So, when we bought this house, we assumed a couple things, like: – the well was old, but water likely good – the septic tank would need replacing I should also mention that since the previous owners had started renovations, plumbing had been completely gutted. There was a couple pipes leaving the kitchen and some …
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And then the electricians showed up
One of the biggest things to finish was electrical work, and I’ll skip the saga of getting someone to sow up to do the work, but finally they did and boy howdy a lot of work was done in a short time. Wires were re-run, cabling was sorted, all the room heaters that were scattered …
Summer yard update
Well, we fell behind with updates because we were so busy doing them, there wasn’t time to write. Or we were tired. This stuff is exhausting! It turns out summer in the country is very green and hot. Luckily, up on the ridge there is a constant breeze. So, we moved some of the bulbs …
Landscaping prep
Now that the snow is mostly gone and the days aren’t too chilly, we could look around the yard again to see what was growing. The first time we saw the yard was in the dying overgrowth of fall. Now, we could stomp around the yard and try and take the lay of the land …
The thing with the kitchen cabinets
When we first walked through the house, I was glad to see they had already ordered the cabinets, assembled them, and had them roughly in place. This gave us a good idea for where things were supposed to go, as far as appliances, etc. There was no sink, but on our second visit I found …
Finding the edges of the driveway
So one of the things about our new house is that the yard is terribly overgrown. Since winter is pretty much here and there’s building supplies all over the small from garden, there’s not much to do. Walking in the shed door one day, I noticed the ground felt a little firmer. Turns out there …