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We have two one hundred pound dogs in the house. Our home is in a very rural area and is set back a 1000 feet from a quiet country road. I can leave my wife alone and not worry. Both dogs are males...

Thank you Pat.

We brought the pond level down slowly until the leak stopped then dropped the level another six inches. Then did as you suggested laying a mixture of clay and bentonite twenty feet...

I have a small pond that is about a quarter acre. I have a small leak about halfway down the dike. Never have used bentonite to seal a leak and would like any information available. I have a source...

I have been meaning to write this last entry for sometime but just kept putting it off. The house is all decorated and my son’s family loves the new house.

Here is were we went...

Why are you keeping her crated all day?

I would suggest that you feed early and take the water up at least three hours before bedtime. Housetraining a puppy is easy if you spend the time. Well...

Sorry that I am so late responding to your post. The bridge site was a big help planning our bridge. Our problem now is all the rain this summer has held up construction.

Thank you,

Tim

I always worry that I forgot something and the electrical inspector will think I am an idiot.

The town building inspector came through today and we have the C of O. Looks like they will be moving...

We passed the electrical inspection and can go back to putting down the flooring. One big hurdle out of the way.

I had a scare though. The inspector wanted to see the motor grounding wire from the...

Still working everyday on the house and the end is near. Electrical inspection is Monday and the C of O should be in hand sometime next week. The touch up painting is being finished and the flooring...

Thank you,

Found these too, but need one that is more than a footbridge and flat.

I need help in the design of a 20 to 25 foot bridge to cross a small stream. There is a culvert there now but the pipe is too small and the road way washes out in heavy rain run off.

The search...

All the tests are back and the water is of excellent quality. Only a hardness of three which is very unusual for this area. No sulfer, salt or iron to deal with so no treatment needed. The 300...

Have been very busy for the last two weeks but here is a quick update.

The finish carpenter started the interior doors and and the finish plumbing and electric are very close to complete. Grading...

Ok, Had the well pro in today and the water recovery is 1.5 gallons per minute. On the plus side the water tested good and except it is on the hard side. It does taste good and in our area with the...

Three years ago when we were building our home Freyja our Giant Shcnauzer chased out a little fawn. We soon discovered that it was an orphan and it stayed deep in the ravine only to come out to eat. ...

We have been working hard the past ten days and here is an update.

The cabinets are in place and look great. They were custom made by a Mennonite carpenter and every one of them fit in place...

Thanks Pat,

The test has to wait until the sample comes out a faucet. If we do not need the chlorinator then I like your system. If we have to treat the water, then it will probably be the...

The depth of the well is 140 feet and the casing is an eight inch. I pumped it out today and drew out just about four hundred gallons. We will probably install a 300 hundred gallon storage tank in...

I did talk to our neighbors before we built our home across the creek on the next ridge. Looks like the information i got was a little optimistic. What I have found is as soon as you cross the creek...

I had one for three years while we were building our home. Ours was a slide in unit that is heavier and more costly. It worked great and I really miss it at times.

I miss it the most when I have...

We had a well drilled on the site of my son's new home. It recovers at a rate of one to two gallons a minute. This is not something we have dealt with before and are going to install a storage tank...

Check with your local health department but in our area it is a hundred feet of separation.

It will dry eventually but it is just the wrong product. There are several sealers for newly poured concrete. We just used the DRYLOCK product and it did a nice job and soaked in quickly and dried to...

The drywall will be all finished by Wednesday and then we will start painting. The flooring will follow as soon as possible. Scheduling is tight with the cabinets arriving on the 14th and the...

The drywallers arrived on Wednesday and will have the second and first floors boarded today. The garage and lower level will go up on Monday and maybe Tuesday.

Still waiting for the septic to go...