Ditches, Vents and Drains

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Beautiful morning on the lake. I needed to put some vents in the basement. It's never about just one thing. The vents through the brick was one thing. Getting a window well to allow proper airflow and a drain to ensure the window well doesn't fill with water are other things. I had some fun with my bobcat and digging in the dirt. I am glad its over. We went out to dinner at the American Legion Post in the neighborhood. It only made sense to drive my M998 and pose next to the tank. The humvee has been my grocery-getter lately.
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I am looking to work with a student architect on our property redesign. Some things are obvious, some are not. Since the house is basically a box sticking out of the ground it is like a white canvas. The old house dictated a lot of how we could proceed. This one is all open. The elements we are looking at incorporating are:

  • Two or three car garage, preferably connected
  • Large porch for valley view, roofed
  • Deck for sunrise and coffee
  • Outside brickoven, incinerator
  • Carport
  • Some kind of circular driveway
  • Optimized valley view
  • New bath down stairs
  • Fireplace
  • New septic system location
  • Ponds
  • Outdoor water cistern
  • Improved drainage
  • Barn attachment, equipment shed
  • Curb appeal
  • Larger window in computer room, bay window
  • Improved plumbing and heating
  • Barn electrification
  • New roof
  • New southern elevation
  • Veneer rear existing chimney, or remove
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