Atco gas install

In order to avoid having to use a directional drill to connect the gas line from the alley to the houses (at an additional cost of $70 per meter) we had left a two inch plastic conduit in a trench and back filled it while we were digging in the garage foundation.  An early gas connection will allow us to hook up the furnace and this is a bonus as even in summer the basement can be too cool to properly dry the drywall compound.  With the gas standpipe in place, the actual meter can be connected and the plumber can fire up the furnace and any other gas appliance in the house.

This is the natural gas standpipe and the penetration through the wall left previously by the  plumber