When we ripped up the carpet, it revealed the original 130-year-old wood floors throughout most of the upstairs (and in our bedroom). The floors were in various stages of disrepair. Some were painted, some were kinda painted, some had holes, some were fine. We decided to try to keep them and get them restored. We …
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I called in reinforcements for the big, old, dead tree in our pasture. #deanofarms
I knew we had a leak when we bought the house. We didn’t have a leak. We had a waterfall! One night, when it was raining really hard, I decided to do a little demo to figure out where the leak was. The answer: The entire roof! [much water in my face later] We got …
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We toured A LOT while in Savannah, GA. Riverwalk tour, ghost tour, historic house tour, historic parks tour, historic street tour, trolley tour, cancelled haunted house tour, walking in the rain tour, famous cemetery tour, and eating tour(s). Eating is not really a tour, but you gotta keep the energy up [lame fat person excuse …
When we moved the electrical panel inside the house (from the exterior wall) we found water damage. Water had been dripping into the corner of the wall ever since they installed the electrical panel 50+ years ago (maybe longer). The corner of the house was rotted down into the 130-year-old sill. To fix it, I …
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Post Malone – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium – October 2024 We went to see Post Malone…in a stadium…in Nashville…with him singing ‘country’ versions of all his songs. Weird. I much prefer ‘non-country’ Post.
Our new old house had some foundation issues. The main house has a crawl space (with no real issues). The den addition was built over a basement. The basement was flooding, and a wall was caving in. To make sure we have the old house on a firm foundation for the next century, we added …
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After 50+ years on this earth I finally graduated up to a proper tool box! LOL I’d allowed the barn to get pretty sloppy over the past couple of years. I decided it was time to get organized. My OCD is now calmed down!
The house was built 130+ years ago…no electricity. Our bedroom still has the original gas lantern on the ceiling (converted to electricity at some point). Electricity was added to the house over time. Initially knob and tube was installed (I’ve found remnants). Then, when everything was upgraded (probably 60+ years ago) they slapped the electrical …
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Previously, I’d learned how much ‘exercise’ you get by breaking down large oak rounds by hand. Lesson learned. I went with a new plan. I brought in the heavy equipment to split the large oak rounds. Still hard work but much quicker…and fun with machinery! [manly grunts] #deanofarms
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