Plumbing and Plumbers

In 2007 we had the laundry tub hooked up to the septic tank. The work was done by M. J. Cullen in Peterborough who, I understand, are plumbers mother uses in Peterborough as well. They appear to have done a good job. The cost was $527.86 with tax.

Septic Tank. We had this pumped out in August 2005, when Paul was there. The company was Buckhorn Sand & Gravel (705) 657-9311, whom we contacted on the advice of Mr. Colbourn. It cost $150 to pump the tank, and $150 to dig down to the tank, plus taxes. They recommend pumping every two to three years, but I think we are thinking more we will have it done every 5 years. They also do excavating, landscaping, shorelines, retaining walls, and anything else that involves hauling sand and gravel. As a general rule it is estimated that the life span of a septic system is 25 to 30 years, but unknown whether that would be different when it is only used in the summer. We had it pumped out again in 2009 after it appeared to have been overloaded by all the people present on Labour Day.

According to a February, 2010 story in the Globe and Mail about architect Dee Dee Taylor Hannah building a cottage on Stoney Lake, Drain Brothers (yes, their name really is Drain) are the go to people for septic tanks in our area. She called him the "local hero".

John bought a new pump in 2003 at a cost of $265.04 plus $20 for fittings and other stuff for a total of $285.04.

The plumber we used in 2003 to repair a line under the cottage, was Martin's Plumbing and Repairs in Lakefield, (705) 652-3444. They charged $50.00 an hour. I don't know if anyone had an impression of them or not. Later that year we used Peter Craig to install new kitchen taps for about $100.