When we moved in all we had was electricity. Thank goodness that seems to work well. The other thing we have is a wood stove. Of course it was very cold at night here in Michigan in April. We located some wood around the property and we have a neighbor who offered us plenty of wood he had too. We moved essentials in the evening we arrived (beds) and called ot a night. We started a fire and tried to relax and settle in for the night. This house hadnt been lived in for years and is admittedly a bit creepy. Oh and we have no water so we had some bottled water on hand. There is a well but after closer inspection there are broken pipes all over in the basement. This will be a priority moving forward.
We got up the next morning and began unpacking the rest of what was in the truck. We decided that we would set up camp in the den. So what I call the den is a converted garage. It has a wood stove a wood box and is fairly clean after putting sometime into it. It will likely be the most comfortable room in the house for sometime.
The bathroom. Well the toilet looked like you wouls think after uears and years.of no use. Just a mess. We used water from the sump pump to flush and thank goodness it worked. It wasnt pretty but it worked.
We spent a lot of time the first few days trying to stay warm and clean things up a bit while trying to figure out why the lights didnt work in the basement (we really need to fix broken water pipes). Ben and I got some flashlights and used and extension cord for some lighting and began the task of fixing pipe. All the different types of pipes in the basement failed under the cold temps of Michigan over the years. Also I forgot to mention we have the well as a water supply and used this for flushing toilets too. The water that came out of the well for the first couple days would only be good for that. Absolutley disgusting. We repaired plastic, copper and galvanized pipe. On about the 4th or 5th day here we actually had running water. Sort of. We had to take faucets apart multiple times to clear debris. Rust flakes and dirt everywhere in the system. Finally we have running water. Its cold and kind of nasty but its water.
Gas. On Thursday we have the gas company come out and turn on the gas. Of course we are hoping for the best. He shows up and gets the gas turned on but red tags us on the venting for the water heater and heater. The tubing literally falls apart in your hands. In the mean time we find out the water heater doesnt work and the heater should but who knows.
Thats gonna be it for this update but there is way more to come. Thanks for reading our blog. Here are some pics I think you might like.
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