From what I can see, some heavy snow is coming into to the mid atlantic and NJ area. All those with fat bikes must be really stoked for the real thing. I am happy for you all, but thankful to be here right now. I will check back for snow pictures.
Today the shed contractor came and picked up the ruble and their check. The shed is awesome! Double the size and tight from the elements and most critters. We have lights, power and room for much. Art has been doing the finish work. Today he installed a clay tile shed roof on the overhang. This was something he had never done and took some research and thought to weave all the pan and top tiles together with flashing. The roof looks great so far.
....Now it is time to face up to some issues: After some investigation, it appears that besides the hillside behind the house eroding, that part of the foundation under our bike room has been blown out and there are tunnels out allowing critters into the crawl space. When Art opened the floor, he expected 2 feet to a slab, and found 8 feet to dirt with a blown out wall and shit ton of scat of all sizes. Sorry I did not take any pictures, but without Capers as a consultant, I can only guess that there was a rodent/pack rat problem that was addressed by another predator. By the size and shape of the scat, I am guessing that it was a gila monster. Last spring we had a gila monster in the yard quite often.
We have had a few contractors in to look at the back slope and the crawl space and no one wanted to touch anything without an engineer. So, the engineer came today and some solutions have been made. This place does seem like the money pit, but we may end up with a root cellar or cellar space if this works out. I guess it all depends on costs. Pictures 3 and 4 of the bank and the back of the house.
In the mean time, little things get done every few days and we are moving along at a retirement pace. Picture 5 is of our downstairs hallway where the doorway to a bedroom that was converted into a niche. As much as I would like to post some bathroom remodeling projects, it looks like our bathroom remodels may be getting pushed off to next year. I spent the last few days sealing grout and saltillo tile to hold us over for another year.
No bike ride today, but hopefully we will take a good ride tomorrow. Enjoy the snow in NJ!