Back at the Ranch

When I returned from my trips, I started some badly needed cleanup around the house.  The rubble from the masons and the other contractors was causing a hazzard for the other contractors and me.  I had burned a lot of the wood but the Hardie won't burn and a lot of the wood had concrete stuck to it.

We  began by pushing the brush and cedars back away from the front of the house.  Up to now the front had been hidden somewhat so that the house could not be seen from the road out of a concern for people seeing a home under construction and shopping for supplies.

This is the same area after the clearing and pushing the rubble into one pile.

I also had the stone that was left over from the outside mason work piled in front for the work on the wood stove wall.

Looking directly towards the highway from the front porch.

The wood pile is some good wood I was trying to save.

East side of the house...used to be several piles of rubble and stone and wood on this side.  Now it is ready for the gutters to be put on. rainwater collection system laid down and landscaping to begin.  The wires hanging from the wall is for the mini-split HeatPump Air Conditioner which will have the compressor on a pad at this location.

View across the South Side or back yard.  There were holes, wood piles and rocks all around this area...now it is clean!

Pipe sticking up is for the sewer and gray water connections which shouldn't be too far away in the construction schedule.