jeswinehart
04-08-2011, 09:58 PM
A little back ground on my place is in order I reckon. My parents bought this place in 1961 (dad refused to move in and stayed on the farm until 62). Mom wanted to be a little closer to town.
I bought it from Mom (she built new ~ out in the country so go figure?) after getting out of Uncle Sam's Yachting club in the mid 70's.
Dad passed in what is now the Mrs. hobby room (carburators + cranks :) )121625121626121627 down stairs (made it home from overseas just in time to hold Dads hand and say bye and watch brother carry him out to the hearse).
Grandma passed in my house in 66 or 67 in the dinning room that was set up with bed and such for her.
Mom passed in the same room, the one I am typing in right now in 98, same spot as Grandma (I made the same set up for her as she had done for her mother, my grandma).
Fast forward to today: The upstairs bath was in dire need of a extreme make over and that is what I have been up to for about 3 weeks now.
I know some of you eastern folks have the old post + beam constructed home (rough framed like a old style barn) and perhaps others too.
There is a lot of truth in the saying you can't build like that any more. Heck, you could build 2 homes out of the timber used to build my place.
The newer looking wood is modern materials that measure out to a whole lot less then what they are called now days.
The insert numbers are true dimension. Real 2x4, real 6x6 and what I refer too as railroad ties,,,, 8x8.
I have been thru this house top to bottom, stem to stern. Always amazed to how things was done at the turn of the century. From the bark still on the attic roof rafters to the 12 x 12 white oak foundation,,, and the (TRUE sized) 2x4,4x4,6x6 and 8x8 lob-Lolly pine.
My upstairs hobby/lab room (older brothers room. oldest daughters room and now MINE), where I do mold reproduction stuff is taking on the appearance of Fibber McGee's closet since it is directly across from bathroom project so that work bench is gathering construction stuff from our small upstairs bath room remodle project.
I bought it from Mom (she built new ~ out in the country so go figure?) after getting out of Uncle Sam's Yachting club in the mid 70's.
Dad passed in what is now the Mrs. hobby room (carburators + cranks :) )121625121626121627 down stairs (made it home from overseas just in time to hold Dads hand and say bye and watch brother carry him out to the hearse).
Grandma passed in my house in 66 or 67 in the dinning room that was set up with bed and such for her.
Mom passed in the same room, the one I am typing in right now in 98, same spot as Grandma (I made the same set up for her as she had done for her mother, my grandma).
Fast forward to today: The upstairs bath was in dire need of a extreme make over and that is what I have been up to for about 3 weeks now.
I know some of you eastern folks have the old post + beam constructed home (rough framed like a old style barn) and perhaps others too.
There is a lot of truth in the saying you can't build like that any more. Heck, you could build 2 homes out of the timber used to build my place.
The newer looking wood is modern materials that measure out to a whole lot less then what they are called now days.
The insert numbers are true dimension. Real 2x4, real 6x6 and what I refer too as railroad ties,,,, 8x8.
I have been thru this house top to bottom, stem to stern. Always amazed to how things was done at the turn of the century. From the bark still on the attic roof rafters to the 12 x 12 white oak foundation,,, and the (TRUE sized) 2x4,4x4,6x6 and 8x8 lob-Lolly pine.
My upstairs hobby/lab room (older brothers room. oldest daughters room and now MINE), where I do mold reproduction stuff is taking on the appearance of Fibber McGee's closet since it is directly across from bathroom project so that work bench is gathering construction stuff from our small upstairs bath room remodle project.