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Cabinets, Floors, and Painting

By the beginning of September, the house was almost complete. Floors were in, cabinets were in, and the walls had been painted. We had a couple of issues related to plumbing.

First, the toilet in the downstairs bathroom was placed too close to the tub, so we had to get the builder to relocate it. Because the house is built on a slab, that was more involved than it might sound, but all is well now.

Second, the plumber also screwed up and put the sewer cleanouts in the walls of our formal dining room and downstairs bedroom. The builder finally agreed to drywall over the one in the dining room as that was just plain wrong. We were able to get a less obvious cover for the one in the guest bedroom and since the bed will cover it up, it shouldn't be an issue.
Tricia in the almost complete kitchen.

Tricia in the almost complete kitchen.

 Ben and Evan playing in the family room. Hardwood floors are in, just covered up with paper to protect them.

Ben and Evan playing in the family room. Hardwood floors are in, just covered up with paper to protect them.

 View into the kitchen and part of the upstairs from the family room.

View into the kitchen and part of the upstairs from the family room.

 The toilet that is too close to the tub in the downstairs bath. Only 7 inches apart!

The toilet that is too close to the tub in the downstairs bath. Only 7 inches apart!
Another view of how close the toilet and tub were prior to being fixed by the builder.

Another view of how close the toilet and tub were prior to being fixed by the builder.

 A view showing how much open space there was on the other side of the toilet. Obviously a screw up by the plumber!

A view showing how much open space there was on the other side of the toilet. Obviously a screw up by the plumber!

 Another shot of the downstairs bath prior to the toilet being relocated.

Another shot of the downstairs bath prior to the toilet being relocated.

 Another view of the downstairs bath prior to the toilet being relocated. Can you tell this irked us?

Another view of the downstairs bath prior to the toilet being relocated. Can you tell this irked us?
The next plumbing screw-up - a sewer cleanout located in the wall of the downstairs guest bedroom. The bulbous cap didn't make it look any better.

The next plumbing screw-up - a sewer cleanout located in the wall of the downstairs guest bedroom. The bulbous cap didn't make it look any better.

 Another view of the sewer cleanout in the downstairs bedroom.

Another view of the sewer cleanout in the downstairs bedroom.

 And the topper - the sewer cleanout in our formal dining room. MMM - makes for an appetizing meal! :-) The builder did agree to drywall over this one, but it is still hard to fathom what the plumber was thinking when he put it there. Oh yeah, he probably wasn't thinking....

And the topper - the sewer cleanout in our formal dining room. MMM - makes for an appetizing meal! :-)

The builder did agree to drywall over this one, but it is still hard to fathom what the plumber was thinking when he put it there. Oh yeah, he probably wasn't thinking....

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