Hey all!
Been busy here. Haven't been on much lately. If I'm not working...I'm working!
Been about a month now since we got our house/property. It is situated on a ridge and I jokingly told my wife "This is the hill I will die on" So it now has the name The Hill. I thought it would be cool to post updates of random projects and such here. Other guhs do similar things and I like following them.
Took 3 trips moving here. 2 with the wife and 1 solo. Once everything was here, the work began! I had to clean the gutters immediately because watet was getting in the basement. Gutyers were jam packed. That was probably the reason why the water was getting in. Plus the negative slope to the house. A corner piece of gutter was broke which meant all that water was draining straight down, pooling and then coming in next to the chimney. I jimmy rigged the gutter and came up with this hillbilly temp fix.
Then it was trying to fix the water softener. It wasnt pulling from the brine tank so I ripped it all apart and left it in worse shape. It was an old Culligan so I will have to replace it. Sent the well water off for testing so I know what Im dealing with to tailor a system to my needs.
Then fixing shower drain leaks, a frozen freezer drain on the fridge. The cpvc broke at the washer supply so I had that to deal with. Then little odds and ends.
Finally I was able to start on my baby. The shop! The previous ownet had used it for wood working so the walls were covered in saw dust. Brushed them, vacuumed and finally I broke down and had to wipe down the entire interior.
I got all my stuff in yesterday and I have to organize it now!
Been busy here. Haven't been on much lately. If I'm not working...I'm working!
Been about a month now since we got our house/property. It is situated on a ridge and I jokingly told my wife "This is the hill I will die on" So it now has the name The Hill. I thought it would be cool to post updates of random projects and such here. Other guhs do similar things and I like following them.
Took 3 trips moving here. 2 with the wife and 1 solo. Once everything was here, the work began! I had to clean the gutters immediately because watet was getting in the basement. Gutyers were jam packed. That was probably the reason why the water was getting in. Plus the negative slope to the house. A corner piece of gutter was broke which meant all that water was draining straight down, pooling and then coming in next to the chimney. I jimmy rigged the gutter and came up with this hillbilly temp fix.
Then it was trying to fix the water softener. It wasnt pulling from the brine tank so I ripped it all apart and left it in worse shape. It was an old Culligan so I will have to replace it. Sent the well water off for testing so I know what Im dealing with to tailor a system to my needs.
Then fixing shower drain leaks, a frozen freezer drain on the fridge. The cpvc broke at the washer supply so I had that to deal with. Then little odds and ends.
Finally I was able to start on my baby. The shop! The previous ownet had used it for wood working so the walls were covered in saw dust. Brushed them, vacuumed and finally I broke down and had to wipe down the entire interior.
I got all my stuff in yesterday and I have to organize it now!
I imagine that will need cut back.
I can't believe I'm sharing this...