They DESTROYED OUR PRIVACY! - homestead life
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- The power company destroyed our privacy for now and there is nothing we can do about it. Home renovation progress and the best fall in years. Homestead / farm life.
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Plans a row of hedge bushes along the road.
Plant some hedges that can't grow tall enough to touch the power lines, but high enough to block out your house.
I was just going to suggest shrubs as well I would go for evergreens and have all year round privacy
Green giant arborvitae will grow 2-3 feet a year. There are also others that grow fast as well but the arborvitae being evergreen will give you year round privacy.
Or Hollies.
What about a privet hedge?
Red Tip Photenia grows pretty fast & can get pretty tall. It is an evergreen & the new growth is a beautiful red/copper color. It does well in Zones 7-9. It does not do well in very wet, humid environments.
I've only heard my late Grandma use the term "sciveys". She grew up in Nebraska born 105 years ago. Anyone else ever heard that word?
They used to use skivvies in the military.
Yes!
Yes, in Australia we mainly wore skivvies under our school shirts in the winter growing up
We still say it down in Alabama. I'm 31 and people my age say it plenty 😂
Yeah we use it all the time in Glasgow
My husband used to do that job when we lived in Florida. It was a hard job and very dangerous. I know it's a bummer it'll grow back. Matter fact that's how my husband got hurt and disabled was working the job of trimming the trees out of the power lines. Always be grateful for what you have because you never know when it's going to drastically change
Im sorry to hear this. I hope your husband is doing better now
Blessings!
They won't let it grow back. They killed my huge lilac bush, those power guys. Sprayed for weeds under the line, even though it was never going to grow that tall. Man, I was upset. Still am. They've also butchered numerous trees around my property.
And don't even get me started on what the railroad people did to what was actually out of their right-of-way. Caused two trees to fall on one of our outbuildings by cutting and pulling out other nearby trees, it loosened the roots.
My Son works with this company and it is very hard and extremely dangerous. As long as people have power their are no complaints but the hour the power goes off they are mad the trees were not trimmed back. It’s a no win. Prayer for your fellow and family.
One of my uncles was killed while trimming a tree that had grown around power lines. He was burned so badly (on one side of his body .....his body was charred) there was no option for an open casket. It is dangerous work.
I know it’s a shock when you first see the change. But maybe this is an opportunity to plant - fruit trees, whatever you want - in those areas they have cleared for you. Fall is the perfect time to plant trees.
Probably not the best idea to plant right back on the line where the trees were taken down - that area is specifically designated for power companies to traipse through and take down treetops, brush, saplings etc. that may grow up and impact the power lines. Better to check the survey from when the house was purchased, come into the yard a bit so they are not in that area the power company has rights to, and establish an orchard some 20 or 30 feet from the house. Orchard trees don't grow quickly but do usually fruit within a few years. Plus a hedgerow another 10 feet out or so could be of non-spreading but tall type shrubs that will grow up high enough to provide 4 to 8 feet of height and privacy from the road. If they grow up 20 feet tall, then the orchard trees may be shaded out and not do well. Anyway, there's always a solution.
We had to take down 4 HUGE pine trees that were close to our house within a year of buying our property. It took away a lot of our privacy AND made our electric bill go way up in the summer because our central air seems to run almost non stop because we no longer have the shade of those trees. For us, it was a safety issue. If any of the trees would've ever come down on their own, it would have crushed our house. I miss those trees- but, I don't miss the threat.
Another fun thing to add, the power company had marked the trees for trimming. My step father cuts trees for a living so, we had him take them down. When the men came back to cut the trees- they were gone. They looked a little confused! 😂
I know how y’all feel. It happened to us too. So we took it in our own hands and keep everything in their vicinity trimmed and they have no reason to do ours.
Sorry for the loss of your privacy, but your house is beautiful and your homestead is something to be proud of!
Many animals like their privacy. Being next to a busy road could stress the livestock. The trees help dampen the noise.
