As I alluded to earlier, Uncle Bill and Aunt Patty have been here for a few days. It was so nice that they could see Chicago - Aunt Patty liked it so much, she came twice. While we were busy with the show, we also did try to do a few fun things with them.
Meanwhile, Aunt Patty took Violet on a date to Old Town Newhall, where they got Loaf and walked around.
Also while they were with us, we were having problems with our kitchen sink not draining properly. Uncle Bill worked on it Friday while Stace was at work, but it was still not working right.
So on Sunday, we rented a powered drain snake from Home Depot. It could only go in a couple of feet, so we looked outside for the drain cleanout. It was NOWHERE to be found. Weird.
So, Stace cut a hole in Violet's closet, on the other side of the kitchen sink. He was thinking of cutting the pipe just past the bend where the snake was hitting.
But what did he find?
The drain cleanout! Turns out it was going into the playroom, which used to be outside before the playroom was enclosed.
But not only was the cleanout covered by wood paneling - oh no. It was covered by stucco! Likely, the original homeowner had the house restuccoed instead of repainted, prior to the playroom being enclosed. And the stupid workers put stucco OVER the cleanout! We couldn't believe it.
Thankfully, using the snake, we were able to get the pipes working well again. And, when we come to do the new addition, we'll plan around this cleanout, to ensure it's accessible, as it should be.
Although it wasn't what we'd have wanted to be doing with Uncle Bill and Aunt Patty, it was great to have them there to help, and think through, this situation.
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