Well, the weather has finally cleared up and things are drying out, the problem now though is the old weather has arrived and with it frost. My fiance and I went out to the property and finished the in ground plumbing that i have put on hold until now due to the extreme amounts of rain we have had since the last time I worked on it. First off, the ground already has a few inches of frost in it and so digging was hard, but other than that we had some beautiful late fall weather, the thermometer getting up to almost 50 degrees!
I already had the trenches for the drains dug (thankfully!) and the fittings in place. All we had to do was cut the pipe to the right lengths and test fit. Once the test fitting was done, I used a marker and marked each connection so I was able to remove the pipe. Next came purple prime and glue. I wont say the whole process was quick- I rechecked alot of my angles and runs many times. My fiance questioned why I was doing so and I told her that it was better to measure many times and make one cut. I also wanted to make sure it would work, because once the cement is poured, there will be no access to fix it without cutting thru cement and pex lines!
Needless to say, by the end of the day we had the drain lines in, glued and covered with sand. I think we both went away with the feeling of accomplishment. All I have left is to get a few hay bales and fluff some hay over the lines to prevent the frost from going down to deep and upsetting the pipes and also replace the plastic bags we used as temporary caps on the open pipes with real caps. This will keep water from entering the system and sitting in the lines and freezing. Snow is expected anytime now, so I think construction is on hold now till the spring thaw.
