Work began in May 2018 to tear down the old shed and continued through June and July. It was exciting to see the views open up as the shed was coming down. The shed had completely blocked our views to … Continue reading Opening Up the View
For this post I thought it’d be interesting to provide new photos of the attic space built on top of the old attic. An area that completely puzzles me as to why and how it was constructed this way. In … Continue reading Melting Ice = Leaking Roof
At the end of September work began on restoring the old pond on the property. When we bought the house the backyard was completely overgrown and swampy with no signs of a pond. But the family had told us there … Continue reading Restoring the natural pond
Major projects for 2017 included upgrading the exterior siding and roofing on the extended part of the house. As mentioned in previous blog posts, the extension to the main house is actually 2 separate additions. The first one was added … Continue reading Exterior – Before and After Photos
Reconstruction of the North Wall of the house is finished. This is the wall at the back of the house which had been shaded by a large maple tree for several years and therefore had a lot of rotted siding and trim. … Continue reading North Wall Reconstruction
This past weekend we began tearing down the old shed, starting with the siding, doors and windows. As mentioned in an earlier post, we are taking it down to make way for future deck, lawn or some combination there-of. We … Continue reading Taking Down the Old Shed
One challenge we had when we created the 2nd floor bathroom was how to keep the access to the attic which is located up steep stairs in a unique little passage way between the hall and the bathroom, and provide … Continue reading Winter Work – preserving character
