Wow, it's been 2 days since the last post about the sewer and so much has happened with it. To start, when the plumber tried to snake through the vent stack, he couldn't snake it all out and hit a block. Then he tried to snake through the tub...yet another block. So we decided to have him go outside and do it through there. Well, we don't have a cleanout, so digging commenced to get to the pipe. Once we get to the pipe, we find out it's cast iron. None of the tools he has will go through it. So, he punched a hole in it to relieve the pressure inside for the night. We agreed he would come back the next morning to put in a clean out and clear out the rest of the pipe. We told him we would dig the trench to save a few bucks. Good, right?

So yesterday, he comes out, cuts the pipe, puts in the cleanout attached to the house side and starts to clear the pipe on the other side of the cleanout. That is where we hit snag #2. He starts to run water through it and water starts coming up in the yard. Luckily, it's only about 5 feet from where we stopped digging. So, we dig some more to uncover the problem. Lo and behold, we find a cleanout...buried 3 feet down...attached to a 3" abs pipe...that's crushed...ugh. So, again we start digging to find where the crush stops. It doesn't after about 4 feet more we decide we need to just get some heavy gear out there, dig out the whole pipe and replace it all.

Today, Mike is home waiting for the backhoe and the plumber to arrive. I'm hoping when I get home, I'll be able to shower and wash clothes and flush if I want to!