A Productive Day!

You may recall from Tuesday's post that I was planning to head to the county offices yesterday to dig up any information I could find on the property. My morning went well and I came home with several documents on the house, plus a couple of good maps. The only permit on record was when the water meter was taken out earlier this year, so not much help there.

Last evening, preparing for today's scavenger hunt at the property, my husband and I scoured the documents and tried to following directions/measurements. We finally cracked the code on the legal description, and this morning, headed up the hill for our hunt. The guys met us there.

We pulled up to the house to find the electricians working on the punch list (YAY!), and we soon set to work trying to locate the pins on the property. We already knew where one of them was located, but upon inspection we determined that it had been moved sometime in the past. That's okay...we kept looking. Over the next couple of hours the guys (all three, working as a great team!) were able to give us the basic line of the south portion of the property - where our land meets the neighbor's. I was busy conferring with our neighbor - sharing notes and further deciphering maps. And, of course, letting the guys in on what we figured out. We will be doing some more hunting at a future date, I'm sure, but based on today's findings and conversations we are very pleased with where the property lines seem to be located. We gained at least a little more space on the west side (from what we originally thought belonged to the property). The neighbor is in agreement, so all is well! Once again, I need to say a HUGE THANK YOU to my brother-in-law and our friend that gave time and energy to our project! We really appreciate your help!!!

On another note, while we were hunting for the pins, the water guys showed up to install the meter. After I showed them where the meter belonged, they were able to install it, so...we have water! Must be time to get the septic guys out...

Day 34