Day 53--Water Woes

 


Driving for a Dethatcher

Dave was off work again to today and began his day cleaning out the gutters by the big wall leak from yesterday. He took out the foam gutter fillers that are supposed to keep leaves out (we have no trees by the house, so I am not sure which leaves.)

They were so full of moss that water could not get through and they were full of mud and muck underneath. They work so much better after Dave cleaned them out. 

Then he spent time figuring out where the cabinets will be in the kitchen and where we should put the lights in the ceiling. 

In the afternoon, Bill, an electrician, stopped by to give Dave advice on the electric install.  Thanks Bill for keeping us moving. 

The water pressure in the house has been diminishing steadily. Our plumber told us to bypass the water softener and that worked wonders. This afternoon I filed another claim with the home warranty company for the water softener and someone is coming tomorrow to look at it. 

In the early evening, we drove to Illinois to buy a used dethatcher for the new mower. The yard needs  dethatching especially since in has not been mowed regularly for the last couple of years and been allowed to grow wild. 


Contrary to the name, this was not the Best Road in Illinois. 














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