Is the Grand Canyon in Colorado?

After today, I think the Grand Canyon may not just be in Colorado but, in MY BACKYARD! One of the negatives of owning an old home is that the sewer line is clay...yes clay, no glue or cement of any kind. As many know, we have had several plumbing issues the last couple of weeks (and another back-up late last night..oh the fun). Chad has called in some favors so that we could excavate our sewer line for a bottle of Crown Royal (hard liquor) and replace it with ABS (fancy PVC). Here are some pictures from our project today...

7:30 am- Before


9:00 am- During
You can see the old clay pipe. They segments are 2ft and merely laying end to end. Our Buddie, Daryl stated "Our Four Fathers worked hard, but sure didn't have the technology we do today." At least that clay piping lasted almost 80 years!

So you can see how MASSIVE the hole was!

Hmm...wonder why we had sewage issues??? Roots from nearby trees literally growing around and threw the line.

Old Pipe...New Pipe (Side note- There were soooo many holes like the one below, where large section of pipe was missing and sewage seeped into the ground. Gross I know!!!)
11:30 am- After
Everything is now ready for the city inspector Monday! (The pipe sticking out is going to be another clean out) All said and done we replaced 70ft of pipe.


What was Izabelle doing the whole time...as the PM (Project Manager, Chad's nickname), she's supervising of course!