Closing on a House Built in 1915 Friday

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Oh sister it broke my heart.

When I finally decided that it had to come down I put ads on craigslist and the local freecycle etc trying to at least get someone to come get it.

But it had been painted so many times over the years and each time it had not been sanded clean so it was very bumpy and just wasn't going to look good. And also the walls had ZERO insulation so we went ahead and took it down and insulated behind the walls.

Here is the worse news... we ended up burning it.

(Cringing from the ensuing rant I am about to hear)

You burned it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could have made plant stands out of that!!!!!!!!!!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Sandra

thats not my house... my house needs lots of work!
BOOM... I need your email address ro email you the poics.

When we moved into this house, you could put your fingers through the ceiling tile and end up in the attic!!! We had to gut the whole thing.

I'm deciding whether to cover the hardwood floors, stain them with a black wash or just re-do them.

A friend of mine rolled beige marine paint on hers. It was gorgeous.

[RevDWW]

Congrats! Fine old houses seem to have much more character then new ones!

[SoCaliUPC]

I've seen pictures of the house about a month ago...I LOVE IT! Whoever designed the house was ahead of their time. It looks modern yet has so many "old" architecture to it...if that makes any sense. It has a lot of privacy and just looks great. Very happy for Sandra!

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

You burned it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could have made plant stands out of that!!!!!!!!!!

Sure did.

Enough beadboard to cover 2 13' walls and 2 17' walls (each wall 10-1/2' tall)

The beadboard is still on the ceiling. We aren't going to pull that off.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Sure did.

Enough beadboard to cover 2 13' walls and 2 17' walls (each wall 10-1/2' tall)

The beadboard is still on the ceiling. We aren't going to pull that off.

Oh my gosh. I feel faint!!!!!! You are going to burn the beadboard on the ceiling?!!! Call the paramedics!!!! I am dying.

You are burning character? You would do that? I can't believe it.

I'm not voting for Ron Paul anymore, sorry! No way!

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Oh my gosh. I feel faint!!!!!! You are going to burn the beadboard on the ceiling?!!! Call the paramedics!!!! I am dying.

You are burning character? You would do that? I can't believe it.

I'm not voting for Ron Paul anymore, sorry! No way!

LOL... well does it help that we are just going to cover the beadboard on the ceiling?

We sanded on our off time for months (literally) and the beadboard just would not come clean and look nice. We finally got a heat gun and tried it and it was bringing the paint off but the beadboard was just beyond restoring.

The paint was so old dried & hard that paint removers didn't budge it.

As much as we wanted to and as much as we tried we just couldn't make it happen. Like I said.. I even advertised for people to come get it (off the walls of course) and one lady did come out and took a few pieces off and say that she couldn't use it because they had nailed on the grooves and that made it unusable.

So right now I have bare insulated walls with a stack of 17 pieces of sheetrock in the middle of the floor.

I am going to sheetrock 3 walls and the wall our bed is going against we are going with a brick textured paneling (Go here http://www.decpanels.com/textured.html# and look at the Gaslight II version. You can click to enlarge)

The ceiling will be covered with some type of ceiling tile. I am not sure if we are going with metallic or what. Also not sure what style or color yet either.
http://www.armstrong.com/resclgam/na...bdg_metallaire

[Pastor Baird]

My wife and I love old houses.

A few years ago we were able to get our hands on one which had been featured in "This Old House" magazine... last page, on a page titled "Save this Old House".

It was built by a local business man who's wife died before they moved in, so he sold it to a politician who's family lived in it for the next 60 yrs.

Ours is a Queen Ann Eastlake Victorian, built in 1887. 5200 + sq feet.

We MOVED IT 6 miles out into the country on five acres, completely gutted it to the bare stud walls, and then restored it, using all the original cherry woodwork,

We had a small "Lake" dug (covers about an acre) stocked it with bass - bluegill - and catfish, built a nice deck out over the water. A place to sit, sip tea, and feed the fish.

We call it "PARSONS PLACE"

Our dream and burden was to create a place where missionaries, pastors, evangelists etc could come for a couple of days tranquility.

A place to rest from the battle.
A place to re-charge their batteries.

We love it!

God has been good to us!
THIS project - to restore THIS old house, was and is a miracle!

We give God the praise and glory.

I will attempt to include a pic.

[Digging4Truth]

Wow Brother...

Beautiful house & land.

[Sandra]

Originally Posted by Pastor Baird

My wife and I love old houses.

A few years ago we were able to get our hands on one which had been featured in "This Old House" magazine... last page, on a page titled "Save this Old House".

It was built by a local business man who's wife died before they moved in, so he sold it to a politician who's family lived in it for the next 60 yrs.

Ours is a Queen Ann Eastlake Victorian, built in 1887. 5200 + sq feet.

We MOVED IT 6 miles out into the country on five acres, completely gutted it to the bare stud walls, and then restored it, using all the original cherry woodwork,

We had a small "Lake" dug (covers about an acre) stocked it with bass - bluegill - and catfish, built a nice deck out over the water. A place to sit, sip tea, and feed the fish.

We call it "PARSONS PLACE"

Our dream and burden was to create a place where missionaries, pastors, evangelists etc could come for a couple of days tranquility.

A place to rest from the battle.
A place to re-charge their batteries.

We love it!

God has been good to us!
THIS project - to restore THIS old house, was and is a miracle!

We give God the praise and glory.

I will attempt to include a pic.

wow... love it!