We took the toilet bowl off this morning, and there’s a pretty serious backup. It’s about as close to a complete clog as one can get at this point. We got a small drill-powered augur this morning, and were able to stuff it all the way into the drain, to no avail. We then found a cleanout in the back that we didn’t know about previously, when we tried to use one of these pressurizing balloons that attach to the end of a hose. We attached it, and shoved it into the drain, and it didn’t seem to really work, but looking out the window, there was a leak, which was spewing water. Turned out, there *was* a cleanout in the drain, but it was “covered” by concrete – we’d blown a small hole in the concrete, which was what was leaking. So, Joe used a screwdriver and a brick to open up the cleanout, and we tried to put the pressurizing thingie down the drain there, but to no avail.

Next up, alas, is calling a professional rooter for a quote. He’s on his way, now, and hopefully, I’ll be able to afford it…