@@cagedtigersteve can't undo what was already done, and unfortunately, out of Art and Bri's control. Just need to plant some fast growing bushes that will stay low enough to not interfere with electric lines.
Unfortunately that has to happen with these power companies. Kids look like they had a great time. Beautiful mountains. Continued good progress on the house.
I used to work for Georgia Power. I've seen the results of trees growing into power lines. The blackout in the East that happened about a dozen years ago was triggered by the heat causing power lines to sag and touch ONE tree.
The trees that are under the power lines will continue to be cut back on a regular basis - every few years or so - for safety. They have a right of way to cut them. Plant another hedge row behind the trees that are there. Cut down the trees that are in the way of the power lines - or go underground.
The trees will grow back n you will have more 🌞 on your beautiful new 🏡 (mold does not like that!) As exposed as you feel the reality is no one looks or notices anyway! If they do they will see y'all rocking it!
I wonder how many will drive by thinking 'I always wondered what that house looked like'. Your in luck it will grow back. peace
It’s so satisfying to watch these “demolitions on speed” haha you’re making so much great progress!!
I love that you said you don’t have hard feelings toward the power company. I totally understand the shock you go through when you see that sudden unexpected change but you demonstrate again what a reasonable guy you are by understanding why it was necessary. Thanks for sharing another great day on the homestead!
I'd reccomend you now put up "No Spray" signs anywhere the power line ROW is on your property. They will be back with the herbacide crew next if they have not already.
That’s what they do in our area, 😢
I agree with the "No Spray" signs I live in the next county over in Madison we seen them spraying recently. They usually do not tell you beforehand they will be spraying any chemicals/ herbacides but if can talk with the workers (at least the ones we have met) are respectful an won't spray herbicides on your property.
I’ll also say, in my area of NC the electric provider is Duke Energy. It may be a different utility in your area of course. I get my “No Spray” signs at the local Duke Energy office. Also, I ask them politely to enter me in their no spray database. It’s always worked. When their crews come through they don’t spray in the posted areas.
@@tabithadenton1821
Utilities have an EASEMENT on your property, usually stated in your property title that allows them to protect their utility lines - you have no choice in the law!
We are thankful that our power company clears the right of ways. It helps prevent power outages during storms. They also will cut down any tree close to my house, free of charge, if it is dead or dying. They have taken down 2 huge trees for us on different occasions.
Right of ways make great open pasture btw.
Yes Sir! When they come through on cleaning the power lines there they really cut it back a lot. On our blueberry farm near you, one morning we awoke to multiple chainsaws grinding away at our front property line, destroying our privacy and beautiful view also. I went out and asked them who they were and was it necessary to cut the trees so drastically. I never thought when we bought our place there like you, that would ever happened. But you'll get used to it, especially when you get a heavy Icing or snow and you don't lose power!!! Lol!😊🙏❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
We carefully trimmed, watered and protected a "sight barrier" row of trees on our fenceline. But the power company came, and I went through the 5 stages of grief. And ours come around twice/year. This is an essential lesson and it's good of you to share it.
Brave Bri. Brave Art.
Just watched Mike and Lacie Dickson show off what they learned in your beta fermentation class! They boosted your class!
Was that a homeschooling music lesson?
I also saw the video from Mike and Lacey where they promoted Art and Bri’d fermenting class!!!
This is a great chance to choose plantings that will fill in the space well and give you privacy but will not get so tall that they'll lead to future power line problems!
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While I too don't care for the invasion of my trees being cut and/or trimmed I'm thankful the power company's do provide the service. None of us like to go without power and with winter coming definitely not then. Lesson to be learned here NEVER plant trees or bushes underneath power lines because the power company will cut and possibly destroy them!
Art and Bri maybe you could plant some fast growing trees to bring back privacy, far enough from the power lines to keep from being subject to the same fate as your other trees, love what you do, thanks for real.
Watching old videos...I miss ya'll so much. t helps!
