Anything Rural - Recent Posts

What have you found to be the best way to approach site work for an ADU?

gare — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:33:04 +0000

Just looking for solutions right now, please assume full permitting - northern California

Should realtors be more helpful with what we are buying?

HighVoltage — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:15:20 +0000

We ended up joint owning a path or ROW (right of way) that includes a bridge. We had no idea, you know - people who move from the suburbs to the country. It was the little dashed lines on a small overall site map that "told us" this is what the road to our house is, so "we were told". In California that has to be maintained in repair by the people who use it. Wanna buy a bridge? Shouldn't our rural community based real estate agent told us this stuff?

RE: Once you get barn cats, how do you ensure they "hang" around?

HighVoltage — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:54:00 +0000

@lumberjack We had a large cage in the barn for a week that ours stayed in, then we let them loose in the barn for another week, feeding them every morning and evening the whole time. I have heard others say it should be a total of three weeks, I hope whatever you do works!

What type of base for a small shed and storage for vegetable garden?

VeryV — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:27:23 +0000

I have a vegetable garden about 150 feet from the home. I want a small space attached to it where I can store plant food, tools, maybe do a little potting. Should it be built on drainage rock, a concrete slab, piers with a raised floor, or an actual foundation? I am thinking an 8'x8' so can can buy standard sized wood, plywood, or siding. I would use ground contact rated pressure treated wood for the base. We are in the planning stages.

Once you get barn cats, how do you ensure they "hang" around?

LumberJack — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:10:15 +0000

I have an opportunity to get three barn cats and have heard various methods of acclimating them to their new "home". What have you found works?