What kind of things do you have planned for the New Year?

[Archdean]

Shouldn't that be in the other thread??

Probably so it's as good or better then anything I've ever seen!!

Not that I look !!!

 

[dzalphakilo]

oops! I apologize for GF's butt in the last pic!!

Interesting pose

 

[johnday]

Probably so it's as good or better then anything I've ever seen!!

Not that I look !!!

Got anymore photos?

 

[Archdean]

Down boy!! That's the only thing that you can say that I don't share well!!!

 

[JimR]

Jim,

You sure have a project there. The house we live in now was built in the 20's. It was built during the first building boom here in Sarasota. When we bought the house our oldest son asked why we bought that "Ghetto House"..?

The foundation, made of individual piers of red brick on Marl pads had settled over time and needed to be rebuilt. At the time the front door faced the side yard. The house was not large enough for the family and because I had to lift the house to rebuild the foundation, it only made sense to turn it 90 degrees so that the front door faced the street like everyone. I worked on it for 18 months. I dug and poured the footings for the new piers, laid the block which I stucco'd to look like the brick that originally supported the house. I ran new plumbing, re-wired the place as it had knob & tube wiring. Turning the house opened up the back yard where I took down the termite eaten, one horse garage and built a new two car garage with a sewing room that, architecturally, matched the rest of the house. The house has all the original "Wavey" glass 4 over 1 casement windows. I even found a home nearby that was being torn down where I salvaged the windows that I used in the new addition.

Any way....I appreciate and applaud your efforts. If my work could allow me to save old houses for a living I'd be on it in a second. I'm hoping this year will provide me with a chance to connect with like minded people and maybe persue this dream.

Keep up the good work!!!

Well you syre did your share of work to your place too. That barn in the first set of pictures. I jacked that thing up 13 inches in the middle and pulled the center over 9 inches to somewhat square it up again. It will never be perfect. But it will last beuyond my lifetime. I hope when this place is done I can find another to do to sell so I can make some money on it. This one is earmarked for my daughter free of charge.