My husband is a lineman and his company used to employ arborists to trim trees - now it’s done by contractors who use chainsaws with abandon. We live in a small town that produces its own electricity (not my husband’s employer) and a few years ago I came home to find a small crew of lineman just pulling away. Our power line from the street to our home had a bit of Sweet Autumn clematis growing on it. When I say small I mean a few tendrils had grabbed hold. Because EJ is a lineman he had trimmed the vine back earlier in the season (it grows up a trellis on our front porch). There was no weight on the power line. We had no issues with our power line - no weight was on it. These men didn’t just trim back the vine a few feet; they pulled the entire plant down with such force the trellis (which was fastened to our porch) broke away. This vine was 10 years old and had grown to be 15’ high by 6’ wide and provided us privacy from our next door neighbors (we have about 20’ between our homes). I did receive an apology for the mess and the overreach. But it was 2 years before it grew back.
From a lineman’s perspective, trees and brush growing under and around utility lines and poles often take power out during a storm. It’s also impossible to replace transformers, wires and poles if the area isn’t clear. They have a right of way to clear. BUT IT SUCKS. The only way to avoid the issue is to pay to have your lines buried - thus eliminating the need for poles. And plant trees and shrubs closer to your house - though this certainly didn’t matter in our situation.
Too long a comment but it’s something that I’m clearly still not over!🤣
Trees even dead ones change the amount of privacy you feel like you have. I have been taking dead ones down and it looks so different around the house.
Hey Bri! I used to cut out fish shapes or kids drawing of fishes & put paperclip on them... then put a magnet on string I tried to the kids "fishing pole". Sometimes we put #s on fish & kids competed for points, sometimes we just tried to get certain fish & not the blooper (a turtle or some other critter). My kids loved it. Fished in either a bucket or dry kiddie pool.
Watching the boys made me smile. --> I needed that, am recovering from back surgery in a nursing home right now.
Plant A hedge of Burning Bushes. They completely hide our cabin and are beautiful,,
That was brilliant,playing "doe,a deer" on your phone.
I think it’s beautiful!! When you drive down the road, you look at homes as you drive by, but, it all good. Your house is great!!
There are several houseplants that filter mold out of the air including English ivy and Peace lily.
Now you can see your beautiful house. Maybe it will let in more sun. You could plant a hedge of burning bushes. They don’t get to tall and the red foliage in fall is gorgeous. You did a great job today Art. Hope Bri and the kids had a great time with friends.
watching you demolish your house and do all of it alone is incredible. I am currently helping a neighbor redo a home that caught fire. today we replaced a lot of burnt rafters so we can really start reinsulating and put up paneling. Before I began helping they had removed all the sheetrock which was covered in soot and it was a dusty mess. Luckily we will just be insulating and using paneling from old trailers that the owner of the property collected from trailers being torn down by the property owners. he was given all the materials for doing the deconstruction of the trailers. he also collected a lot of 2 x 6 and 2 x 4's by going in and deconstructing the old trailers. I am so thankful i have the ability to help him with this project. I have learned a lot about rebuilding a house. I wish I could come help you with this because It is a lot of hard work. something about paneling is that you can put it on with such ease and not have to deal with dust of sheetrock/drywall. also it can be painted and put on wrong side out and painted for smooth walls without the lines. i have lived in homes with drywall and horsehair plaster and they do cause a lot of dust even after being painted. for a cheaper way to rebuild, i highly suggest looking into alternatives to drywall.
We received the notice of general tree trimming in our area. Thankfully, our yard won't be affected. I just watched our neighbors remove a beautiful red oak from their back yard. I think it had a dead spot, but their yard looks so different, and the view from my window is so different, too. I almost feel like mourning when a big tree is cut, but I know it is needed sometimes to make way for modern life.
Great work plugging away on the house!
It took you a long time to get started but once you started your doing great. I’m really proud of the work your doing.
Art and Bri, I think I know a little of what you felt when the power company cut out the brush and trees. Fortunately for us, our house is located on a heavily wooded lot (2+ acres) and our power lines are underground -- no overhead power line easements on it at all. We were away a couple of weeks -- went to visit family in Arkansas and Oklahoma. It is a hard trip, but one well worth taking! Love your channel!
