Working sketch for bathroom sink and shower grey-water drains and vents

Working sketch for toilet drain and vent

Preparing the ceiling blocking for the drain

Gravity feed water supply from roof tank to toilet and branched vent pipes from drains downstairs

The main drain installed in the kitchen wall

The wrong glue. I had used PVC cement on the ABS drain pipes and had to start all over again

Drain emerging from building above grade. Note the clean-out

Laying the drain for the septic tank

Laying a branch of pipe for greywater disposal to the East

Greywater branch to the West. The water was insufficient to prevent the palm trees from dying

Backer board installed in the bathroom. This material was hard to find in San Felipe and very expensive

Tile ready to grout and toilet flange ready to install

The wax ring for the toilet in position on the flange

The toilet is installed at a 45° angle to save space

The point at which the upstairs and downstairs water supply pipes branch

Copper pipes installation in progress

Working sketch for kitchen sink water supply installation

The DC water pump and the hot and cold water pipes for the shower and sink roughed in

Hot and cold water supply to the kitchen sink roughed in. The copper pipes are fitted through the ceiling blocking

With the roof tank full it's time to test the water system

Lee fixes the leaky welds revealed by activating the water system for the first time

the original hot water heater installed. After three years it had developed a bad leak and was replaced

David bleeds grey sludge from water heater number two which had corroded from within and was removed from service

The current hot water heater