412 Mellon St- New Water Service

We realized after we started rehabbing this property that there was no manhole cover in front of the property to access the water meter. We thought this was because the house had been vacant for so long that the access had been paved over or covered with dirt over the years. Unfortunatley, the worst case scenario happened, and we determined that the property no longer had any water or sewer service. Now, a few months into the project, we finally decided to solve the problem. We had to get all sorts of approvals from the city in order to install the new water lines. First, an engineer had to draw plans to show the proposed work. Next, an inspector had to come out and make sure that we didn't hit any gas or electric lines where we were planning to dig. We got all of our permits, traffic control diagrams, sewer authority approvals in hand and we finally tackled the project this week.

This is the machinery that was needed to dig the trench for the new lines:

The crew went down at least 8 feet in order to get down to the level of the pipes below the surface of the street.



The main water lines run right down the middle of the street. Here's the final place where my new lines will terminate:

Inside, the project looks amazing and is actually almost done. I'll post pictures this week of the progress (hardwood floors, tile, crown moulding, etc.)