The hangar at the bachelor pad had a good number of lights. None of them worked. Ok, almost none of them. There are four, eight foot long fluorescent fixtures and five, four foot long fluorescent fixtures. None of the eight footers worked, two of the four footers worked. That’s pretty close to ‘none’, right?? Something… [Read More]
Cottonwood Root Viper
Ever head of a Cottonwood Root Viper?? They are one scary beast! Known to grow up to fifteen feet long and three to four inches in diameter! Remember this photo of the tree roots that had grown into the toilet drain plumbing?? Ya – yucky! I decided to get to work on that drain plumbing… [Read More]
How many ways can I say destruction?
I have given the master bathroom a fair bit of attention lately. Deconstruction attention… The fiberglass shower/tub fixture was cut into manageable chunks and hauled out. Yes… more wide angle photos – please forgive the fish-eye shots. Yeah… I know… Nice gaping hole under the tub/shower. That was already there – not something I made…. [Read More]
Jack, the hammer, and Me
Last weekend, I rented a jack hammer for some real fun. I had a couple different projects for it but the largest was the removal of the pad that the wood burning stove sat on. I had previously taken a couple whacks at this thing with a sledge hammer and it was not moving. It… [Read More]
Septic System is DONE!
The bachelor pad has a brand spanking new septic system!! Another item off the list! The fella’s showed up the day they said they would and had the work completed in two days – as promised. I was originally told that I needed an “ATS” system (expensive) due to new regulations. However; shortly before the… [Read More]
Open Space!
I just had to share some recent house remodel photos as there seems to be some real deconstruction progress!! The wide open space is beginning to show. I had a roll off container delivered late last week. This meant that all the debris that has been accumulating could be moved out of the house. YAY!… [Read More]
House Deconstruction #2
The deconstruction continues (first post)… If you look closely you can see the tile floor in the kitchen (and mud room) has been removed, one wall is entirely gone, and the other is changing. The concrete slab floor is terribly “unlevel” – it has many high and low spots. That would never work with new… [Read More]
War on Trees
The bachelor pad needs a new septic system. I previously mentioned this because it was the thing that caused the purchase to be so complicated. There are several problems with it but one is the fact that two cottonwood trees have been allowed to grow right in the middle of the evaporation field. Cottonwood Trees… [Read More]
House Deconstruction
I previously mentioned my ‘need’ to figure out the plan for the new house before doing too much. So, while attempting to figure that out, I started poking around to learn what I could learn. I turned on the water to see how things worked. Inspections during the purchase process revealed that the well needs… [Read More]
Airpark Home for the New Year
My life continues to go thru some crazy changes. This time an airpark home. I previously mentioned (here) the possibility of buying a home. It is now a done deal. Having an airpark home means I’m back to airpark living!! Which, of course, means my airplane is very close!! That is a great, great thing… [Read More]
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