Basement week 3

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New glass block window, and framing
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New copper gas piping on top of the central heating furnace
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Wood framing over the vapor barrier around the walls. In the corner under the light you can see the outlet pipes from the water pump
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Yes, this looks perfectly safe
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Old wiring, ready to be replaced
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Framing complete, and insulation installed.
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The new copper gas pipes in the foreground meant that we could remove tons of old piping which was hanging all over the place.
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New gas and water pipes
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The hole in the floor is from where we removed the drain for the bar's sink.
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New water pipes, new drain vent pipes, new electric wiring (and some old phone wires, for some reason)
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New PVC piping going to the kitchen and upstairs bathroom. The improvement in water pressure is amazing now that the old corroded pipes are gone.
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Plumbing in place and ready for the new laundry tub
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The cover of the sump pump. This is why we started this whole project, to have proper basement water drainage!
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This is worth a lot - the stamp and lifetime guarantee for a dry basement from Standard Water
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The water heater with new copper and PVC pipes
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Shiny new copper water pipes
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New PVC color-coded water pipes
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Chimney, with new light switches and ready for the ghastly green to be covered up with new walls