What's Been Done

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WHAT WE DID AND WHEN WE DID IT

Activity Date Started Date Completed Comments

clean (shovel) out house 6/12/97 ongoing major amt completed 11/97, but detailing still going on...

house exterior 11/97 a work in progress 11/97 demolition of porch enclosure which ruined the line of the house--I like demolition!!!!!!
2/98 took old screen door down, ripped off old screen, repaired, repainted with barn red enamel exterior paint, rescreened, rehung--it looks GREAT! The trim on the house is all going to be this color
bathroom--paint 12/97 a work in progress 12/97paint fumes made Mike breathey--finish this spring when he's working outside
3/98 painted and hung door we found in the barn
4/98 gave bathroom 2nd and 3rd coats of paint, looks great now! We only have to do the trim, I think in a semi-gloss enamel in the same color as the grout lines in the vinyl we laid....

bathroom--shower 12/97 1/98 old iron bathtub, now has tub surround and shower massage head

bathroom--floor 1/98 1/98 one sheet of 6x9 vinyl did it--twice after it was cut wrong the first time!

bathroom--toilet 1/98 1/98 1.6 gal flush--only ruined 2 wax rings reseating it :-))
kitchen 1/98 5/98 1/15 Mike finishes tearing out old counters, moving out old refrigerator and electric stove
1/20 new gas stove and refrigerator delivered, lay out 6 x 12 vinyl roll on traffic area of floor, tack down with aluminum strips, wood on interior edges
1/31 finish installing new countertops on new cabinet bases, raised up to about 46" instead of standard 33"--no more sore backs
4/4 tacked down vinyl
4/24-26 cut old planks taken from smokehouse to size for drawer fronts, gave them 2 coats of clear hi-gloss polyurethane on the inside and edges, 3 coats on the front, attached to drawers with brass bolts. They look very nice and rustic.

plumbing 12/97 1/98 started out with copper, but ended up ripping it all out 'cause it went from 1/2 to 3/8 to 3/4 to 5/8 in one run. switched to PEX, didn't leak the first bit!

electric--total rewire with new service panel 2/98 2/98 work excellently done and reasonably priced by Richard Phillips of Cherokee Village, AR--my adopted brother in law AND a licensed electrician. If you need electrical work done, and live in Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, or Missouri, drop me a line and I'll put him in touch with you...

privet jungle 1/98 a work in progress there is so much privet around the place--we go out and hack away at a little every now and then. The stuff in the pastures will be a goat banquet!

old outbuildings--barn 2/98 a work in progress 2/17-21 cut privet, threw on barn pile
3/1 Mike dragged old hay out of loft, like to had heart attack worrying over Mike
3/13-16 burned some of the cut privet from barn pile, 50 year old hay makes good tinder. Mike now agrees burning the whole thing at once is the easiest thing to do
3/28-29 burned barn, old carhouse, and some privet

old outbuildings--smokehouse 1/98 a work in progress 1/98 pulled off exterior siding
2/98 cannibalized as much interior planking as was good
3/1 pulled it down with chain, come along, and 1985 Olds gas hog
3/2 started pulling off tin roof
3/13-14 burned un-useable wood along with old outhouse--50 year old bundled newspaper makes good tinder
4/4-5 burned leftover bits of old smokehouse--now you can see the back pastures

old outbuildings--springhouse future future future

old outbuildings--new carhouse 9/97 12/97 cleaned out, threw out a lot of junk, turned into storage building for salvaged wood from other outbuildings. Just need to rehang doors.

fence 11/97 a work in progress 11/97 got electric fence supplies
12/97 walked area we want to fence
1/98 changed our minds about where we want to fence
2/98 timber cut--really changed our minds about where we want to fence! We have a lot more pasture land than we thought....
5/98 starting laying out fence lines, trying to set posts....ground too hard to dig. Try pounding metal T-posts...ground too hard to pound. Hm. Buy tractor with fence post auger. Ground's NOT too hard to drill! Post augers are *good things*.
6/98 loggers *finally* started cleaning up the future pasture area--unfortunately not in time for us to be able to fence it in. Guess we'll do that this fall and winter.
6/21/98 HT energized fence FINALLY up around horse pasture perimeter--just in time, 'cause the Shires came 6/20!! They are quite pleased to have the area to romp in, and we're quite pleased to see them romp.

