How old is the house?
That’s very cool Nick, reminds me of visiting old aunts and uncles on their homesteads up there back in the sixties and seventies.Yeah, it has 6” deep walls with spray in insulation already. He has done a lot of the work, including having central air/heat installed as well. We get to be the ones to knock off the ugly and bring the electrical up to today’s standards.
And enjoy this space.
You'll never fine. Plenty of 1700s and 1800s colonials here in MA with subpar insulation. They hold up fine.
Buddy of mine has parents have a 1700s farm house in Maine that is nicely updated, yet still mostly original. Wish I had a pic of the kitchen. Looks modern, yet on one wall is the old style large cooking fireplace that's still functional and sometimes used.
I love old houses. My family owns an 1890s era triple decker with original coal burning furnaces that have been converted to oil.
I've renovated a few old houses and have some cool artifacts ive found in the walls.
Nice digs. That's the amount of land I want in my next purchase. I'm a bit of a lawn nut, so I'm starting to sweat thinking about taking care of that much green
Is that clear coat missing off of the top of the fender, or a reflection that makes it look that way?Well guys, I’m not dead.
We decided to take a leap of faith and buy a 1900 farm house on 2 acres outside of town to completely update like we’re Chip and Joanna Gaines... Our house is pending sale, and the close dates are July 17th on our new place, and July 30th on the current house (giving us two weeks to move). So I’ve been busy fixing and cleaning our current house, doing showings, etc. Having three kids and two pets, it’s been a challenge. Now that the both homes are pending, I have turned my attention to other things.
Today I taught my 6 year old to ride his bike without training wheels. This is a screen shot of a video. Dad of the year here forgot his helmet until we were 30-45 mins in. Whoops.
Once my boy was ready for a break, I got my bumper repair in its first coat of filler primer.
If I’m lucky, maybe I will get the lower plastics all shot the same color gray this week and be able to check that chore off the list. We’ll see. The wife is sweating the move pretty hard.
Meh..It’s just really dusty. No clear coat missing, however the paint is nothing to brag about. I have a friend who went to school for auto body and has his own paint booth. We have been talking about painting the upper half of my car. Right now that red is 3 different shades. Not sure when that will happen though.
As far as mowing, I will be buying a nice riding mower. Mowing doesn’t bother me. Gives me a little time to myself without kids hanging off me. Gonna be even nicer sitting on a mower with a beer in the cup holder.
Meh..
I'll take the front lawns in Colorado, Phoenix, and Albuquerque for 1000.00 Alex.
( they're filled in with rock)
Mowing lawns are for fathers that need to escape the confines of responsibility for the sweaty few hours it takes to mow an acre.
Is that horsehair plaster on the left side of the 2nd pic?
Fun stuff...I love working on older properties. Find any cool relics?
That's a nice looking place you've got. A lot of work ahead, but it's going to be really nice when you're done.
Since you have pulled everything down are you going to have it spray foamed or go back with conventional insulation?
Excellent Nick
Boy are you going to be busy for awhile!