Category Archives: Kentucky

Day 11 – Living the Dream. We arrived at the homesite this morning and found the front door was was open and two mice had found the peanut butter in the trap. First thing, we screwed the front door closed and threw the mice out in the wheat field behind us. The shed is comingContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 11”

Day 10 – Living the Dream. Started building the 10×12 shed today towards the rear left side of the property. We are thinking it can stay there after the new home is up. It will serve as our tool storage or we are thinking we may use it as a cabin during construction. It isContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 10”

Day 9 – Living the Dream. It is so cold in KY. Talked to my daughter in PA this morning and it is 58 there and 48 here. Today we put blinds on the windows, put a lock on the door, had lumber delivered for the shed, cleaned up the brush, put garbage out forContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 9”

Day 8 – Living the Dream. Today was a down day and we didn’t get very much accomplished. It was very cold and windy all day. I can’t believe we are in the South. It is so cold. We used a light to heat up the room. We cut up all the cardboard, set upContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 8”

Day 7 Living the Dream. Break room is now pretty nice. The carpet is down, a table set up, and we bought shelving and placed it in the old kitchen pantry/closet. Looking into the other rooms from our new office/breakroom is pretty gross. We will just use those areas for tool storage. The trees areContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 7”

Day 6 Living the Dream. Look at our beautiful view. Doesn’t it remind you of the hill the Ingalls’ girls used to run over in “Little House on the Prairie”. Today was a shopping day. We made it to light 29 and we are thinking that is the last light in Somerset. What a niceContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 6”

Day 5 Living the Dream. Woohoo, we now have all permits to start the house. The Porta Potty arrived and the break room is starting to not look so disgusting after a good coating of kilz2. We have to make sure no mold can come through. I am so spoiled lol. I have been spendingContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 5”

Day 4 Living the Dream. Getting closer to breaking ground. The Environmentalist inspector approved the existing septic system to use for the new house. I talked to the Plumbing inspector and we are applying for the plumbing permit tomorrow. The job site port a john is also being delivered tomorrow. Look at the below picturesContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 4”

Day 3 Living the Dream. Ticks, ticks, and more ticks. Can’t even walk through the yard. This property has been neglected. We should be good to go once we start maintaining the lawn. So today was bug killing day and setting up an outside table for lunch and breaks. We used a spreader and putContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 3”

Day 2 Living the Dream. We found the septic after a few hours of digging through hard dirt and huge roots. We then headed to the county environmental services office. We need a permit in order to use the existing septic for our new home. Fingers crossed they approve it. It has a newer typeContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 2”

Year 1 Day 1 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 5/02/2021 Day 1 of our new adventure. Starting to build a new house. The old home will be demolished. We are setting the corners. In order to set the corners, we used a transit. Here is a link to a great one if you are interestedContinue reading “Living the Dream Day 1”