Phase One of the Mobile Home Make-Over

Phase one of my Total Property Make-Over has begun.  I can't decide on a name for this project.  It changes every time I think about it.  I took a half day off yesterday and cleaned and organized my junk until the people came out to tell me how to stop the erosion on my driveway.

Water rushes down the driveway creating ruts and the tires have fallen down.  They told me that I should have this dug out and install a larger culvert.  That is on my "future" list.  Until then, I will restack the tires or maybe hire someone to do it.  I don't want to surprise any snakes even thought they should be sleeping now.  To fix the water that erodes the road, I will need to hire a guy with an excavator for approximately $1,000 for the whole day.  The consultants will draw up a plan for contouring the hillside and directing the water away from the driveway.  That's not a bad price considering the last guy said it would cost $10,000 to build a bridge across.  There is more than one way to fix a problem and I will opt for the simplest and, preferably, lowest cost if it is going to have the same end results.

While my consultants are busy drawing up my site plan, my next step is to clean out the mobile home.

What a mess.  I can't expect my handyman to give me an estimate with all of this junk in the way.  I want new floors, repaired walls and ceiling, a door instead of the window, new electric wiring, and that's just the beginning.  I think I had better spend my Saturday making some tough decisions on what stays and what goes.