Long Lines So this post is more along the line of a strict documentary for our own purposes than to provide entertainment… Continue reading “Long Lines”…
Battery Backup: Hosed The one casualty of the power wall project was the post that held the reel for a hose we use… Continue reading “Battery Backup: Hosed”…
And on the 15th day there were gutters After getting the fascia rot issues sorted in January of 2018, we were all set for gutters to be put… Continue reading “And on the 15th day there were gutters”…
Replacing the Second Hot Water Heater In December of 2017 we had the second water heater replaced. Our house has two water heaters: one for the… Continue reading “Replacing the Second Hot Water Heater”…
How do you get a flood on a mountain? Back when we were having the pool resurfaced and wit hit the snag of having a blocked bottom drain, we… Continue reading “How do you get a flood on a mountain?”…
Excavation Fun When the driveway was repaved and the water main issue happened, we ended up with a large hole out behind… Continue reading “Excavation Fun”…
Let’s not let this happen again…. In March we had some very heavy rains and as a result we had our first roof leak. It… Continue reading “Let’s not let this happen again….”…
Time Extended! It seems stickers were not enough of an enticement and we’ve had just a smattering of entries into our first… Continue reading “Time Extended!”…
Paving Snags It’s been a busy week here at Purgatory as a driveway repaving project has also become a let’s replace the… Continue reading “Paving Snags”…
Fun With Math and Water This is one of my summer projects. North Wing: 24×60 South Wing: 23×48 Great Room: 26×26 Studio: 32×18 Garage: 40×60… Continue reading “Fun With Math and Water”…
Water water everywhere: Part 3 — And Some to Drink Carrying on from the last post about water here at Purgatory–our normal tap water, because we use a sodium based… Continue reading “Water water everywhere: Part 3 — And Some to Drink”…
Water water everywhere: Part 2 — Softening the Water Because our water comes from a hole in the ground, it is very hard. Specifically our calcium hardness rating on the… Continue reading “Water water everywhere: Part 2 — Softening the Water”…
Water water everywhere: Part 1–The Well One of the critical inspections we had done prior to buying Purgatory was a test of the well. We’re up… Continue reading “Water water everywhere: Part 1–The Well”…
New Hot Water We knew when we bought the house that the hot water heaters were getting up there in years. One is… Continue reading “New Hot Water”…