| Project by Catspaw | posted 1887 days ago | 1162 views | 0 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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O.K. so here I am. This should give some one a fair idea of what I’m doing. I bought this place on a whim figuring to flip it. The more I gutted the place, the more I liked the property. The house was a peice of junk and would have been better set on fire. But, I decided to save alttile money and rebuild it.
It started out as a barn or something. The earliest remnant I found when gutting it happened to be a newspaper corner with the date of something like 1896.
I did this myself with occasional help from my brother and a neighbor. Mostly on the upper floor and roof system. Even at that, I pre-cut all the roof system peices on the ground. I just needed help setting it all in place.
The floor plan is completely different than it was. It decided not to post any original interiors. Though, they would turn just about anybody away from even thinking about having bought this place. I wouldn’t want anybody to think I was on drugs or something.
This spring is going to be another push for siding, second bath, cabinetry, flooring, and millwork.
Original back.
-- arborial reconfiguration specialist
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MRTRIM
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posted 1887 days ago
huge project cat . the original would have made a good home shop ! lol
Bill
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posted 1886 days ago
Now that is a project Cat. What made the place so special to you? Did it include some land too? If so, then you have room for a nice shop.
-- Bill - Turlock, Ca. - http://www.brookswoodworks.com
Catspaw
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posted 1886 days ago
To answer your questions Bill….
Answer #1
Answer #2
23 acres including the woods and meadow. Being on top of a hill makes for a long view.
Answer #3 We think alike…it’s alot farther along than this now.
-- arborial reconfiguration specialist
Bill
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posted 1886 days ago
Nice layout and pictures. Now I see why you wanted it. Maybe I should move to the midwest.
-- Bill - Turlock, Ca. - http://www.brookswoodworks.com
MsDebbieP
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posted 1885 days ago
yup
that’s a keeper
A LOT of work you’ve put into this.. wow
-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada
Revolver
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posted 1318 days ago
A huge project and nice reconfiguration. I can see why you went to the trouble. We did a similar crazy thing in northern Saskatchewan once. Twenty acres on a little lake all by ourselves…oh well, another life.
Janice
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posted 1284 days ago
Wow, what a great job you did with this. I would keep it to!
-- Janice
a1Jim
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posted 1273 days ago
what a difference
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Janice
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posted 1248 days ago
When are we gonna see the inside of this place???
-- Janice