After enjoying unseasonably mild and dry weather right up through Thanksgiving, the winter season has finally arrived. The reprieve from winter gave us time to get all the big things done: Well dug, power brought in, driveway cut in and base rock put down, and power and water lines buried from the base of the hill to the homesite. When spring arrives, we'll be ready to get right down to the task of building the house and the shop.
I have been busy making improvements to our little foreclosure house, too. After hearing tales of how the crawl space is prone to flooding in the spring, I dug a 3-foot deep, 150-foot long french drain between the hillside and the house. I also piped the downspouts from the roof into the drain. After laying a 4" perforated pipe in the bottom of the ditch, I backfilled the ditch with 2 1/2 feet of gravel. That should do the trick. The little house is snug and cozy, and we are enjoying feeding our adopted covey of quail. We are looking forward to the beauty that winter brings.
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Sounds lovely, Dad! You have been some busy little bees up there.
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