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Patsy, the first house I ever owned had been a hay barn for lots of years. The trash was piled out back, but it was a challenge. I don't know about you, but starting with 4 walls and nothing else is really easier than remodeling one that has rooms already. I can't wait to see how it turned out. Kathi
ReplyDeleteKathi, just you wait until the next entry and you'll see what we had to deal with!!!!
DeleteI have to ask- how did you move it and how far did you have to move it?
ReplyDeleteMy husband and half of the neighborhood men jacked it up, drove a huge trailer under it, lowered the house onto the trailer, hooked the trailer to a tractor and slowly moved it down the middle of our little town. There were men driving a vehicle in front of it with flashers on, men walking beside it with really long poles to make sure it got under the power lines and someone in another vehicle behind it with flashers on. (Of course, we had to have a permit to move it.) It was quite the spectacle. I have pictures but getting everyone's permission in the pictures to allow me to post them would be impossible. We moved the house about 4 miles.
DeleteReally cool not laughing
ReplyDeleteI was expecting a trailer or a storage crate
ReplyDeleteFor the pics I can see the potential and many possibilities. Can't wait to see more. Paula in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI think it's pretty darn awesome! And it looks like it would be easy to add onto should you ever want to do that. I love wood houses.
ReplyDeleteladyhawthorne, we have talked about adding on, but are finding that our little house is quite adequate for us in the season of life we're in. We are enjoying those smaller utility bills and keeping it clean is not nearly as labor intensive!
DeleteOk my past house was a mansion by comparison. I'm glad you and hubby were able to see the potential because it is not showing itself to me in anyway what so ever!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the next instalment in this series.
Jane, like I've said before, we were determined to be homeowners without a mortgage!
DeleteAlso not laughing at all as I think our old house was moved onto this block many years ago. I can't wait to see what your home looks like now. You are quite the tease :-)
ReplyDeleteNanna Chel, it is still a work in progress, but we're much closer to finishing than we were!!!
DeleteHi Patsy!
ReplyDeleteI've been looking forward to this! What amazes me is how you had so many helpers, and your husband was able to run things himself. Paying a house relocator would have been expensive.
Really, I think a structurally sound timber house, that yours is, is rather wonderful. I would be happy with something smaller. This provision of a building has so much potential. You all did a great thing! We Australians admire the beautiful timber architecture that is found in so many of your older homes, yet some of us thrive on the simpler ways of doing things. It looks like you found the right track!!
How long will it be until the next instalment?!!!!!
With warm regards,
Rachel Holt
Rachel, I'm trying to post this series on Tuesday of each week. Yes, we have been blessed with helpers all through this journey. As I said at the beginning of this series, we give God all the glory for providing the resources and the people we need/needed to make this project a reality.
Deletei didn't laugh ...
ReplyDeleteit's not that bad, have seen worse, wood houses are the best & easiest to renovate, so i've been told, all it needs is high stumps a grand entrance & good wide stairs. a bit of a scrub & a lick of paint & she'll be as good as new :))
you'll both have a lot of work to do but i think you are looking forward to it.
can't wait to see the inside, it certainly does look solid from what you've shown, so it has good frame work to work from.
thanx for sharing
Selina, it is solid and we've been slowly working on all those things for several years now ... paying as we go.
DeleteI don't know, no interior walls has a plus....less to rip out and rebuild to suit your needs. Just sayin. And at that age......plaster and lath....shudder.
ReplyDeleteNot laughing at all. Its called doing with what you can. I live in a house built in '36. No matter what I do it won't be a Better Homes and Gardens cover model, lol. Warm, dry, and paid for. I could afford more over the years, but paid for has a big pull. And besides, bigger homes have bigger rooms and more bathrooms.....I really am not that fond of cleaning. The husband had a couple of younger co-workers stop over to pick up a piece of equipment. I could tell by the look in their eyes when they stepped in the house. Eventually, many months later, one of them said..."I know about what you make, I see what you drive (not a BMW by any stretch) and I see where you live.....why do you live significantly below your means?" I'll bet they didn't do well during the following recessions, eh?
mdoe37, we are thankful that we didn't have to deal with the plaster and lath, that would have been a whole different demolition issue! I really do think that if we all lived within our means there would be a lot fewer huge fancy houses and BMW's. Not knocking either of those, it's just that those things are not in our financial realm and we're not going to act like they are.
DeleteWell, I did laugh a little, but only because I think it's delightful that you could see the potential in it. I can't wait to see the inside!
ReplyDeleteGlenda, in my opinion, the inside looked worse than the outside!
DeleteAll it needs is "a woman's touch"!
ReplyDeleteLOL ... and lots of 'strong backs!'
DeleteI love it soooo much. I grew up in a farming community. My grandparents moved
ReplyDeletethe old 2 storey farm house about a mile when they sold the 101 freeway frontage
to a gas station. People in farming communities think out of the box and work
together. I was not around to watch when they moved that house. I have just seen pictures. My other granddad bought a piece of land and decided to move his house, He welded some giant I beams together after he had jacked up the house left dishes in the cupboard and linens on the beds. He was a heavy equipment operator. He was originally from the same town as other granddad. Then finally our friends jackedup a house and moved it to the back of there property. I took part in this move . The guys that were the electricians sat
on the roof with hot sticks to lift the power lines in case they were sagging.
It was a little nerve racking. They had to get a permit and moved it on certain
roads. The last house was just a shell.But it had great bones. They don't make beams like that anymore. You must be great visionaries. I see you are not afraid of work. I can't wait for your next post.
Patti
Patti, we knew where we had been and that we didn't ever want to have another mortgage so we 'jumped outside the box' and through much prayer found another way.
DeleteI think it looks like freedom which is perfectly wonderful! Thank you for sharing this. It is an encouragement to see what you've achieved through hard work and being willing to live outside the norm.
ReplyDeleteIt has brought us freedom and along the way taught us a lot about patience!
DeleteWell, like you said, it was structurally sound. It looks like a pretty good, basic house design to me. I would have gone for it too. Some people have a vision and imagination and some don't. (of course it helps to be young, strong, and have a number of years ahead of you to be able to do the work and enjoy the years in the finished house.)
ReplyDeleteJoy, young we are not, but determined ... yes ma'am!
DeleteI meant that if a person starts a project such as yours, it helps to be young so that you have the strength to do the work, and the time to reap the benefits. Starting out on a project such as this when one is in their later years, is more difficult. I don't know at what age you were when you began this project.
DeleteI have to say, I'd be freaking out a little! Seems like such a daunting task, but I'm glad you were able to see the possibilities and possessed the skills to bring it all to life. Can't wait for the next instalment.
ReplyDeleteLOL Janine, I have definitely had my moments of 'freaking out!'
DeletePatsy I can see the potential as well. My husband, retired Contractor said it was well built and sound. I can't wait to see the next installment.
ReplyDeleteJudy, it is built well and sound and that's why we bought it ... we surely didn't buy it because it was pleasing to the eye!!!!!
DeleteI love how you're so excited to work on this glorified storage shed to be honest. I'm really eager to see what you're going to do with it and I know a lot of people are going to be rooting behind you guys to fix this up!
ReplyDeleteMelBrandle, we have been blessed to have lots of support along the way!
DeleteI don't know where I've been!! I have been waiting for this post and just found it! I know you made it wonderful... can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteWell, it's a step up from the burned out house! I'll give you that!
ReplyDeleteLOL ... Gloria, we definitely had to have vision to see what could be!
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