down the drain...........pipe

Ok, so the blog kind of fell off for a few weeks but not without reason.  The foundation pour and finish were a bit stressful and it's taken a little time to recover and regroup.  So long story short, the foundation pour was going fine right up to the point where they pulled apart the plumbing for the washer drain and poured concrete into it.  It was apparently something that had never happened to anyone on the jobsite and no one had any immediate answers or solutions.  The foundation guy blamed the plumber and the plumber blamed the foundation guy.  I personally think it was the plumbers fault for not properly connecting the drain pipe.  The drain pipe mistake was a problem but the lack of a solution and no one taking responsibility was a bigger problem.  In the end the contractor took care of the problem but I have lost a great deal of faith in the plumber.  It seems plumbers are just assholes, at least the ones that we've had to work with on this project.  They just seem to have a perfect combination of contempt, cockiness, and apathy.  It's like their personalities are just one big plumber ass crack just daring you to say something so they can walk out at some crucial point.  Enough of that.  So after some weather delays, prodding, and complaining the foundation was finished.  Besides having a not so pretty patch in the master bath area the foundation is solid and we are happy with the finished product.  We were hoping for a more problem free start but in the end it may have been a blessing in disguise.  Running into such an issue forced us to regroup with the contractor and architect and I think we all have a better understanding of each other.  Upward and onward..............