written from under a warm pile of clean laundry..

This weekend was spent getting through my "honey-do" list while Dan agonized over the house plans to submit everything we need to get our foundation permits.

First up was hooking up the washer and dryer!

The utility sink that was already in our kitchen has made things so much easier for us. Both the hot and cold water lines were already split with separate shut-offs! All I had to do was hook up the supply lines.. which leaked like sieves when I turned on the water approximately 5 minutes after the hardware store closed. One leaky line, maybe.. but 2 would be just my luck. Dan suggested putting a couple rubber washers in each so I could tighten them down more and that worked like a charm. Viola! no leaks!


Only thing left was leveling it and plugging it in.. take a look at how level that is, baby!










Moving along to the dryer..

Aside from the handy utility sink, the other reason we decided a temporary washer/dryer setup was worth the effort is that there was a gas stubout on the floor right next to the sink!
After tracing the line back to confirm it was actually connected, I shutoff the gas, locked the cats in the bathroom, and set to work figuring out what size adaptor I was going to need to get from the hardware store. Our sizable collection of random gas fittings came in super-handy, because we actually had one that fit both the stubout on the floor and the line on the dryer! I still went to pickup a shutoff valve, as the one we had was too small. (Have I mentioned today how awesome it is to have the best hardware store in the area 2 blocks away?!)

Here's the final setup:

After turning the gas back on I checked for leaks. For gas (or compressed air) lines, it's really simple to check for leaks: just brush a little soapy water over each of the connection points. If it bubbles up you've got a leak. No bubbles, no leaks.












I'll spare you pictures of the weeding and random other chores, but when a bird flew in the window while I was outside, making screens officially bumped up to the top of the list.

(The little bird buzzed Dan then flew up the empty chimney shaft to the top floor where the cats were trying desperately to get when I came in. It was knocking itself up against a closed window up there, but flew right out when I opened it. poor little guy)

I left the corner of the screen I made for the (above mentioned) kitchen window unfinished. This way I was able to run the dryer exhaust right out, and the screen holds it in place, and when the laundry moves downstairs after the foundation is done I can just finish up the corner without much effort.


Dan went into the planning office today with a pile of printouts to get some questions answered. Aside from a couple small tweaks, and wanting us to add in the neighbors houses onto our plans (requiring measuring of at least 3 backyards!) the plans are just about ready to submit!

My pile of warm clothes has cooled of.. time to put another load in :)