Final Stage Problems: Plumbing

The plumber has worked to finish his stuff today and yesterday (7/30 and 7/31). He's brought two issues to my attention: First, the dishwasher doesn't fit under the counter now that I've tiled inside the alcove it sits in. He says that, with a countertop lip like mine, they usually lay plywood across the cabinet before laying the countertop. This elevates the slab so that the lip doesn't hand down and hinder the opening. I'm meeting with the countertop people to see what they can do to help. In the meantime, I'm researching to see if a shorter dishwasher is even available.

The second problem is that the pressure for the hot water is lower than the cold water in the master bath. Somehow, the flow is constricted. He guesses that the copper tube under the slab was crimped by the slab workers when they dug out the footing walls. The hot water line runs from the attic down into the half bath. Then underground to feed the laundry and then the master bath. He thought the laundry seemed unaffected, but I think it's affected too. In any case, the only solution he can recommend is to branch off the hot water line in the attic and try to bypass the crimped line by coming down another wall and joining up with the system down the line. This means tearing out a strip of sheetrock to install the new line. It looks like I have no choice here.

On the bright side, my spa tub is now installed along with the rest of my toilets. The plumber got his final inspection. So we're good to go on that front.