My meter doesn’t look like this currently 😊 I believe it's required to listen to country when you move out into the country. This is the song for the "progress" this week. Not Moved in Yet Still not allowed to move in to the home. There is yet another catch 22. In order [...]
Quick updates on last week’s posts Installing Vinyl Gutters Last night I finished the gutters with the help of a friend. We were installing them past 10 o’clock. But it is done! Regrettably I don’t have a picture (because it was dark out). But here are some from earlier in the week [...]
After it’s already started 😊 Contra Costa County Building permit obtained Last week when we were visiting North Carolina, I did a lot of calling at the County to attempt to push my permit forward. They lost 1 of my 3 sets of plans :(. The lost plans are to go to the assessor. Because [...]
My building permit is almost ready. Just like my septic system is almost ready. You decide which one deals with more waste :) Working with Contra Costa County is not unlike every other relationship in life (working with your significant other, your children, or your boss). You need to press hard enough to be noticed, [...]
It’s finally coming together! Started this process over a year ago, but we are starting the building permit process with Contra Costa County. Contra Costa has a good resource online with a checklist of items you likely need to get a building permit. I don’t like driving the 40 mins without traffic (which doesn’t happen) to [...]
It is getting incredibly expensive to just poop in this world. About a year ago I set up to pay SJB consulting to draw up an engineered septic system for my home. Assuming I needed one, and of course I needed one! There is mottling (the soil is sometimes wet) just 22” below the surface. I’ll [...]
