Whoa!!!

    

Wow! From out of nowhere the major plumbing is done. A friend recommended his long time plumber Alex Lopez, and though he 's rarely in downtown Los Angeles, he happened to be in the area yesterday and offered to come have a look. He was extremely gracious and offered to move another obligation and come back downtown today and now, voila!, it's done. We core drilled three holes in the 9-1/2" concrete slab floor and installed plumbing for the toilet, shower drain and kitchen sink - which doubles as a bona-fide vent for all three fixtures. Smooth sailing for all that waste...what joy! Needles to say, my freshly minted floors took a beating, but that's only because I'm a knucklhead and decided to make ev'rything look purty before the rough work was done. A few touch-ups and we'll be back to exalting in no time. I've yet to place a large materials order, and now with this rough plumbing done, which has been the most ambigous cornerstone in this project, there is nothing holding me back from fervently moving forward.