OH ....the power company did the same thing to our property. It is awful!! Now everyone can see right into our house and there is NO privacy we had before.
The county we live in has 35 ft from the edge of the road. Anything in the 35 ft they can remove, trim, etc.
now you know where the gaps are, you could plant trees further in away from the lines, and while you are waiting for them to grow, fill in with faster growing shrubs! the semblance of privacy in a shorter time! I hope Grace and Bri enjoyed the walk.
Arborvitae is great, fast growing and evergreen. Fruit trees won't grow as fast, but could be great a few steps in.
“Farrrrr a long, long, way to run!” Hahaha love The Sound of Music!
Your power company is awesome to maintain the safety of their electrical lines! My power company, PG&E is a convicted felon here in Northern California from the 2010 from a natural gas line explosion that killed 8 people. They then falsified their records and fell behind in their tree trimming & equipment maintenance that sparked many large fires including the Camp Fire that killed 86 people. They also started shutting our power off because of wind/weather. We have been without power for as much as 4 days several times last fall. PG&E isn't very popular here!
They do that here also. It is to keep limbs from falling on the lines and disrupting electric. They learned the hard way here in 2007 when we had an ice storm and thousands were out of power because of limbs and that is what causes alot of the wild fires.
I really enjoy watching the demo taking place... very satisfying. Good job!
The power company comes out every year and cuts our trees back and if they have to cut the trees back from the street to your house you have to pay.
The change of season leaf colors are gorgeous in your video !
Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe.
God bless
We own 11 acres here in Alabama. When they had to run power.....they basically cleared a space as wide as a mini runway. Broke my heart. Privacy is a must now a days. Good job on the house Art. Good job on getting through momma. One day you will look back and remember these times and be so amazed at how far you've come.
They trim the power lines here every year. I'm in central Alabama. Maybe it's because we are in a tornado area .
@@christinakirby2518 , hello from east central Alabama, power co spray herbicide to kill the trees ( not grass ) in our area.
I have a property in the city that backs up to a creek and water retention. After our big ice storm, the power companies came by and did that to the powers lines and it was very strange being able to see the road. After enduring below freezing weather for a week without power and enduring the aftermath, and having a tornado throw limbs like lawn darts into my roof the following Spring, I’m not the quite the tree fanatic I once was. Well I am, just no where in reach of my house.
Wow you’ve got so much demolition done Art! It is progress💪🏻
The power company clear cut my entire front yard about 6 weeks ago. I have now talk to a landscaper who is going to have to come in level out the yard, cut the stumps down a bit more and plant the area in order to hold the soil from eroding toward the house. I am on the down slope from the road to a lake and a good bit of that Bank could end up next to the house! What a mess and what an unexpected expense
Time to plant some interesting new trees away from the power company right of way. You can choose for privacy or seasonal color or bloom or fruit - like a persimmon, dogwoods, or oaks. So many opportunities for making conscious decisions about your landscape. 🙌🤗
Art you are a demolition whisperer!😊👍, and a great musical 🎼 phone player ! 😊👍💕💕💕
My grandfather had a tree windbreak by the lane to the house. It was necessary to keep the farm open and protect the buildings infrastructure. I can remember clearly the sound of that screen door and the kitchen with the cast iron stove that provided heat humidity along with the great smells of grandma baking something. Preserving the land was essential. Trees need to be well planned. The home needs to have the trees but today it requires as much planning as the house does. Water table, height and tree house room. Have a great day 😊 building memories.
I don’t know if you know where Candler is (west of Asheville), but we lived way up in the mountains about 5 miles from the blue ridge parkway and the power lines went right past our house and they did the same thing to us.Now you can see the cabin from miles away. They walk up the rite away about once a year and we asked them what they were doing on our property and they said they were checking the power lines. We felt like our privacy had been invaded.
