SOLD

Alli will be the first to point out she didn't make me sell it. It just wasn't getting any use this year - ridden a total of 113 miles since november of 06 - that just ain't right.

May 14th 1925

It's a little hazy but click the image above to see a larger version. I found this newpaper page between my subfloor and finish floor while fixing the area at the base of our stair. We now know exactly when our floor was poorly installed.

Planning Ahead

During the early sill repair and wiring we decided to cut a hole in the floor to get at the top of our foundation. We carefully calculated the ideal spot for the hole - between two floor joists at the back of the future closet. We cut the hole but decided a week later to reverse the stair direction - placing the hole in the floor at the bottom of the stairs. Almost three months later it's finally fixed.

injury

Jill took one for the team by field testing her Puma "work boots"

yikes

Bubble Boy

As works moves ever closer to the living quarters we've become pretty liberal with the 4 mil plastic barrier. I find this lends a "Piranesian" quality of light to our bedroom.

Alli Barely tolerates this.





new bedroom closet, the previous closet was made entirely out of 1/8" thick feaux wood paneling and had to go.

home office

It may look bootleg but we can pick up a wireless internet signal from the christian boarding school on our block... but only from this one spot in the house. note the flawless subfloor patching behind the ironing board/desk.

new hall closet

UPDATES FINALLY

We have several updates coming beginning with the upstairs floor... Alli pulled up the flooring (carefully to reuse it later) and found that there was significant damage to the subfloor in a few places.