A thing in the yard

[QBVII]

There's this thing in the yard.
It's on the side of the house and it's made out of concrete blocks, it's about 4' x 6', I think hubby said it was a well house.
Anyway all four sides have blocks - I'd thought about maybe trying to make it into a barbecue grill (?) until I saw that.

Do any of you have one in your yards, and what have you done with it?

Right now, I have morning glories planted in front of it, they're starting to come up and I'm going to make a trellis for them to climb....that will hopefully conceal it but what else could I do with it?

[bugstabber]

Could it be a cistern? They were used to collect rain water, or just filled by truck for household use. You could put potted plants on it, or build a little shed on it to hold lawn chairs and such. I wouldn't turn it into a grill, too close to the house.

[Ross]

Sounds like a septic tank. Or the remains of one.

[Orville]

Bored wells are common in the SE. The wells have a concrete liner, about 2 ft. in diameter. It was customary to build a small shed around the well, most are built of concrete block. I have one in my yard. Only the walls are left, as the roof has rotted. I would carefully search within the confines of the walls for a well of some sort. If it is filled, all is ok. If it is open, and insufficiently covered, it can be a danger. Ask an old-timer neighbor what it might be.

[Orville]

BTW, I intend to run my gutters into the well, and use the water for irrigation. All the pipes are sound, it just needs a new pump.

[QBVII]

Hubby knows what it is, I think there is a cistern or was one in our yard. There is a little sunken-in spot and hubby said that that meant there is a cistern there.

[edcopp]

Plant flowers around it, do not set it on fire. Hubby already has his hands full

[QBVII]

Hubby already has his hands full

Now I wonder what you mean by that. :haha:

[sullen]

Hey QB, you know anything about guinea pigs?

[QBVII]

Yes, I've had guinea pigs before when we lived in town. Had to keep them in the house in a cage. Why?