Signed the Contract!

09/26/2010 This morning begins our journey. We signed the contract and handed over a check for the initial purchases. Ed will be back this week to measure and order the windows and take some measurements. We have decided to go with wooden windows to preserve the look of our house that was built in 1800. With painting, windows should last 200 years - well past our stay!







Thursday, December 16, 2010

The Front Is Coming Together






December 16, 2010.  Now we are on to the fun stuff.  Windows were tricky to install because the house is crooked and windows needed to be "tucked behind" structural beams.  Finally, all the windows were in and then the insullation was installed.  The house is warmer than ever!  A pressure treated beam installed along the bottom to secure the foundation and to "try" to give the illusion that the house is square.  Finally, the clapboards are starting to go up.  Jerry painted every clapboard in the garage with a borrowed propane heater keeping both Jerry warm and the paint from freezing.  Thank you to Jackie Hall for the loan of the heater. Notice the old crate found in the wall upstairs from a "Celluloid Starch" company in New Haven CT.  Front of house about 70% done.  Yaaaaaay!

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