January 2015
Things are moving in the right direction. My friend, Greg Ellis has been "helping" with the plumbing. I write helping with, and mean doing. We had made a boo-boo earlier when placing a toilet drain...too close to the side wall. While working to correct this, he offered to finish the rough-in plumbing. What a mensch!
I've decided that instead of finishing the corner of the front fence as planned, I'm going to build a brick pillar for the mailbox instead. I've readied the forms for the concrete pad, but ran out of daylight before I could do the pour. I'll try to get it before the rain on Thursday.
I've agreed with the owners of the property behind to split the cost of the fence between us. I'll buy the materials later and submit a bill. We'll work on it together. I've got to get the fences done. I've had too many things stolen from the yard to leave it open any longer. It was bad enough before, but no that they have taken the chain-link fence between us down, even more people pass straight through. That's going to stop.
I've found a floor guy who will do the floors at a reasonable price. I need to do that before putting in the cabinets. Need to start the electrical soon (it keeps getting put off for other things). I also need to get the plumber to run the gas lines. They are needed for the fireplaces (downstairs and upstairs), the hot water heater, and both HVAC systems.
At an auction a week ago, I bought an English pub sign. The Brookes Arms closed and was being demolished. The sign made it to Palestine. We'll put Nickel Manor on it with possibly our coat of arms or some other graphic. It should look great out front.
Lots to do, little money to do it with, and not a lotta time to spread around. Ah well, the life of a landowner.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
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