It doesn’t really matter, might get confusing, but no matter which word you use, you’ve got to get that stuff taken care of properly! Sewerage is the system of pipes, etc that treat and get rid of “sewage”. Sewage is the stuff that flows through the pipes and equipment. Now, are we all clear on…

I had planned to post tonight that the sewage treatment plant was installed all shiny new and waiting for its first deposits! LOL!  Alas, Fate had other plans. The sewage treatment guy called bright and early, and I dropped my fishing pole to ride up and take photos of the process.  Before I could say…

They were already getting after it when I arrived at 7:30 a.m. Now that the 8×8 pilings have settled in the concrete, they have to be cut level. First a level line is marked and then drawn. Then pilings are cut on the line, making sure all are the same height. Next the beams that…

Okay, we can’t go by “days” any more because I have lost track and they are not working on the house day by day. Step 3 included pouring cement into the holes to set the pilings . . . like this. This is how the pilings on the back patio look now. And now I…

I wasn’t there to welcome and supervise the crew for the first half of the day, because I had an important job to do! On the way in from that important job, I got a call from Bayou Fabio asking a question I did not want to hear, “Hey, why’s the cypress house leaning?  It…

Inquiring minds, including mine, would really like to know just how they get these old houses and camps off the ground. Today, Barry’s House Leveling took me to school.  Here’s what the day entailed. ‘Twas the morning of elevation, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring–not even a mouse. The gas meter…