Ah, the joys of being a home-owner. Last week, upon our return from Vegas, amid the torrential rain, we noticed that the toilets weren't flushing right. The drain in the back yard was flooded and I suggested that there was a link. It was a long shot. The drain in the yard went to the street. The toilets were connected to the sewer. Why would problems with the one affect the other? When the rain let up, the toilets resumed their normal functioning. When the rain resumed, the toilets started acting up again. So last night I called the home warranty and this morning, someone from Contractor's Connection came out to snake the sewer line. He snaked it twice, then said it seemed there was some root involvement, which wasn't covered by the warranty. He recommended sending down a scope, packed up, and left. As he was sitting in front of the house, we noticed that the toilets were worse than they had been this morning. After he left, we noticed the pool of murky water around the drain in the yard. We decided to spend the $225 to scope the line and Fernando returned a couple hours later.
I took a break from the action to get groceries. Upon my return (and Andy's departure for an oil change), and after more snaking via the backyard, it was revealed that that drain is connected to the sewer line and that it uses a p-trap, which is probably where all the mud they kept seeing on the snake was coming from. Right now, at 5:15 PM, a team of guys is jack-hammering the concrete to reach the p-trap in an attempt to remove it and clean the line. I'm told this will take about 5 hours and cost about a grand. Meanwhile, we can't run the water (no toilets, no showers) and we can't go anywhere (we had a birthday party to attend - but neither of us have showered today). Fortunately, our wonderful neighbors across the alley will be home in a couple hours and they said we can use their commode.
Ah, the joys of being a home-owner. I have one question: why is my house broken?
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