The guys were out there first thing Wednesday to finish installing the pump to mitigate any potential water issues with our engineered footers. They put in the 20” PVC pipe yesterday. Today they assembled the pump and the PVC pipe to it and dropped it …
In earlier posts I talked about our Engineered Footers*. Excavation Report – Engineered Footings > One part of the engineering is this well. Finally we see what they are doing. We hit a spring when we were digging for the foundation and had to have …
Most houses I have lived in the gutter downspout ended in a concrete pan that directed the water away from the house. Our new house will move the rainwater away from the house through buried drain pipe. This is how they put in the downspout …
Oh WOW! I love this! A do-it-yourself kit to build a little Victorian mansion. Little Cottage Co. makes a lot of different playhouses. They are all absolutely wonderful. They are all Amish made in Ohio. See the Latest Price on Amazon > There are two …
I’ve seen these little retro fridges by other companies, but this is the cutest one I have ever seen. And it’s made by Kenmore. I like Kenmore. I’ve had good experience with Kenmore. I don’t know what I am going to do with it, but …
The underlayment, drip edge and flashing were finished last week and the shingles were delivered Friday. The roofers started early the next morning. They were out here by 5:30 on Saturday. Roofing is hot hard work! It was so hot by 11:30, they were wrapping …
The plumbers left these gauges on the pipes. I googled to see what they are for. This is one way to test for leaks. We have water, but it only goes to a faucet in the front yard. This way they can inspect for leaks …
When I pulled up they were delivering the shingles. They used a crane to put the shingles on the roof. The crane is remote controlled. The roof vents are in the garage. That’s it. That’s the post. They just unloaded the truck and left. The …
More materials have been delivered. The skips are gone and we have a new empty one. And… They have started on the porches! The plans have a nice front porch. It is 17’ wide and 6’ deep. The log cabin has a huge front porch. …
I drove by to see what was going on and I could tell something had changed. There was a ramp to get into the house and there was pipe in the garage. The laundry room has the washer and dryer plumbed. We have colored water …