Activity	Date Started	Date Completed	Comments
clean (shovel) out house	6/12/97	ongoing	major amt completed 11/97, but detailing still going on...
house exterior	11/97	a work in progress	11/97 demolition of porch enclosure which ruined the line of the house--I like demolition!!!!!! 2/98 took old screen door down, ripped off old screen, repaired, repainted with barn red enamel exterior paint, rescreened, rehung--it looks GREAT! The trim on the house is all going to be this color
bathroom--paint	12/97	a work in progress	12/97paint fumes made Mike breathey--finish this spring when he's working outside 3/98 painted and hung door we found in the barn 4/98 gave bathroom 2nd and 3rd coats of paint, looks great now! We only have to do the trim, I think in a semi-gloss enamel in the same color as the grout lines in the vinyl we laid....
bathroom--shower	12/97	1/98	old iron bathtub, now has tub surround and shower massage head
bathroom--floor	1/98	1/98	one sheet of 6x9 vinyl did it--twice after it was cut wrong the first time!
bathroom--toilet	1/98	1/98	1.6 gal flush--only ruined 2 wax rings reseating it :-))
kitchen	1/98	5/98	1/15 Mike finishes tearing out old counters, moving out old refrigerator and electric stove 1/20 new gas stove and refrigerator delivered, lay out 6 x 12 vinyl roll on traffic area of floor, tack down with aluminum strips, wood on interior edges 1/31 finish installing new countertops on new cabinet bases, raised up to about 46" instead of standard 33"--no more sore backs 4/4 tacked down vinyl 4/24-26 cut old planks taken from smokehouse to size for drawer fronts, gave them 2 coats of clear hi-gloss polyurethane on the inside and edges, 3 coats on the front, attached to drawers with brass bolts. They look very nice and rustic.
plumbing	12/97	1/98	started out with copper, but ended up ripping it all out 'cause it went from 1/2 to 3/8 to 3/4 to 5/8 in one run. switched to PEX, didn't leak the first bit!
electric--total rewire with new service panel	2/98	2/98	work excellently done and reasonably priced by Richard Phillips of Cherokee Village, AR--my adopted brother in law AND a licensed electrician. If you need electrical work done, and live in Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, or Missouri, drop me a line and I'll put him in touch with you...
privet jungle	1/98	a work in progress	there is so much privet around the place--we go out and hack away at a little every now and then. The stuff in the pastures will be a goat banquet!
old outbuildings--barn	2/98	a work in progress	2/17-21 cut privet, threw on barn pile 3/1 Mike dragged old hay out of loft, like to had heart attack worrying over Mike 3/13-16 burned some of the cut privet from barn pile, 50 year old hay makes good tinder. Mike now agrees burning the whole thing at once is the easiest thing to do 3/28-29 burned barn, old carhouse, and some privet
old outbuildings--smokehouse	1/98	a work in progress	1/98 pulled off exterior siding 2/98 cannibalized as much interior planking as was good 3/1 pulled it down with chain, come along, and 1985 Olds gas hog 3/2 started pulling off tin roof 3/13-14 burned un-useable wood along with old outhouse--50 year old bundled newspaper makes good tinder 4/4-5 burned leftover bits of old smokehouse--now you can see the back pastures
old outbuildings--springhouse	future	future	future
old outbuildings--new carhouse	9/97	12/97	cleaned out, threw out a lot of junk, turned into storage building for salvaged wood from other outbuildings. Just need to rehang doors.
fence	11/97	a work in progress	11/97 got electric fence supplies 12/97 walked area we want to fence 1/98 changed our minds about where we want to fence 2/98 timber cut--really changed our minds about where we want to fence! We have a lot more pasture land than we thought.... 5/98 starting laying out fence lines, trying to set posts....ground too hard to dig. Try pounding metal T-posts...ground too hard to pound. Hm. Buy tractor with fence post auger. Ground's NOT too hard to drill! Post augers are good things. 6/98 loggers finally started cleaning up the future pasture area--unfortunately not in time for us to be able to fence it in. Guess we'll do that this fall and winter. 6/21/98 HT energized fence FINALLY up around horse pasture perimeter--just in time, 'cause the Shires came 6/20!! They are quite pleased to have the area to romp in, and we're quite pleased to see them romp.