househousehttp://www.nikalston.com/house/2010-08-23T18:24:02ZSquarespaceFlying Friendhttp://www.nikalston.com/house/2010/8/23/flying-friend.htmlNik Alston2010-08-23T18:11:39Z2010-08-23T18:11:39ZIn what seems to be an all too normal event, on Saturday we found a somewhat sleepy Bat under the garbage barrel. I was moving it while doing some yard cleaning. We put a big box over him/her for a few hours so as not to scare it, then moved the barrel back over it later afternoon. When I checked again at dusk it had gone. Nothing really eventful, but wildlife has a habit of seeking us out at the house.]]>Oil Furnace & Tank removal - Nov 9 2009http://www.nikalston.com/house/2010/1/31/oil-furnace-tank-removal-nov-9-2009.htmlNik Alston2010-01-31T19:33:22Z2010-01-31T19:33:22ZFinally after owning the house for over 2 years, and at least a year after removing all the copper pipework we made a call to a company in NH who specialize in removing old oil tanks. This is the last shot if the furnace and taken a few hours before they were removed. First the tank was drained, a process that took about 20 minutes. Next was the furnace. This took quite a while because of its weight, the chap reckoned about 600lbs. This was manhandled outside the house where he spent a good hour removing its steel casing and then breaking up the main cast iron components. Once done, removing the tank was a fairly simple job, being disconnected and wheeled out of the house on a 2 wheeler. All in all it took about 3 hours for the chap to get it all done - as far as I'm concerned it was $450 very well spent.
]]>House being movedhttp://www.nikalston.com/house/2008/12/14/house-being-moved.htmlNik Alston2008-12-15T01:33:00Z2008-12-15T01:33:00ZAnimoto I made after we were given pictures of the house being moved. These were taken circa 2000 - long before we owned it. The chap that took them just came round one day quite soon after we had bought the place and gave them to us. Said he had known the house was going to be moved (it went right past his house) so captured all on film (old school).
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