Hi again,
It’s been a while since our last update…I apologize for that. Last week was very busy and the week before I was away from home. But now for the important stuff!
Wow, has there ever been a lot of work going on at the job site! Now where to begin?
Let’s start outside:
The driveway, The Urban Farmer has got the grading and ditching done and what a difference…you can now see the grade of the slope has been reduced and the landing at road level has been enlarged. As you can see in the picture below there is lots of room for a number of vehicles to park along the driveway too.
The siding has been completed on the house and soon the metal facia will be installed and that should finish off the exterior of the house itself. There have also been vents poked out through the walls, and the pipes installed for the bathroom exhaust fan and the dryer exhaust vent. That took some fancy planning to make sure the vents lined up with the cavities where the pipes were running.
While we’re talking about the outside of the house, now would be a good time to mention the concrete footings and deck. As you can see in the pictures below the footings have been poured and the rear and side parts of the deck have been started. I must say this has also taken some fancy figuring for the crew working on them…to make sure everything is plumb and level.
A&P Concrete Products delivered the septic tank and distribution box; thanks Kevin. As you can see it the pictures you don’t move the tank around by hand…but they do have the technology. The Urban Farmer has started work on the septic system, including digging the hole for the tank to sit in. You can see the bottom half of the tank being lifted into place.
Green’s Well Drilling were back and have run the water pipe and wires in the trench dug from the well to the house. They have also put the submersible pump down about 200 feet into the well and connected it all together with the pressure tank they placed in the basement. Thanks again go to Don and John.
Now let’s go from the outside to the inside:
We should start with the electrical system; The mast and meter base have been installed on the outside wall, and the breaker panel has been mounted inside the basement. Soon we should have some power coming into the house.
Now that we’re inside we can say thanks to all who have helped with the drywall installation and the crack filling. All the drywall has been put up and the finishing touches are being done to the crack filling. They started sanding today…I think I heard something about starting to paint on Wednesday…we’ll let you know how that one works out.
As you can see there have been huge improvements to the driveway.
Fancy ‘foot’ing work…okay no more puns (maybe)
Work started on the rear deck
Kevin from A & P Concrete Products unloading the septic tank using the boom attached to their delivery truck. Ah yes - the wonders of hydraulic power.
The Urban Farmer digging the hole for the the septic tank
The Urban Farmer lifting the bottom half of the septic tank into place using their John Deere 490 excavator; once again…the wonders of hydraulic power.
Water pipe and power cable running from well to house, insulation laid on top and ready for the trench to be refilled.
John is getting the submersible pump ready to go into the well
Don is lowering the pump into the well…it was put down about 200′…I know I said no more puns…but I just can’t help myself…it looks like another job by Green’s that is well done! Sorry Don.
The mast and meter base are mounted on the exterior wall
The breaker panel and the pressure tank are in place
Here are a few of the volunteers that have helped with the drywalling and crackfilling
More drywall going on…this is in Steve’s basement office
Taping the joints
The drywall is all up and the crackfilling is underway
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See you again soon
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