Old House by the River

This old house certainly is keeping us on our toes! A few days ago Nick went into the basement to see if he could get the central air conditioner working and discovered that our basement floor was covered in standing water. The water heater had sprung a leak and it wasn't savable, so several hundred dollars later we have a new water heater, sigh..... Nick and his dad, Don, had to do some hard core demolition to make a concrete wall accommodate the new, larger sized vent that went along with the new heater. This got us up to current code. The draining of the old heater was a big hassle and we still have to drag the buckets of water out of the basement. We also discovered that the old heater was full of sand. There's a water filtration system in place for the house, but the filter looks like it hasn't been changed in years. Come to find out you're supposed to change it every 3 months! We have filters on the way from Amazon and hopefully we'll get that under control.

It's been a busy time over here, as Nick has continued to work on the roof and all the other things that go along with this large project. He's completely rebuilt our back porch and the new windows, door and siding are now up! The new siding is almost the same color as the painted siding on the rest of the house, it's crazy how close it matches! It looks a lot cleaner though, without the spots of peeling paint and fading. The new white edging really looks sharp as well. We'll be slowly replacing all the siding and trim on the house, and the similar colors will make the transition period less awkward. The roof is pretty much done, except for a bit of flashing that needs to be completed this weekend. Nick has also started installing fascia lighting by the back porch/back of house. This will really modernize things and make our back yard more accessible after dark. As Nick's working on these projects Alora's been hard at work planting flowers and making things