The first critical step in a modern house is – – – plumbing! Its been roughed in for the Post Office. Components include: the bathroom (shower, toilet, sink), the utility/laundry room (hot water heater, washer/dryer), the kitchen (sink, gas for stove, the refrigerator water line), the living room (gas for fireplace). Its a simple house […]
I found some old photos of the buildings we are renovating. Not as old as I’d like, but definitely older than we have taken. The quality is poor as they are scanned from photocopies. But if you look you can see just how much degradation a few years can be. Some of the photocopies are […]
Not long after the front porch was taken down, we had to start working on cleaning up inside. We began an initial demo in order to determine the condition of the walls and roof structure. As it turns out – not too bad. (Other than the rat and bat poop). Some interesting things we found […]
A front porch is a place of peace, a place to relax and enjoy life as your neighbors pass by, wave, and even stop in to say “Hello, how are you?”. Without a porch, a house seems bare and just a little less lived in. A porch adds “curb appeal” and a “Well loved” feeling. […]
Its truly amazing how a roof transforms a building! The original roof was simply tin over lathe. No insulation, no additional structure. When time, weather and human wear and tear left holes and damage to the original tin, it began to rust, nails started to pop, and the weather lifted entire sheets causing them to […]
In addition to the patio, we had work being done on the interior. Our plan is to create a livable space as close to the original as we can make it given modern parameters (electricity, insulation, etc) The original building appears to have been just the front portion of the house the the larger back […]
Sometime it seems that the more we do, the more that needs to be done. We are still getting background stuff done before we can move onto the stuff that will really make this house come alive. The patio needs stabilizing to help hold back nature. LOL. The plan was to dig up the dirt, […]
There are two fireplaces in the Adobe. They are place back to back with one inside in the living room and the other outside on the patio. They share a chimney, divided into 2 air chambers, one for each fireplace. I love both of these fireplaces. They are built of brick and have adobe from […]
When we first acquired the property, the Adobe, AKA, the Commercial Building, was full of detritus that had built up over time, a couch, rugs, mattress, trash, and other items too many to list. The exterior was overgrown with trees and brush that had grown unchecked for years. The adobe, itself, was wearing down from […]
The journey began almost 2 years ago. A friend in the area had his eye on a property owned by an investor. He waited, patiently, for the asking price of the property to be reduced. Eventually, it did. But not wanting the entire parcel, he asked if the local museum wanted to take on one […]
