So I’m finishing my basement.  That is to say, it was never really started until I got to it.  Bare concrete, a few studs in place, and the roughed-in plumbing.  We want to increase the size of our livable space by putting in a few things, like walls and electricity, and oh, plumbing.

I had almost completed all the walls myself (that is why they call it do it yourself) when I decided to get a professional in to look at the work so that the plumbing would be sure to do important things like connect to the sinks and toilets.  Sadly, I learned that one wall was three inches too close to the spot where the toilet would have to be.   Happily, I learned it before I wired it or put in ductwork.

With hammer in hand and a look of pure disgust on my face, I spent an hour taking down the wall that I had just recently put up.   In future I must remember thirteen inches from the center of the drainpipe to the back wall.  Who knew?

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