While there have been a lot of fluff posts of late, work at Purgatory continues as the list of projects is unending. Since no exciting work has happened on projects, I have been cleaning off the last year’s worth of pictures and movies from my phone and tidying up wayward files on my computer, while trying to get through small projects cluttering up my office. Thus there have been lots of little stories with pictures or movies and very little “what’s actually happening” posts. So for readers keen for a preview of things to come, here is what is on deck:
- It’s dumpster season once again, and we are working hard to fill them with the contents of the stables and other bits of trash left by the POs.
- The Great Wall of Purgatory is in the engineering design stage. I am on the prowl for a landscape architect, as the entire northwest corner is going to be redone. This will involve moving palm trees and replanting most of the vegetation surrounding the walnut tree at that corner.
- As part of the wall project, we will underpin the pool. This means the pool will have to be drained, which means we are moving up the pool renovation project. This will involve resurfacing, which means replacing the tile along the top edge to match what was put on that balcony this spring. We’ll also have new coping installed.
- The north garden is now in the very slow process of being laid out and planted. This is the same garden that once had a deck over the old septic tank, which was removed and replaced respectively.
- The boys’ space will be repainted and new vinyl put down to protect the teak flooring. In the past year Thy has decided vinyl is a great chew toy. This will be done fairly soon as we ordered brand new cages for them a few weeks back.
- We’re starting to think about remodeling the master bedroom closet area. The large mirrored doors and poor lighting would go away, replaced with some custom cabinetry.
- The fence project is slightly stalled as we wait for our contractor to have time for us, but it will get done in the next month or so.
- The barn roof rebuild is scheduled. This will protect the structure for the next few years, as we’re not quite ready to invest tens of thousands of dollars into the structure just yet. A new roof will buy us time and allow us to finish other projects.
- We still need to sort out the stinky drainpipes in the master bathroom sinks. I’ve had three plumbers look at the issue and none of them have a good answer for why they get so ripe.
- Our gate controller will be upgraded. Currently we have no connectivity from the house to the gate, as a gardener cut the wire with a weedcutting implement. Thankfully that happened after I set up an open/close schedule. The new system will be accessed from the house over a wireless setup.
- We’re still in the design phase for rainwater collection, but implementation is tabled until next year.
- We are in the market for a furnace technician to help us move a thermostat, clean up some duct issues and service our furnaces. That last item is tricky as our furnaces are 50+ years old. Sadly I found out last week that the guy who took care of our furnaces for the previous owners (the one posted about here) died a few weeks ago.
- The kitchen table that belonged to my grandparents may actually get refinished by a professional in the next few months.
- I need to get back on the woodchip-spreading wagon.
- We need to sort out a way for hummingbirds to exit our garage so we stop finding them dead.
I think that’s about everything on my to-do list, but I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few items as things tend to get jumbled and crazy here.