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Drain work starts in the basement

February 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Today the guys from Absolute Draining & Plumbing came to begin our basement work.

They focused first on running the new water line in from the property line. Unfortunately they couldn’t tie it in yet because the city side has a valve issue that needs to be fixed. The city thinks they can come […]

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Tags: Plumbing

Replacing the drain in the basement before the renovation begins

February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Because of the sewage back-up scare we had around Christmas time we are going to replace the basement sewage line before we start to re-build down there. We just feel like it is the prudent thing to do despite our lack of desire to bear the cost. In addition we need to add […]

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Tags: Basement · Plumbing

Life back to normal - the sewage pipe saga is over

December 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The guys from Absolute came back as promised on Wednesday. They dug out the trap that was underneath our front porch and replaced it. They added a venting system that now allows for the city or a private company to come and stick a camera into the pipes to inspect for damage.

The total […]

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Tags: Basement · Plumbing

Moving to next steps on the sewage back-up

December 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Today I made contact with the company that was recommended to me by the city worker who came yesterday to help. The name of the company is Absolute Draining & Plumbing.

Andrew came by today exactly on schedule. He called ahead of time to let me know he was on his way. It’s […]

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Tags: Basement · Plumbing

Sewage back-up in the basement

December 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Ah the joys of home ownership…

We were having my family over for brunch this morning and so I went into the basement to bring up some extra chairs. As I went down the stairs I noticed an odd aroma. As soon as I turned the corner I could see water on the concrete […]

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Tags: Basement · Plumbing