News Archive: March 2019
30 March 2019
With the onset of better weather, my helpers have made significant headway with the well hookup trench. I'm targeting for the connection to be made the first week in May; this will provide time for trench completion as well as the accumulation of sufficient funds. Meanwhile, all I've accomplished was repair the screen in the camper so my grandkids can enjoy some fresh air.
18 March 2019
After some lengthy chats with my original well driller, as well as some online research, I'm sticking with him, even though he's costlier. It seems the other guy was low-balling me with a price for an inadequate pump.
14 March 2019
I've obtained the second well hookup quote, and while there was a fairly significant difference between the two, I've also learned that the paperwork required by the state to switch contractors is somewhat onerous, so it may not be a simple matter of going with the lower price.
13 March 2019
Improved weather has allowed my helpers (a.k.a. my "slave labor") to continue digging the trench between the well and house at a decent pace. Meanwhile, I've had the first of two well companies out to offer estimates on the hookup.
7 March 2019
The cold snap has slowed digging the trench between the well and house to a crawl, but my helper is nothing if not persistent, and has made a smidge of progress, using a pickaxe to hack through the frozen dirt.
