We got the keys!
What a day. We took possession, met with a Drafter, neighbors, and an Arborist, and were perpetually rushing. Got home and crashed so hard I think I drooled right through the mattress.
Drafter: made some rather beautiful plans, was a pleasure to work with, and worked 3 1/2 hours straight through to get all the necessary measurements for drafting up the roof, floor, and elevation plans. Can’t wait to see them! He said it was easy to tell the additions apart because the dimensions changed; for instance, one set had windows that were exactly 3 feet across; the other major addition had windows that were one inch under a full count, so 2′11” or 1′11”.
Arborist: started out thinking that 2 trees would have to come down — this number doubled. Boooo. Also thought to put orchard in the backyard. Well, yeah, I’m an amateur at this, hello. Good ideas from the Tree Dude:
- Front side yard = best place for fruit trees. Yeay!
- Back yard = not all that great for growing food crops. Boo.
- Don’t let existing trees stunt yer hardscape. Yeay!
- Especially seeing as they have fireblight and gummois. Boo.
- And have, maybe, 10 years left on them if doctored. Boo.
- They’ll have really really excellent fruit for those 10 years. Yeay!
Fun Fact: as fruit trees reach senescence, they start producing rather marvelous fruit. It’s like, at the end of their life, they want to make their last fruit the best.