HEY ART AND BRI - YOU CAN PLANT BLACK LOCUST TREES INSIDE YOUR PROPERTY LINE. THEY MAKE GREAT LIVING FANCES. BLACK LOCUSTS ARE NATIVE, FAST GROWING TREES THAT ARE NITROGEN FIXERS (INMPLOVE YOUR SOIL EVEN AT A DISTANCE) AND THEY HAVE THE BEST NECTAR FOR THE BEES. ALSO, THE WOOD CAN BE HARVESTED LATER AND USED FOR ANY GARDEN/PASTURE POSTS - BLACK LOCUST LUMBER IS ROT RESISTANT.
Blown wide open, a good way to describe it. Great advice for viewers too. Working with home gardeners I come across situations where residents are so bitter about what the the power company did to "their trees", so its refreshing to see your understanding of things. Understanding that utility right of ways limit control for home owners. The downside is the brutally bad job these companies often do on pruning trees and shrubs. So bad in fact they should have just taken out the trees. Enough said about that though.
Finding hedge material you can plant and maintain so they won't have to do that kind of work and privacy is maintained is the best thing. I bet it feels like you are suddenly in a fishbowl where everyone can look in. I know that feeling very well here and am limited in options to fix it. If Google maps drives by and you see them you can stand on your porch and wave as they drive by! I have friends who did that. They moved shortly after, but what a great photo and fun memory.
Bucks are stinky and gross, but the does sure love em. I just can't imagine, but oh well.
When the ice storms come, you will be glad the trees were cut back. We went through an ice storm several years ago. Power outages were massive and some people were without power for up to 4 weeks. It was all due to the ice breaking the limbs and tree tops that fell on the power lines. The electric company has been diligent keeping the power lines clear from trees and their branches, since that year of our massive ice storm.
Maybe you can plant some bushes away from the power lines that will not grow into them. It is amazing how fast they can grow. Love the views from the top of the mountains. Great job Art, as always. Thank you and you all take care.
Poor you for privacy but you’ll be surprised how quickly the brush will grow back... plus you’ll get to show off your beautiful new house!!
Arthur, we had the same issue several months ago. We put up a privacy fence. That might not work for you guys, because of the amount of property you have, but maybe just a few panels where the bare spots are would be sufficient. We only have a half acre, so we were able to fence our entire front yard. We like our privacy as well.
After living in VERY rural areas for most of my life, the loss of privacy when living in town is one of the hardest things. Not that I have anything to hide but it was so nice to take a walk and enjoy nature without having strangers watching.
You still got quite a bit done today Art, i does take a lot of time to clean up the debris and carry it out to the dumpster. Sur would be neat to have a shute, wouldn't it. Have a Blessed day. All the kids going up the mountain did put me in mind of the Von Trapp family.
Arthur you have to be the neatest demolisher I've ever seen. You never leave a mess.
Bummer about the trees and bushes being cut away.
Did you ask for the wood chips?
Awesome. That phone keyboard sound reminds me of the movie "Sound of Music." Cheers to you all.
How wonderful to have deer running through your yard especially out in the open like you’re talking about and how big your yard is!! Just beautiful do you Landis if I can see why you would be upset to have your trees cut down. Two years ago the derecho storm came through Cedar Rapids, IOWA and did a terrible distraction… About 85% of our Greenbelt was cut down/ mow down/
Broken off like I have never seen before in my lifetime and it was so sick. We were with all the stress city for three days and peel for you or for about an hour that time and then we had no electricity a new generator and chill back up could we gotten.
It is taking weeks and months to clean up all of the broken debris outside and it has been amazing watching the trees grow back slowly!!!!!
The power company destroyed our trees last year. 😭
Love the drive back to your home. So peaceful. I am sure you will plant some fast growing trees on your property away from the lines for your future privacy. Weeping willows grow fast and tall and love wet land, just make sure you plant them away from under ground water lines. Maybe the best trees to plant would be an evergreen so you have privacy year round. You really do have a beautiful homestead.
