as you walk around the sugar house, think about what you think you can handle. what does the evap look like. are the pans in the ashes or raised up on boards. what does the smoke stack look like rotten with holes in it. if so you would need to think about replacing that. are the doors on the arch broken. does the roof leak. now do the louver doors open and close to let steam out?what is the road to the sugar house like? wood storage how much how far from arch. what is the shape of the floor of the sugar house. my old one was a mud pit when i was boiling. the woods are the main lines up? lot of trees down what are the size of the mains. are the lats hooked with old blue connectors to main line? what color are the lats green old us maple? or light blue leader 30p. the leader 30p will work for a while but the us maple is or will get brittle and break. storage tanks are they rusty? stainless steel? sap run to the sugar house? or do you have to truck it?