Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted December 25, 2020 Popular Post Share #1 Posted December 25, 2020 We found property and had a dream. 8 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted December 25, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 25, 2020 Merry Christmas DH, many more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted December 25, 2020 Author Popular Post Share #3 Posted December 25, 2020 Drinking water from a well is water that is alive. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted December 25, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 25, 2020 Make sure you get pics where pipes come in...it will come in handy years down the line. Maintenance where I work was thrilled to find photos of where the underground garage met up with the buildings foundation...when 25 years later they had to explore a leak. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted December 25, 2020 House pad 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted December 25, 2020 Author Popular Post Share #6 Posted December 25, 2020 The great chipping project. There are hundreds of bulbs under this chip. Our septic lines are under this. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 25, 2020 Share #7 Posted December 25, 2020 How does your water taste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dirtyhip Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted December 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Airehead said: How does your water taste? Not sure. I have no tank or power. I think our well guy tasted it as it blasted out at 60/gpm. 😂 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 25, 2020 Share #11 Posted December 25, 2020 Can I come live with you? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 25, 2020 Share #12 Posted December 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Not sure. I have no tank or power. I think our well guy tasted it as it blasted out at 60/gpm. 😂 I like having a well over city water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted December 25, 2020 34 minutes ago, Airehead said: I like having a well over city water. thank you. I agree. We will get it tested ...yadda yadda yadda. It should be beautiful. Next step is our flatwork and compacting for the two porch supports. Our plan is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted December 25, 2020 Share #14 Posted December 25, 2020 That DOES look like a good site! Thanks for the pics. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 26, 2020 Share #15 Posted December 26, 2020 7 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: Drinking water from a well is water that is alive. Not a problem you can add a chlorinator to kill off all the living organisms. Most of them won’t hurt you but some could. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted December 26, 2020 Share #16 Posted December 26, 2020 8 hours ago, petitepedal said: Make sure you get pics where pipes come in...it will come in handy years down the line. I took pictures of where the pipes are in the walls, ceilings, etc... In a few cases I had a measuring tape in the picture too, just in case... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted December 26, 2020 Share #17 Posted December 26, 2020 13 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: Drinking water from a well is water that is alive. As long as the water is not full of calcium, magnesium etc. ions that make it hard! In my county, those living close to Baltimore get water from the Baltimore City supply which comes from reservoirs fed by rain-based streams and is so plentiful it's rare to have car-wash or lawn sprinkler limitations during droughts. The water is so soft that tropical fish originating in swampy, soft-water areas thrive in it where water from most areas must be mixed 50:50 with distilled water. Those living away from Baltimore get well water and it's hard water, tastes like it, and you need house water filter. My house, 200' outside of the city, gets Baltimore City water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted December 26, 2020 Share #18 Posted December 26, 2020 This is a cool thread. It is always neat for me to see where others live and the type of environment. That sure isn't Indiana. But it's still pretty. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Parr8hed said: This is a cool thread. It is always neat for me to see where others live and the type of environment. That sure isn't Indiana. But it's still pretty. We want you and Jenny to come and visit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted December 26, 2020 Share #20 Posted December 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: We want you and Jenny to come and visit. That may have to happen. We really want to cross off all 48 (and then work on the other 2) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted December 26, 2020 Share #21 Posted December 26, 2020 Very cool, I like the house layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share #22 Posted December 26, 2020 28 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: Very cool, I like the house layout. It will be nice to entertain in. Nost people want to be in the kitchen for a party. That great room is where everyone gets to be in the kitchen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted December 26, 2020 Share #23 Posted December 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: It will be nice to entertain in. Nost people want to be in the kitchen for a party. That great room is where everyone gets to be in the kitchen. yeah, weird how that always happens 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 26, 2020 Share #24 Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, bikeman564™ said: yeah, weird how that always happens There is food there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share #25 Posted December 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: There is food there. and action. I think people enjoy watching someone cook/chop, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 26, 2020 Share #26 Posted December 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Dirtyhip said: and action. I think people enjoy watching someone cook/chop, etc. And the host is often there cooking and chopping so folks gravitate there to chat. and eat. no matter how many snacks have already been put out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted December 26, 2020 Share #27 Posted December 26, 2020 33 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: There is food there. Convenient for sure. While standing aboot, you can grab one of these, and of those, always w/in arms reach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted December 27, 2020 Share #28 Posted December 27, 2020 14 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: We want you and Jenny to come and visit. But not the kids? You monster! <I love the DH ranch!> 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share #29 Posted December 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, Randomguy said: But not the kids? You monster! <I love the DH ranch!> Thanks. If you look at the big barn in the distance below the property, that is where the goats live. There are 4 of them and I love all of them. They are very friendly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 27, 2020 Share #30 Posted December 27, 2020 21 hours ago, bikeman564™ said: Convenient for sure. While standing aboot, you can grab one of these, and of those, always w/in arms reach The kitchen is also more amenable to standing up and mingling as opposed to plopping down in a couch or comfy chair. Islands make great stand-in bars, specially when loaded with good grazing foods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted December 27, 2020 Share #31 Posted December 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: The kitchen is also more amenable to standing up and mingling as opposed to plopping down in a couch or comfy chair. Islands make great stand-in bars, specially when loaded with good grazing foods. Completely agree. A friend/colleague of mine has a nice stand-in bar and the kitchen is open to the family room so lots of fun mingling, eating, and yup some drinking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 27, 2020 Share #32 Posted December 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: Completely agree. A friend/colleague of mine has a nice stand-in bar and the kitchen is open to the family room so lots of fun mingling, eating, and yup some drinking My BIL has a McMansion with a gorgeous island and big kitchen that is excellent for fambly events. Except it is 2Far away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share #33 Posted December 27, 2020 We have a big kitchen table that will be in place of the island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 27, 2020 Share #34 Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Dirtyhip said: We have a big kitchen table that will be in place of the island. Us too, except ours is normal sized. But I like gathering around the kitchen table. More than 6 is too many for that for us though. The dining room table can seat 8 but for some reason we seldom use that for that porpoise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share #35 Posted December 27, 2020 Just now, Philander Seabury said: Us too, except ours is normal sized. But I like gathering around the kitchen table. More than 6 is too many for that for us though. The dining room table can seat 8 but for some reason we seldom use that for that porpoise. Well, mine is a 6 seater, and that seems huge for us. When we move the inner panel will be there to stay. Right now, it lives in the closet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 27, 2020 Share #36 Posted December 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Well, mine is a 6 seater, and that seems huge for us. When we move the inner panel will be there to stay. Right now, it lives in the closet. You would be proud of me for still having the kitchen table I bought when I was in my 20s from "Unclaimed Freight". The top is in excellent condition except for one slight bulge from water damage. Standard faux maple colonial. Some of the chairs are getting wobbly though. What is amazing to me though is how I have somehow managed to prevent my wife from replacing it all this time. Hoo-ha! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share #37 Posted December 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: You would be proud of me for still having the kitchen table I bought when I was in my 20s from "Unclaimed Freight". The top is in excellent condition except for one slight bulge from water damage. Standard faux maple colonial. Some of the chairs are getting wobbly though. What is amazing to me though is how I have somehow managed to prevent my wife from replacing it all this time. Hoo-ha! We found our table for $99 and the chairs were the expensive part. The table has a laminate top and it is starting to peel in small sections. Hey, Ralph, I was cleaning the dishes and thought about how long I would own these items. Like my colander that is stainless. It should last forever. At our age, we have pretty mush everything we need. Some of these items will be the last ones I ever buy. That thought felt strange for a moment. I felt my mortality, while cleaning ths old ass colander. