Call the cath lab!

We are in the process of moving to the next step and finding someone to finish the basement once the digging has been completed. Funny how it seems fairly simple on paper and in our heads, but once you start talking to these contractors, there are a lot of little (or not so little) things that come to light and need to be addressed. For instance, the plumbing for the basement either has to be evacuated via a sewage ejector that is recessed in the basement floor and pumped up to the main drain, OR the main drain needs to be dug out and relocated a few feet lower all the way out to the city sewer. Take a peek at the cross section of the small section of pipe that Ivo cut out while excavating. Based on this nearly compete obstruction, we are wanting to replace the main drain line rather than go with a sewer ejector. We patiently await a bid to see how much this will cost. If these were coronary arteries a CABG would be in order.

Left drain pipe - what should be a patent center is crammed with, well sewage, I guess.
Center pipe - you can see a lot of roots obstructing the pipe. The creamy center is where the remaining 2-3 inches of space was draining the waste from the house.

The day Mike and Jen posted their kitchen color dilemma, we ran into the same problem. Now I am voting for sticking with the camouflage look. It is hard to predict what the color will look like on the wall with the cabinets installed . It's easy to see why people play it safe and go with white or some variation of very light tan.