We toured A LOT while in Savannah, GA. Riverwalk tour, ghost tour, historic house tour, historic parks tour, historic street tour, trolley tour, cancelled haunted house tour, walking in the rain tour, famous cemetery tour, and eating tour(s). Eating is not really a tour, but you gotta keep the energy up [lame fat person excuse …
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My 130 Year Old Sill Is Rotten – This Old Dean House
When we moved the electrical panel inside the house (from the exterior wall) we found water damage. Water had been dripping into the corner of the wall ever since they installed the electrical panel 50+ years ago (maybe longer). The corner of the house was rotted down into the 130-year-old sill. To fix it, I …
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Post Malone
Post Malone – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium – October 2024 We went to see Post Malone…in a stadium…in Nashville…with him singing ‘country’ versions of all his songs. Weird. I much prefer ‘non-country’ Post.
Water In The Basement and Wall Is Caving In – This Old Dean House
Our new old house had some foundation issues. The main house has a crawl space (with no real issues). The den addition was built over a basement. The basement was flooding, and a wall was caving in. To make sure we have the old house on a firm foundation for the next century, we added …
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Getting Organized – DeanFarms (Week 125)
After 50+ years on this earth I finally graduated up to a proper tool box! LOL I’d allowed the barn to get pretty sloppy over the past couple of years. I decided it was time to get organized. My OCD is now calmed down!
Moving Electrical Panel Indoors – This Old Dean House
The house was built 130+ years ago…no electricity. Our bedroom still has the original gas lantern on the ceiling (converted to electricity at some point). Electricity was added to the house over time. Initially knob and tube was installed (I’ve found remnants). Then, when everything was upgraded (probably 60+ years ago) they slapped the electrical …
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Splitting Firewood (DeanoFarms – Week 124)
Previously, I’d learned how much ‘exercise’ you get by breaking down large oak rounds by hand. Lesson learned. I went with a new plan. I brought in the heavy equipment to split the large oak rounds. Still hard work but much quicker…and fun with machinery! [manly grunts] #deanofarms
Replumbing Our Entire 130 Year Old House – This Old Dean House
Our first major project at This Old Dean House was to repipe the entire house. No more cast iron sewer lines and no more galvanized water lines from the street all the way to the fixtures inside. The galvanized water lines are a ticking time bomb. So we are opening up a ton of walls …
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Late Summer Mowing – DeanoFarms Week 122
I let the pasture grow all spring and summer this year and mowed everything down in late summer (mid-September). My plan was to get some seeds (from the plants that had gone to seed) to germinate in the rain that came in right as I finished mowing. I could get used to mowing only twice …
Replacing 30-Year-Old HVAC In Spooky Attic
The upstairs HVAC seemed to be working but I didn’t want to face a dreadful TN summer with a 30+ year old relic that looked like it might go at any moment. So I got proactive and our first capex project was to replace the system. I figured I’d hang out in the attic for …
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