In 1855 builders made walls out of planks.....2 stories long, 3 inches thick and 18 inches wide.....not the standard 2by4 they use today......this is the side of the house...they have been working on for 3 full days...stripping the aluminum, taking out the windows, and reframing the walls.....this work is slow going and the crew has to be creative. After 150 years the walls are solid...can't say that for the foundation though.....notice the blue tarp rolled up...at the end of the day that gets unrolled to protect the house from the rain (lots of crazy rain this year)...and the house becomes totally closed in...I go around and turn on every light we have.....not complaining though...we still have our kitchen.
The roofers are here today....woke us all up at 6:30am...they don't mess around.....the crew has been working on trim and hopefully putting in the new windows today....Rob went to the hardware store with the kids to get a gallon of exterior paint....a trial gallon of "dolphin blue."
The widest plank we measured was 18 inches wide.....our builders are impressed...."middle of the tree wood"..... We are hoping to salvage any they rip out for either the island counter top or the side hutch counter.
The roofers are here today....woke us all up at 6:30am...they don't mess around.....the crew has been working on trim and hopefully putting in the new windows today....Rob went to the hardware store with the kids to get a gallon of exterior paint....a trial gallon of "dolphin blue."
The widest plank we measured was 18 inches wide.....our builders are impressed...."middle of the tree wood"..... We are hoping to salvage any they rip out for either the island counter top or the side hutch counter.
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Very cool!
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