so things go

[unicornduke]

home inspection with incredible thoroughness options has been scheduled. we are going standard inspection and adding on radon testing, well water testing, chimney inspection for the wood stove, and termite and wood inspection because it's a log home. That will be Saturday afternoon because both F and I can make it that time. My work is starting to pick up although two of the three people I support haven't emailed me back yet about this week's schedule. Shrug.

Septic has also been scheduled, unfortunately not at the same time, but Monday morning. A little more annoying because they'll call me when they're coming in a two hour block but easier because work is not busy at that time and also really only one of us needs to be there. I'll go hang in my truck or something. Or maybe with the seller since she seems to like us.

Mortgage stuff is going with some minor confusion but it should be all fine.

Attorney got back to us yesterday and is doing his part in this and getting the title stuff.

I am keeping extensive notes and also started putting together a project list by order of priority from new dishwasher, all the way to walking path in the woods. Feels nice to plan. I also want to build a new full workshop because I think the weird shed on the property needs to just be taken down, I think it's in worse shape than it looks. Plus it is up a hill and very awkward.

Also started making a tools list and contemplating if I want to start building furniture. Might be fun

Comments

[graydon]

Oooh, workshop!

It's extremely difficult to build a workshop that's too large or has too sound a foundation. (Though both gets into expense pretty quick.)

May the process continue to go at least so well!

[unicornduke]

I suspect I could actually do some of it myself and get some family help from my family or F's family since everyone has built at least one or two buildings including my uncle's really nice big barn. Electrical might be the thing to hire out although I know at least two people that can do basic electrical work. I've done concrete work and helped build some of the pole buildings so it's not new territory for me. We'll figure it out. Need a house first though :)

[graydon]

Oh, excellent!

Now you get to put "decide how insulated the workshop should be" on a list.

And yes, absolutely, house first. (Well, technically, potability testing of the well, first. Then the thing that looks like a house could possibly be one.)

[oracne]

I hope the inspection goes well!

[unicornduke]

Thanks, me too!!!

[which_chick]

So excited for you! I really hope this works out. Also if 14 acres of woods, then you can perhaps be seduced into Invasive Species Removal Projects because who doesn't want to rip out barberry/multiflora/honeysuckle/privet/autumn olive/burning bush? :)

[unicornduke]

I don't think there's as much of that up here and some of it I would bring in goats to eat (multiflora rose).

I need to do a proper walk in the woods to walk the property line but from a glace, it is surrounded by other woods and the deer have been pretty happy in there so there's not much undergrowth. Plus it hasn't been logged lately. And it's on a steep hill.

But yeah, I need to go look around first.