Exposing the history of an old house – the good, bad and the ugly.
The Good: The whole house was constructed with rough cut lumber and previous workmen have exclaimed how indestructible the old-growth wood is.
They also have cursed it a bit. It’s really difficult to take it apart! Also, instead of wimpy modern 2x4s, which are not actually 2″x4″, ours ARE 2″x4″. Makes a difference when you are adding modern elements like windows…
We figured we had some rot. Ick. 
After Day 1. All the ugliness exposed!
Kitchen Renovation Reveal – You Can Always Come Home
August 13, 2019 at 12:32 am[…] Our kitchen was built in about 1968, when my husband’s uncle William had the side porches closed in on the 1912 dogtrot farmhouse where he and his 8 siblings were raised. By then, only four never-married siblings still lived there, including the oldest, sister and beloved Aunt Earl (born 1901), who probably was so excited to get a real kitchen, instead of the central room of the three-room house that was a combination dining/kitchen living room for all those kids, all those years! But, it was time for an upgrade. See these “before” pictures! […]