Art I understand. We just went through the 3rd time of them cutting the trees under the power lines. The last part of our electric to the house is buried so they don't come too close to the house. They started doing this to avoid outages. I have to admit I like the fact that we don't lose electricity like we use to in the past. So find some pine trees and plant them far enough away from the power lines. I do enjoy sitting on the porch feeding the dog and cats and drinking coffee in the mornings in my nightgown and not having to worry about traffic. The house was built well off the road because my step dad liked his privacy too. Of course being 1.6 miles up a mountain on a dirt road helps. But one would be surprised how many people live up here now. Make the best of the situation, having electricity to run your freezers is better than not having electricity. Oh and yes the deer this year. I about hit one in my driveway as it came running across.
It happens on our property to!! I don't like it but do understand the importance. Thank you for your content!
You’re serious about the power company ruining your privacy. That’s crazy! Getting the trees/ plants away from the power lines, helps keep your home safe & helps prevent outages, but geez what a bummer. Giant Green Thujas grow really fast & could be great closer to the road (that way y’all would have privacy & wouldn’t have any fire hazards/ power line issues). They are evergreens & really beautiful. I hope that helps. Hugs, Ya’ll!
We had a row of trees that were VERY overgrown and hadn’t been trimmed for over ten years. We just bought our property and it had been vacant for over a decade. We built our house and moved in last December. The front tree line gave us a lot of privacy but it was full of briar vine that was strangling the trees and would have killed them anyway. We had a tree trimming co. come in and remove all the vines and the bad (diseased or dead) trees. We still have a dozen trees across the front but it’s WIDE OPEN between the tree trunks. It took a while for us to get used to our new view of the world but it was so worth it. At first I felt like we lost our privacy but I think it’s also a deterrent to would be wrong doers- what ever they would do here could be seen. Anyway long story short- I know how you feel. It takes time to get used to.
I had the same thing happen. So I planted dwarf fruit trees so most of the year (except winter) I have my privacy.
We'd feel invaded too. We live in a secluded holler & you can't see our house from the road but we live on a main two lane highway. I would be soooo upset if our privacy trees were cut down.
We had the "joy" of the power company tree trimmers going crazy earlier this year on our trees, including cutting one to the ground that was only about 4.5 feet tall. I was not a happy homesteader!
They told us they were trimming the tops, not cutting some to the ground.
We will be topping the trees ourselves from now on.
So proud of you Arthur for getting your groove in the demolition of the house. Getting a mentor-friend to organizing your thoughts took the pressure off of you on what to do and how to do it. Good Job!!!!!!
I'm a woodsy, so losing that privacy would be devastating to me...but then again I am a fan of electricity too. ;)
Art you are doing something your family will benefit from for years. That is a true labor of Love 💕💕. You are an inspiration to other fathers. May God Bless you and yours beyond measure.
Such a beautiful house... Nestled in the land in a way that makes it almost float! NC beats even Ct. In beauty!!!
No it doesn’t!!!
If a storm comes trough you will feel better about the trimming they did. Have been in ice storm and without power for over a month, then had power long enough to find pipe broken by water heater, then power out again for seven more days. Now I always look for trees close to lines.
Sorry to hear what the power company did. I would be looking into a fence. The highest you can go. My parents have been dealing with their power company for years. They ran the neighbors power lines through my parents backyard and refuse to move them. Thanks for another awesome video. God Bless.
I agree that the animals and vegetation are showing signs of a cold winter!
Your property is beautiful! Thanks for sharing it,
I planned my driveway to put trees along it so my house couldn't be seen from the road and then I find I can't grow trees here. My neighborhood is about like yours just in Montana. I like my privacy! I am having deer problems this year too. And we are so far apart! the animals know more than we do.
You're doing really good art with all the work that you're doing I give you props beautiful family God bless
I'm in Washington state and we have been having freak wind storms all this year. We have had 3 separate times were trees or parts of them have broke. It sucks losing part of your privacy. We have also noticed the weather on Tuesday it was almost 80 and Wednesday in the 50's and we had our first freeze that night. For the next ten or so days we are suppose to be in the 40's. And we have snow on the passes already.
