Big progress today (Day 510)

Bob and Josh Brown (Bob Brown Plumbing) arrived at 9:30 on Monday morning, tools in hand. I decided to bite the bullet and have them do the final installation of the faucets, toilets and drains. I figured it would take me a week to do these since there are 2 toilets, a urinal, 6 sinks (drains and faucets). In addition, they plumbed and installed the dishwasher and the much-hated air-gap device. This is an obnoxious little breather cap that Jefferson County requires to be mounted on the countertop. The City of PT doesn't require it since most (all?) new dishwashers already have such a device built in. Nevertheless, we need it to pass the next and final inspection, so in it went. In addition to all the plumbing work, which was finished at 2:30 pm (5 hrs, two guys!!), I mounted the finished, but not-waxed, maple countertops in the pantry, since the farm sink has to sit on top of the counters. They look be'ute't'ful, as Billy Crystal would say. Off to Idaho for some geology today, then back to it this weekend. Getting close to our IRS deadline, so it will be a full-court push in April.