Here is a record of our restoration of a 1928 craftsman. We will be the second family to live in the home. Watch our progress when we prevail and our privation and pratfalls as we do not.
Today's "official" high in Iowa City was 99. I came home tonight, hit the "max" button, and got a staggering 115 for outdoors and 91 for inside. I REALLY wish the geothermal guys would get the unit running. But I also think it's telling as to the construction of this home, that even with all the windows open it was 25 degrees cooler inside than the outside in the sun temperature.
So the walls are up and the place is starting to look to other people the way it had in my mind's eye:
Sitting room in the new gable that we just built:
4 comments:
Of course, one way to reduce your travel and time spent on finding doors and flooring would be to buy new "old" stuff. Buy real oak doors and flooring. Does it have to be stuff that's as old as the house? If it is good quality stuff, even new, you do the house justice. I've been to those places that have salvaged doors and windows and flooring. The amount of time and money I ended up spending on using some salvaged doors was unbelievable when I look back on it...correcting problems with the jams - when they had them--having jams made, getting the proper hardware and then the time spent stripping, restaining and varnishing...I figured that old door cost me about 50% MORE than a brand new one of equal, if not better, materials and construction. Plus, I'm not so happy about all the mis-matched doors I now have in my house.
"Where the hell are those singing cats?" We want to see pictures of your kitties up in the new rooms!!! Love, Nellie, Lucy and Lily.
I have looked at the new stuff that's available locally too, and will go that route if I can't find suitable period stuff that's at a good price. I appreciate the advice, because I have mulled over the very issues you raise!
As to the cats, we really don't let them upstairs yet as we're trying to keep the mess down as much as possible.
Hey bro, glad to see all the progress--we're hanging on your every word out here in the hinterlands. Second on the kitty request--I'm not sure I've even seen the new felines in ANY room, let alone the upstairs...
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