There have a been a few alterations along the way.
The well. The well pump had to be replaced. Here is where it gets interesting.
If you have a house that as a well or are having a well drilled make sure the cap has the depth and the flow rate stamped on the cover. This will help determine the size of the pump and the depth. When the pipe is retrieved from the well it has to go somewhere until you get the pump out.
My well was over 500' deep. Luckily I had a large open area to lay the pipe on the ground. The pipe was looped over itself 5 times. I was quickly able to get the same pump for the well locally
The process took about 6 hrs. The pump snagged several times as we pulled it from the well. It snagged twice when we put the new pump into the hole. After we got past the second snag about 150' down pump and pipe started to free fall because of the weight. It took two of us and all our strength to slow it down.
Landscaping We never finished the original landscaping.
We had issues we out landscaper. The plants chosen for the area were not thought out. Some of the plants needed lots of moisture and shaded sun to survive. Yet they were plated in full sun. Lots of them died. Some plants need room to grow, especially near the walks. They constantly need to be pruned to stay manageable. The design was developed for the near term not long term.
Hardscape was never finished. The garden timber "wall" holding back the "beach" was caving into the lake. Eventually it would erode into the lake, a bad thing. Another issue was neighborhood cats were using the area as a cat box. When it rain all the little treats , etc would was into the lake. So with the help of my nephew Bill we finished the hardscape. It was very difficult and tiring.
We had to go to Goshen quarry to get the stone to match the existing wall. We made 7 trips to hand pick a step and 6 tons of stone.
