Someone who comes through for you.

And you, my friends, came through for us last week.

When I asked your opinion on how we should divide up the bonus basement space in the Momplex, over 100 of you responded.  Thank you so much.

So what option did we end up choosing?  

Did we choose the too big bathroom stealing the view window?  Or the dream open space a flight of stairs from plumbing?  Was it Option #1 or Option #2?

We choose option #3 - your option!  The option that was developed in the comment thread of this post, by you.

I don't know how I could not see, right *SMACK* in the middle of the floorplan, there should be two small half baths replacing the laundry area.  Nothing fancy, just a toilet and a sink.  A bathroom that rarely gets used, but when you need it, it's there.  

Thanks goodness you could see it!

The remaining area can then be divided up into two good sized rooms, or left open as a huge bonus space.  We'll let the Moms make this call.

And here's the real sweet spot.  You know we are trying to limit the amount of drain lines placed under the slab because we will be pouring hydronic heat tubes into the slab.  Having to dig up the concrete slab would end up in catastrophic problems for the Momplex.  

But with the bathrooms situated right there, side by side, we can run a straight shot from the septic system that we installed a few months back, and daylight out in the corner of the garage.  Then from there, it's just inches to the two toilets.

We've decided not to run drains to the toilet in slab and will either use Upflow Toilets (THANK YOU Cathleen for taking your time to send us an email about Upflow toilets, I had NO idea such a thing even existed!) or frame a subfloor above the slab at the height of the bottom stair for the bathroom and landing, to run plumbing under.  We are talking like less than a few feet to each toilet.  No biggie.

Thank you to each and every person who commented and offered input - we feel considering all the options and opinions of the Moms, this problem has been SOLVED!!!  Thank you!

PS Mom says thank you for not letting us put this window (and the only lower level view window) over her toilet, and invariably, behind a privacy curtain.  

And the backs of the diggers of this ultra compacted gravel - the Ram, his dad, his uncle and me, would like to personally thank each and every person who commented and helped us make a decision.  We are very thankful to not still be digging septic lines by hand.

With the concrete still curing from the first wall pour, the supports in garage openings could not be removed.  No heavy equipment this time.

First things first, we need to find the location of the center wall, so we know where to dig the septic drain line too.  This is accomplished by finding where the walls meet the exterior walls, and running string lines.

Then we pulled string lines for the wall that divides the garage from the rest of the lower level space in the Momplex.  And that's the sweet spot, where the plumbing will daylight out.

Good to go . . .

Pipe is layed in the trenches with a perfect slope of 1/4" drop per foot.  This is the magic number.  Any steeper and the solids might not travel as fast as the liquids and your line might back up.  Less steep, and nothing flows at all.

But the lines can go straight up or straight down.  Exactly as planned, the septic line daylight outs in the corner of the garage. 

Then it's time to carefully backfill the line, making sure the pipe stays in place and at the correct slope.

Then pipe is covered to protect it from dirt and debris as backfilling continues.

And it's about to get set in stone - option #3!  

Thank you for your comments and encouragement!