Having a
bit of a go-round with the local health department regarding my septic field installation. Although interested parties far and wide are
amazed that the IP actually passed
its tests (perc and otherwise) I am having some difficulty explaining to the
dept. that according to its own regulations and my soil quality I do not need
an engineered system (Translation: $5,000 for some guy to put a stamp on that
says the same thing my plan says now).
And while I
have many soil scientists, sanitarians and surveyors in my corner, I am still
nervous about the final outcome, and joked to some pals that perhaps I should
just reinstate the use of an outhouse like Barney did.
To which I
was directed to the former town library outhouse, a marvel of architecture and
absolute cuteness, which will be moving to the Ivy Palace as soon as we can
figure out how to get it on a car carrier.
It has
plaster walls which I am afraid will crack when we move it. It’s already been moved once, about 6 years
ago, to Tom’s house—the library needed it off the grounds (they have indoor
plumbing now, woo-hoo!) and Tom couldn’t see it going to the dump, so it’s been
sitting in his yard waiting to become a potting shed or something. But he has given up on that idea and wants me
to use it. It is a 3-holer—with one for
the kids. Did families really go
together back then? I can’t fathom it.
Anyway,
Randy and I are thinking of removing the plaster, which seems a shame, but it
makes it too heavy to move otherwise.
Maurice moved it with his backhoe before, but that was just down the
road. I have to go 3 miles, and it’ll
never make it.
Who knows—I
may just dig a hole under one of the seats.
But it will
be a great garden shed, once it gets its bottom bits repaired—I just have to
orient it so that it does not obstruct the view of the pond and stream. THAT will be the hard part!
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By the way,
it appears that what I am doing with Barney’s cabin is become quite trendy.
From Houzz Magazine . .
Downsizing. Designer Jessica Helgerson looks at downsizing as a long-term trend.
"New-development houses are getting smaller again," she says.
"People are interested in living in smaller spaces that are closer to
downtowns rather than larger houses where they are dependent on their
cars." The designer has already gotten a few requests for the plan for her
540-square-foot home, one of the most popular on Houzz in 2012, which she says is a testament to
a shift in the way people are looking at and designing their homes.
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