Category: Garden Bay

I finished my plumbing project last week and obtained approval from the building inspector. He asked me to fix one part of the 2″ drain line and I was happy to oblige. It was the building inspector’s second last day of work before retirement so that was lucky timing, as with getting the permit.

The picture above shows the entrance to the hardest working room of my house. You see the hot water heater, Internet gear, and a line of old kitchen cabinets along the far wall which serve as pantry and other much appreciated storage. The water supply pipes used to run along the wall under the cabinets and the laundry drain pipe used to run along the floor. Also in the middle of that wall was the dryer vent exit with a flexible pipe running along the floor to the dryer.

Looking right you see the new laundry sink and stacked clothes washer and dryer, which I did last year and was the start of this renovation. Above the sink and running all along the other side wall is a wire shelf which provides more needed storage space.

This is what the project was all about, adding another toilet and creating a new half bathroom. As the building inspector said when he looked at the toilet rough-in “I see the magic”. It truly is a marvellous addition. You can see the bottom of a nice looking medicine cabinet which adds a bit of elegance to a very utilitarian room.

Welcome to my crawlspace. All the waste plumbing starting in the foreground and back to the far wall I installed. Below you can see all the details: the toilet pipe, the 2″ laundry drain, and the new PEX supply lines.

So the plumbing project is complete and all that remains are some finishing details. On to the next project which I have started planning, recessed LED lighting in the living room.

I’d say we returned to Canada just in time as a week later the world is shutting down to prevent the further spread of the Coronavirus. We are lucky to live in relative isolation here in Garden Bay, but they have just detected the virus on the coast and there are shortages in our grocery stores. Yesterday I applied for a building permit for my plumbing project and later that day they closed the offices to the public.

What is happening in the world is very interesting from many perspectives. The reaction of the stock market has, and will continue to affect me personally. The market has been extremely volatile and some days I buy and sell up to three times in one day. All that trading yields significant profits yet they are buried in the large paper losses that I have incurred along the way. When the market recovers from this virus I will feel pretty smug.

Until then it helps greatly to be safe and sound at home.