And I’ve yet to share it with you.
They built the outside walls out of brick first and then filled in the inside walls after.Of course, over time everything settles and there are definitely noticeable slopes in the floors in some of the rooms, but you just have to go with it.
Chris loves his level so this can be a challenge for him, but he’s learned some.ways to work around all the weird angles.that we find in this place.. As much as restoring an old house can be a big, frustrating mess that you don’t see coming, there are probably just as many benefits that will surprise you if you take on the challenge.. For one, building a house back in the day, without all of the technology and conveniences that we have now meant they REALLY had to plan out what they were doing.
If you find a house that’s still in pretty good shape 100 years later, chances are that the builders of your home did a pretty great job.Our home sits right next to a creek, too close by today’s building standards, and yet we never get a flooded basement, even when half of the town is underwater.
Our house is also incredibly energy efficient in a lot of ways.
It’s still cool here in the Spring long after everyone else has had to turn on their A/C and we turn our heat on in the Fall pretty late too.I took to the internet to find some ideas, and I thought I might share some of the inspiration with you too!.
DIY 5-panel doors.from DIY Design.
It’s amazing how great these doors look for how simple of an idea this is.. How to turn bi-fold doors into french doors from The DIY Showoff.I’d eventually like to put some french doors on the closet, so maybe I can do something kind of in that direction now?.
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