If I were leaf peeping I would say, "What a pretty place!"
Big Bear Homestead had a situation where the power company came out and sprayed at the road and the over spray killed one or two of their animals a while back. The power company would not offer compensation and told them to prove it was due to the spray. If you keep animals close to the property line put up “no spray zone” signs.
I agree with others below, plant new trees or shrubs in the sight line. Maybe further back than whatever they cut out. We have a power line that cuts through the edge of our land, they clear cut under it one year and left a mess.
Some things can be blessings in disguise. Suggest a food forest of just below trimming height but, thick for sound & view screening affect.
BOL & Keep Well
Utility easements are seldom thought about until the 30-ton weed-wackers are in the neighborhood. 😂 We've always found it a shock, but then realize that we also like being hooked up to the grid. 🤪
Would say if you want to screen from the neighbors, remove all the trees anywhere near the power lines , put in grass and plant your trees well away from the lines. With winter coming you will be really glad all those trees are away from the lines. Spent a little over 12 days on generator power as our grid in KS got hammered in an ice storm. When we moved here in 94 we removed all the trees anywhere near the powerlines. Neighbors thought we were nuts. Ice storm a few years later had the power company removing their trees...it's just a matter of being practical. The trees we replaced on our property were ornamentals and never got above the 20 foot mark. Redbuds and the like. No one needs to plant elms maples and pines under power lines. Soap box time, I know. Thanks for posting.
That’s one of the things I have high on my next property search. No easements, restrictions or power line easements
Just a little something to think about with taking the kids hiking. It's so easy to lose someone when on a hike. Two points from my time working with scouts. Dress them in a bright color shirt and get everyone an emergency whistle and teach them to blow three blast if they become lost. This goes a long way to help keep up with everyone and helps locate a child if they wonder off.
Don’t worry. It gives you a great opportunity to plant shrubs around for privacy. There are many different kinds of many different colors and styles to choose from in life check into it. It is well worth it for privacy.
Just keep swimming ! Just keep swimming! Dory. One of my sayings. You have down amazing job both if him . Keep it up ! I am a special education teacher and everyday is a wonky donkey adventure.
Hydrangea and lilac bushes make the LOVELIEST hedges. My grandma had a friend who was just outside of town/kind of in the country/on a big road. And she had hydrangea and lilac bushes that she didn't cut, and let grow "wild" around her house and it was so pretty.
Though, it'd be really sad if the power company came and cut those down.
Since some were dying, now you can choose some cool new varieties to put in there. Maybe some smaller fruit or nut trees so you can have extra benefits besides the screening?
@ Steve & Laurie Weideman I call them "Tree Butchers". ☺
In terms of decor (when you get to that stage!) the combination of plain white and natural timber would look fantastic. Just a thought. You could plant some fruit trees that would never grow tall enough to impact the power lines to fill in those gaps; beautiful blossom in the spring and delicious food to harvest later in the year.
Love your channel and have been watching for quite some time.
I feel your pain about the privacy! I had some tree work done on my huge blue spruce a couple years ago. The boughs were all the way to the ground, providing lots of privacy from the road. After they were limbed up, it felt really exposed.
On another note, I do have a suggestion for you. I'm a woman in my 60s and live alone on my acre. When you have to work alone, as I do, tarps are your best friends! Just put a tarp under where you're working to catch the debris. Pile it up in the middle like a burrito (so you can drag it out the door). If you take out a section of your railing on the deck right above the dumpster, you can drag that whole thing out and slide the tarp right up to the dumpster and dump it right in. No hoisting it over the railing. Just a thought!
Thanks for all you share!
Lol loved that nerdy moment with the button tones
I like when the power company trim the trees. No branches on the line
Art any progress is good progress. You are doing a terrific job. I would be really aggravated about the loss of privacy. Maybe look into some new dwarf trees, additional shrubs. Perhaps even some well placed segments of privacy fences that shield the house from the road. Might be able to re-purpose some of the boards from other structures to construct?