Our order of underbelly material and tape came by Friday and we dropped Max off with my mom for the day before heading to the house. My dad and his helper arrived shortly thereafter, as did our backup HVAC guy, who took a look at our furnace and at the pipe that's under the fireplace. He wasn't able to tell what it went to and suggested calling the manufacturer to see if they could tell us what it is for.
After that, I went back to work on the underbelly material. Hubby measured for all the holes and started helping dad's helper dig a trench for the water that had pooled and was in the way of the deck. I cut the material from the roll we got and helped dig the trench too. Then dad needed more gas for the generator, so we took a break and drove into town to get the gas and a new pair of rubber boots for me because the sole of my boot was coming off in the mud!
We got back and patched up the big holes that we could with the time we had left. The deck itself was completed. Now it just needs stairs, and rails, and a gate...to come!
On Monday, I got in touch with Fleetwood and learned that the pipe actually DOES go to the fireplace. Apparently, they vented it through the floor as well as the chimney back when it was built, but they no longer do that anymore. We also got a picture of the chimney while Dad was there and the movers said it looks no good, so I'm having a chimney company (different from the last one) come out on Sunday and see if they can help us replace the chimney stack, rubber boot, and vent the pipe under the house.
On the grading side of things, I got some other quotes that turned out to be higher than our original guy so we're going to have him regrade the front, put a culvert in under the driveway, place rocks on the hillside to prevent erosion, and put grass seed down once we get into February.
The plumbers are going to come back out and patch the rest of the holes underneath for us. Maybe they'll also install the new faucets I got for the master bath and laundry room sink?
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| The natural drainage ditch out back |
In the meantime, I've been coming up with ideas for the outside - walkways, the drainage ditch, the driveway...exciting!
2 comments:
Progress is a good thing. Your contractor will tell you, but if you enclose the drainage you will need about 2x the size of of pipe you think you will need. PVC is seriously cheap and once and done. But open ditches are cheap, but can cause all manner of issues down the line. Its the Ying and Tang moment. If Ying is plastic pipe, I suggest Ying.
So you mean a French drain?
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