Septic Day!
Septic day! The failed tank, never pumped in over ten years, finally gets pumped out and demolished.
Category: Exterior
Before and After Roof Comparison
Before and after shots of the great room and entry roofs. All the tar and paper were patches.
And we swam and swam all over the dam
New pool solar, a new forest green cover from Pool Covers, Inc. and some wonky pool chemistry. Now I can swim every day.
Bye bye, old thing
The old playground goes away via Craigslist, and Bob, who has taken care of this land for about fifty years, mows the pastures.
Big green monster
New tank! Also, a sufficient crane.
Tank goodness
Inside the old well tank: a pile of rusty innards.
Roofs and Solar
The three new foam roofs are done, and 15 new spiral solar panels on the studio roof should let us swim year-round.
Bye bye, ugly deck
The ugly deck the previous owners built over the septic tank is gone, thanks to three hard-working day workers, and the new septic permit is in.
Our house had an ouchy
The new flat roofs go on, and the great room reveals dry rot so extensive the wood was still wet in July. All repaired, and still under budget.
Well that didn’t go very well…
Epic fail: the contractor flipped their crane truck while trying to move the old well tank. Fortunately nobody was hurt.
The long week has begun
My first night at Purgatory, after hauling a truckload of boxes down in Barbie, ahead of the well tank replacement.
Ack! The well had no water, but we do have earwigs
The well had no water, the pump wouldn’t restart and the culprit turned out to be a bug corpse shorting a wire.
Progress Update
New videos of the main gate, the old barn and the horrid dog kennel, plus a week of rain and delays. I have a pry bar, and I know how to use it.
Mister Gorbachev…
We have a wall problem: the old railroad-tie retaining wall is failing, and on the south side the deck and pool edging are heading down the hill.
Driveway of cracks
Pictures of the cracked, crumbly driveway before it gets repaired and resealed.
Debris and Horse Poop
Exploring the derelict horse barn: old bathtubs, random lumber, a chipper and plenty of leftover debris from the property’s horse farm days.
Original Listing Exterior Photos
The exterior photos from the original real estate listing.