mnmtranching":1my42ma9 said:
Joe, it looks like the roof is in decent shape, you know? as long as the roof is good buildings will last. I like the idea of salvage, they just can't duplicate those old buildings the hand workmanship. I think I would consider rebuilding that house. :nod: Maybe next Winter. :wave:
I had a relative who is extremely wealthy and owns several companies which are on a global scale. This person was impressed with an old house/mortuary/house of ill repute we fixed up some years ago and wanted us to do the same to this one. Person offered to pay half of the cost of fixing the house up for historical reasons. After much encouragement and prodding I even went so far as to get a contractor to give me an estimate on the costs. As before, the costs are staggering cause you have to do everything twice and working with the old brittle heartpine is tedious to say the least. Contractor had what he thought was a good business deal for me. He suggested that he double his quote and the rich relative would be none the wiser and I'd get the work done for free. Following pics illustrates my poor bizzness principles and why you will never see me in Washington.
Here is the front porch. You can see the breezeway that runs straight through the house.
This is another breezeway which is located in about the middle of the house. The kitchen and breakfast room is located to the right. All rooms are seperated by open air.
This, I think is the pantry. From this view you can see all the way to the front porch and get a feel for the layout of the house. The open porch here is located on the east side of the house. In the summer the wide front porch seems to cool the air and draws it down the breezeway and comes out on the porch. On a hot day its almost like having a fan on your back.
This is a heart pine door. I'm thinking of salvaging these for sure. Planed, this is some beautiful wood.
The foundation is made out of wooden blocks and 2x4's set right on the ground. No termites can touch pure heartwood.
This is a picture of the outside rafters. I was wrong earlier, the inside rafters aren't pulwood sticks like I remembered that is another house. This one is rough cut full 2x4's over 20 feet long. If you look close, the rafters are smooth as a planed board you can buy today. This is completely different from what's inside so they had to hand plane the exterior 2 feet if for no other reason but for looks.