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| The poncho was little consolation in the downpour! |
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| A river runs through the house |
Ben dug into a bit more demo to expose a corner wall and beam in the kitchen which will need to be re-constructed differently.
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| Crazy post/beam/wall combo |
Before that, we'll be having an engineer take a look at all the load bearing walls to help us spec out what size beams we need.
It appears that this weekend, winter has officially arrived in northern Michigan. We're seeking referrals for someone to snowplow our drive in Northport, so feel free to comment below if you have a recommendation.
Luckily, after brutally cold winds and lots of blowing snow this weekend in Traverse City, the house in Northport was unscathed and had little snow on the ground. It's going to get harder and harder to motivate ourselves to get up there to work as the drifts begin to grow, I'm sure.
After some more demo (that story is going to get old eventually! I'd say we're only about 10% done) we were rewarded with a gorgeous sunset view which helps remind us why we're there:).
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| View from future dining room. |
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| View from master bedroom. |
Interesting; during my dental hygiene appointment earlier this week, my hygienist
ReplyDeletetold me about the rebuilding they were doing on their 1902 farmhouse. They were replacing bearing beams with salvaged warehouse 10x10s that had been sandblasted with walnut hulls. Hopefully, you won't run into their other adventures.
In the foothills of theBlue Mts.
. wildlife abounds: a cougar took 15 of their new lambs and a lone large black wolf has been hunting mice in their pasture. Yikes!
As far as snow plowing there is Greg Fredrickson just around the corner, Jerry Lee and I am not sure and S & J Lawn Maintenance... Love seeing the posts about the house... Someday I will make it to Northport and meet you both and see what you have done to the house I grew up in.
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