Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Today I installed a water heater in the guest house, the second to last utility room appliance to be installed before the water heater. Since the only major plumbing in the guest house is going to be a bathroom, a fairly small water softener with a built in brine tank (versus a separate tank) was … Continue reading Guest House Water Softener
Most of my posts focus on successes, and hide the fact that sometimes there is a learning process, or trial and error, involved in home projects. Here’s an example of a lesson learned: In the process of hooking up the new plumbing fixtures in the guest house to the water that was brought in by … Continue reading Plumbing Lessons Learned
After the second outdoor plumbing fiasco of the summer, the lake house well (and all associated pipes) are back in working order thanks to the hard work from Eckmayer Plumbing. Here are the final results after the excavators put everything back together and repaired the path leading up to the parking area: That’s about it … Continue reading Lake House Well
The primary purpose of building the Hardin Access Pipeline was to allow me to build a bathroom in the guest house. Before doing the framing work for the bathroom and the utility room (which will hold the water filter, softener, and heater, among other things) I am doing some initial plumbing work. My first step … Continue reading New Project: Guest House Bathroom
A few weeks ago, my wife and I went up to the lake house for the weekend. The first thing I usually do when we arrive is turn on the well pump and the water heater, since we keep the running water off when we are not there to limit flooding risks. When I turned … Continue reading Lake House Plumbing Problems
The digging for the Hardin Access Pipeline is done, and the excavators have done a good job of fully regrading the land. Later today, I’ll be planting grass seed to start the process of restoring the lawn, and gradually restoring the yard back to normal. In the guest house garage, the drain pipes are set … Continue reading Hardin Access Pipeline: Completed
The excavation for the Hardin Access Pipeline has largely been completed, and now the plumbers are working on the interior water lines and drains in the guest house itself. The excavators have done a good job of re-grading the land that was dug up to lay the pipes, and this weekend I’ll replant grass to … Continue reading Even More Excavation
As part of the Hardin Access Pipeline project, I’m having the plumber break up some of the concrete in the garage in order to lay the drain pipes, before I take over and do the rest of the plumbing. In order to know roughly where the drains need to be, he created the following design, … Continue reading Some Highly Detailed Blueprints
The excavation of the Hardin Access Pipeline is underway! Cooper Plumbing has begun digging, first excavating dirt around the well and the septic system using a backhoe and a Bobcat. They have cut a pretty large six-foot deep canyon through the hill, but were able to minimize damage to the trees en route to the … Continue reading Excavation
I’ve continued building the stairs and railing at the lake house. This past weekend, I added roughly 25 additional feet of railing. I’ve also added cross-pieces parallel to the top railing, which makes it look better aesthetically and also adds additional structural integrity. It’s been really hot and humid the past several weeks … Continue reading Stairs and Dock Progress
