This morning, I would have said we were only 25% ready to move our washing machine upstairs, and being nearly 2 weeks into our 4 week timeline, I would have said that we were way behind schedule.

Well, today, in just a few hours, I have completed the drain plumbing for the washing machine!
On Tuesday, we stopped by Menards and picked up a 2 inch air admittance valve. What this means is that we do not need to run a sewer vent stack out the roof yet. By not having to go through the roof, I basically have eliminated a large (and dreaded) task in this project!
Once I connected and glued up the trap and the air admittance valve in the attic, it was simply a matter of measuring the 2 remaining pipes in the basement and cementing them in place. The last piece in the basement was tricky because I had to glue both ends simultaneously! One end is slightly crooked in the fitting, so I slopped a bit of extra cement onto it - it should be OK.

Since I finished the drain plumbing today, I estimate we are nearly HALF done! It being only Thursday of the second week, I'd say we are ahead of schedule by a couple of days! Not too bad considering I did NOTHING on this project since the weekend... (work projects take precedence, I'm afraid)

The tasks that remain:

• Get professional plumber in to install a new gas line to upstairs.
• Run supply plumbing (hot and cold) to upstairs
• Wire up electrical for washer/dryer
• Close up the washer/dryer closet

And of course we haven't even started to work on the bathroom plumbing yet. Once the washer is upstairs, the bathroom will once again become a priority.

I took a couple of photos of the snazzy new drain plumbing, but they're still on the camera. You'll just have to check back later.