The well is finally going in! We feel like this is a huge milestone because it is one of the big requirements to starting the house. It took us this long to start the process because several things had to be done before the well company could start. The plot/site plan needed to show where the proposed location would be The barn needed to be enclosed and ready with its concrete floor for the water tank We needed to have the house staked so they could make sure they were the correct distance from the foundation walls of both the house and barn We were ready with the plot plan over a year ago but the other two criteria just got checked off the list. We tried our hand at concrete and did the cement slab in the barn ourselves. We decided not to hire a contractor because of our experience with the company that we hired for the barn foundation. Initially they were going to do the slab as well but they were so horrible we decided to stop before it got worse. Read about our...
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