A few older pictures for reference at least. It's been almost 2 years now since our purchase of this place. We've come to call it many things; The "New" House, The Country Place, The Country House, The Farm. Don't know when we'll move or when we'll finish, but currently we are on a roll to get done the things that we can get done. Here we have the back corner (northwest) of the main floor which will be the back entry/laundry/mud room, which will include a very small half bath. 
Abi watches while daddy pulls the junky rotting "deck" off the back porch. This is what we did the first day we ever worked out here shortly after purchasing "The Country House".
That junky deck before we touched it. eeeeeeeeeh.
Dirty and clean, I hope you can see the difference. I have kept busy sweeping the endless supply of sawdust, nails, and insulation still falling out. I also clean the windows, some are just hardly worth cleaning. But it is giving the place a cozy/homey/ sparkly feel. I would never have believed it would, but it even is starting to smell better!
Close-up of dirty (and broken, boo hoo) yuck!
Yikes! They started without me. We are removing one corner of the house on this day to rebuild it. The basement door on the right will move straight up a few feet and become our back entry. Hopefully we can remove it easily enough and in one piece and reuse it for now. The storm door will have to go though, it has been flopping in the wind for months on end.
Tearing off a little siding to get to the inner layers.
Abi watches while daddy pulls the junky rotting "deck" off the back porch. This is what we did the first day we ever worked out here shortly after purchasing "The Country House".
That junky deck before we touched it. eeeeeeeeeh.
Dirty and clean, I hope you can see the difference. I have kept busy sweeping the endless supply of sawdust, nails, and insulation still falling out. I also clean the windows, some are just hardly worth cleaning. But it is giving the place a cozy/homey/ sparkly feel. I would never have believed it would, but it even is starting to smell better!
Close-up of dirty (and broken, boo hoo) yuck!
Yikes! They started without me. We are removing one corner of the house on this day to rebuild it. The basement door on the right will move straight up a few feet and become our back entry. Hopefully we can remove it easily enough and in one piece and reuse it for now. The storm door will have to go though, it has been flopping in the wind for months on end.
Tearing off a little siding to get to the inner layers.
Deconstruction part way done.
From a little farther away.
The space just beyond these stairs to where Bruce is working will be our back entry/laundry with a tiny half bath to the right. Hopefully that little bathroom happens really soon. We are spending a lot of time out there.
Big hole in the house. This corner was a porch at one time.
Hank the Bird Dog
From a little farther away.
The space just beyond these stairs to where Bruce is working will be our back entry/laundry with a tiny half bath to the right. Hopefully that little bathroom happens really soon. We are spending a lot of time out there.
Big hole in the house. This corner was a porch at one time.
Hank the Bird Dog
Jacking up the corner
From the outside.
Reconstruction comin' right along.
Sam pulls nails so the studs are ready for sheet rock.
From the outside.
Reconstruction comin' right along.
Sam pulls nails so the studs are ready for sheet rock.
Another kind of inspector.
THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
Abigail handing nails out the top of the unfinished new wall.
Andy, also pulling nail, everybody helps today!!!
Hank checks out the reconstruction here and I think he smells a mouse or something.
Well folks, that concludes a very busy, long, hot, dusty day at the new house. It feels really good to get so much done. Come back soon because there's more to come in the near future. Maybe we'll get that back door in and a toilet somewhere. You'll have to check back.
THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
Abigail handing nails out the top of the unfinished new wall.
Andy, also pulling nail, everybody helps today!!!
Hank checks out the reconstruction here and I think he smells a mouse or something.
Well folks, that concludes a very busy, long, hot, dusty day at the new house. It feels really good to get so much done. Come back soon because there's more to come in the near future. Maybe we'll get that back door in and a toilet somewhere. You'll have to check back.
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