On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:41:21 -0000, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
From: keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2006/01/06 Fri PM 12:31:15 GMT
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: From Cottyland
Cotty wrote:
> On 3/1/06, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>
>>Home reno?
>>
>>Instead of buying new? Is that now defunct, and you'll make your
current
>>house what you all want it to be?
>>
>>Poor Cotty!
>>
>>Remodeling drives one (or all) nutso!
> Well, we're calling it a new house because it's new to us. Actually
it's
> an ex barn (built of stone) converted in 1983 and very little done to
it
> since then. Renovation may be to strong a word - we are 'updating' it,
> with some slight non-structural changes to suit (taking out a wall
here,
> adding a wall there). Will be moving in last weekend in January.
>
> <http://www.cottysnaps.com/house>
Very interesting place, in many respects!
> I'm doing some bathroom work today, tile grouting, painting, shower
> curtains, that sort of thing. It's fun!
>
>
> Cheers,
> Cotty
"Soakaway?" Is that what we call a "septic tank" over here? For the
effluent from the loo?
We have septic tanks too, for those not connected to main sewers.
Soakaways (large pits filled with sand or gravel) are for rainwater.
Not always. My parents' ancient cottage in the Isle of Man uses a gravel
soakaway for everything from bathwater to loo water. I avoid visiting
after a period of heavy rain.
John
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