get your money! Good Luck!
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