Hello! We’ve made some major progress since my last post. Hold on to your jig saws, here come the pictures. (I’m still a little uncertain as to which one the jig saw actually is, but I’m picking up the DIY lingo!)
With the help of our WONDERFUL family we were able to make quick work of clearing all of the vegetation out of the “pool”. It’s amazing what 9 Peters, 2 Grahams, and 2 Cates can do when promised pizza and future swimming! THANK YOU ALL, we really appreciate it.
We did have to call in the professionals for several projects. Getting the water back on was quite a feat! The well for the whole property is run off of the barn electricity so we had to have the Duke power meter relocated. It was previously housed on a dilapidated shed. Once the box was relocated, the power lines re-routed, and finally connected then we could turn on the well. It took 4 different visits from 4 different crews. Then, Claire and I spent a day with the plumber replacing pipes in the well house to get the water actually running again. We finally have water in the house! Thankfully the pump seems to be working fine but the pressure tanks will need to be replaced soon. Add it to the list… it’s a darn good thing that I enjoy making lists.
We’ve also had carpenters Joe and Mitch out working on the house. They pulled all of the rotten cedar siding down and put up OSB and Tyvek in preparation for the new vinyl siding. They also installed all of our new doors. We made modifications to 3 out of 4 doors on the house.
Since the house was retrofitted for handicap access it had a big sliding glass door as the front door. We re-framed and replaced that with a traditional wooden front door. We closed in the porch overhang into a small mudroom and added a storm door.
Cory’s office door was replaced with no major modifications. However, we did have to replace some water damaged sub flooring.
The biggest change was made to the door in the living room. In order to increase access to our outdoor living space we wanted to open the area up as much as possible. So the wall, bay window and small door all came out to make room for a 9.5 foot, 4 panel french sliding door. I’m so excited that it completely changes the space and adds a view of the pool!
The siding and window crew started today, so check back soon for the official before and after pictures. I can’t believe the difference already!
Thanks for following our journey as we FIX THIS FARM. xoxo – Beth
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