House projects
2009-07-27 16:40:33.689742+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Yesterday I finally got underneath the house to do the rework to the sump pump that several contractors who've been under there have told me needed to be done. The quotes have generally been about $400, and, indeed, it was about 4 hours worth of labor, but as I dug down through the current sump I discovered that it was exactly what they'd claimed they were going to replace it with: the sump bucket was set on bricks and in gravel and everything looked hunky dory. But I replaced it with a two layer, more gravel setup, so it should be even better.
Also laid down a vapor barrier and started setting in floor insulation. Hopefully I'll finish that this week, though I need to get a good positive pressure full-face respirator for working with that fiberglass.
In that news, Radix forwarded along Adrian Cockcroft's notes on his home solar power installation.