Author: bonnie

As anyone who has done a project of this scale knows, before a new roof can go on, the old one must come down. In this case – well just take a look. Sorry about the delay here. My photographs were misplaced – but now they’re found! View Photos

Its been a while since we’ve been able to see much progress. Then, all of a sudden, things start happening quickly. The Post Office has most of its drywall up, the holes in the floor no longer exist, windows, siding, steps, some electrical work, and more is happening. No, none of it is done, but, […]

There comes a time when you just need to spend time getting things together – getting organized – this includes gathering supplies and sorting them out. Well here we go. . . . At least its a start! View Photos

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, […]