With a homestead there is always a list of items on our To Do list. Of course in an old New England Farmhouse that To Do list has now quadrupled to add on things like plumbing, electrical, siding, windows, painting, insulating, kitchen renovations, new bathroom oh this could go on for awhile.
What we are doing on this section of the webpage is to show you what we are doing to bring this 1863 house back to life using modern techniques that are not only cost efficient but will make this old gem more energy friendly for years to come.
Our first renovation was unplanned and happened the first week we owned the house. It seems insurance companies are now frowning upon insuring older homes especially if they are over 100 years old. Well our 150+ year old home was dropped within the first week after the inspector came out and did a quick walk around. It seems he didn't like the siding scab job that was done on the front of the house when the porch was taken down (see picture at top of page). Nor did he like the old woodstove chimney located in the barn that probably hasn't been hooked up in over 20 years! The other area of concern was the rot on the base of the side porch. These had to be fixed asap in order to stay insured. Of course our mortgage provider was not at all impressed and so we had to get our reno hat on earlier then expected.
From here on out we hope that the rest of the renovation work will be less hurried and not in the middle of moving!
What we are doing on this section of the webpage is to show you what we are doing to bring this 1863 house back to life using modern techniques that are not only cost efficient but will make this old gem more energy friendly for years to come.
Our first renovation was unplanned and happened the first week we owned the house. It seems insurance companies are now frowning upon insuring older homes especially if they are over 100 years old. Well our 150+ year old home was dropped within the first week after the inspector came out and did a quick walk around. It seems he didn't like the siding scab job that was done on the front of the house when the porch was taken down (see picture at top of page). Nor did he like the old woodstove chimney located in the barn that probably hasn't been hooked up in over 20 years! The other area of concern was the rot on the base of the side porch. These had to be fixed asap in order to stay insured. Of course our mortgage provider was not at all impressed and so we had to get our reno hat on earlier then expected.
From here on out we hope that the rest of the renovation work will be less hurried and not in the middle of moving!