Monday, October 5, 2009

time to get rid of some old sh**

about 6 years ago our sewage line started backing up. so we had some guys come out to clean it out. they cut all the roots and filmed it, said that we would be lucky if it lasted 2 or 3 more years, and that it was time to get it fixed. well, a couple of weeks ago (6 plus years later), it started backing up again. so we figured it was time. of course the weekend we chose to do this it rained cats and dogs, and was windy as windy can be. lucky for me, being pregnant was a great excuse to not help and remain indoors! i ran outside on the occasional moment it stopped raining and grabbed a shot or two of their progress. we also took advantage of the fact that we were diggin right next to the house and so put in some draining sheets against the basement wall as wel. here is thomas removing the old sewage line.
and here he is smiling because you know it just smells so good.
the digger looked like it would be a fun toy to play with. but luckily niklas actually seemed to know what he was doing, where i think we would have caused more damage than we fixed had we done it all by ourselves! thomas put in the new sewer and gutter drainage lines, and niklas filled it all in. and we now even have a doublewide driveway which is nice.
zoe decided to help out too. that kid can move dirt pretty well for a three year old!

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