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 27, 2020 Share #38 Posted December 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: At our age, we have pretty mush everything we need. Some of these items will be the last ones I ever buy. That thought felt strange for a moment. I felt my mortality, while cleaning ths old ass colander. Shit, my mother still has a lot of kitchen stuff I remember us having when I was a kid. Some of it her was her mother’s too. I think of my mortality when it comes to dawgz. Ruby will die around the time I am in my early to hopefully mid 70s and my wife says she doesn’t want another dawg at that age. I can see how they are a trip hazard but I still will most likely want another one. Ir makes me sad that my sister bought my mother a cocker spaniel years ago but it died at a young age and she was too heartbroken to replace it. It would have been great company for someone who lives alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share #39 Posted December 31, 2020 Water sleeve is going in today. My husband is so strong. Stem walls are looking good. We will recover when he is done today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share #40 Posted December 31, 2020 More stemwalls. The place looks so small and cute. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share #41 Posted December 31, 2020 Shot of the view in winter. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted December 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share #42 Posted December 31, 2020 My new goat friends. Love this neighbor. Total hippy gal owns this place. She and I are gonna be friends. 5 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted December 31, 2020 Share #43 Posted December 31, 2020 20 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: My new goat friends. Love this neighbor. Total hippy gal owns this place. She and I are gonna be friends. I like the goats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted January 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Share #44 Posted January 4, 2021 My husband ran the water line and the waste line yesterday. He did this with a shovel. I am married to a very strong man. First pics of our lovely stem wall. The incoming water line went under the stem wall. Well tank will be in the corner of the garage. Looks like a war zone, but there is a process here. Next step is attaching the water line to the well head. Our well buddy is going to help us with this part. I do believe we have good soil. It is not super hard to dig and the clay content is manageable. Very few rocks/boulders. I feel lucky for that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 4, 2021 Share #45 Posted January 4, 2021 When our wellhead was extended above ground (dragged kicking and screaming into the modern world) we found a nice wooden barrel to place over the top of it as part of a small garden island. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 4, 2021 Share #46 Posted January 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: My husband ran the water line and the waste line, yesterday. He did this with a shovel. I must not get too cold where the house is being built? Or is it deeper than it looks? Water lines would need to be 4 feet deep here to be below the frost line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share #47 Posted January 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Bikeguy said: I must not get too cold where the house is being built? Or is it deeper than it looks? Water lines would need to be 4 feet deep here to be below the frost line. Pics do not do proper justice to this depth. Also, none of the backfilling is done. The dirt will be just below that vent on the stem wall. I want to say we are around 3 feet + deep, but my husband is the one to answer that question. 18 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: When our wellhead was extended above ground (dragged kicking and screaming into the modern world) we found a nice wooden barrel to place over the top of it as part of a small garden island. Not sure what he is putting over that. The one we had out in Chickenville was above ground like this one, and we never covered it with anything. Where this is located is not in the way of parking spaces or near any parking spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 4, 2021 Share #48 Posted January 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Pics do not do proper justice to this depth. Also, none of the backfilling is done. The dirt will be just below that vent on the stem wall. I want to say we are around 3 feet + deep, but my husband is the one to answer that question. Not sure what he is putting over that. The one we had out in Chickenville was above ground like this one, and we never covered it with anything. Where this is located is not in the way of parking spaces or near any parking spaces. We just did it because that damn blue pipe and cover looks so ugly sitting in everybody's yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share #49 Posted January 4, 2021 13 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: We just did it because that damn blue pipe and cover looks so ugly sitting in everybody's yard. It is my 10,000 dollar piece or art. HAHA I talked to my well guy about plants and trees around that well head and he said it is a non-issue. He told me we are metal cased down to 40'. I still don't think putting poplars near a well head would be a good idea. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 5, 2021 Share #50 Posted January 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: It is my 10,000 dollar piece or art. HAHA I talked to my well guy about plants and trees around that well head and he said it is a non-issue. He told me we are metal cased down to 40'. I still don't think putting poplars near a well head would be a good idea. Mine is hidden by a shrub. I trimmed the shrub back a bit last year so it’s still hidden but I can find it. The wellhead sticking up out of the ground seems to me to make it too easy for someone that doesn’t like you to take the cap off and put something bad down the well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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