Sorry folks,
Sharon and I are still alive.
My loving wife has been pestering me to add to the blog lately but the house and work have been taking precedence over a growing list of honey do's.
Up-date:
January 1st
I noticed that there was a water spot on the ceiling of the hallway. That led me to the crawlspace above where I discovered that there were in fact TWO ceilings! The previous owners "PO's", in all their wisdom had built a false ceiling over the original. There was a leak above the office door as well as the storage closet. As I inspected the roof above these two spots I realized the tin roof seam had been folded over pooling water beneath. How ever many years ago this happened caused a rust line along the edge. So, I decided to take down the drywall that was ruined by the water and discovered that the PO's had cut studs on a bias to follow the cedar tongue and groove paneled ceiling slope. As I swung my hammer to remove the first stud I heard a low groaning and saw the other studs falling away as the old ceiling started to bow away. Being under the impeding doom I saw the back door calling my name. As I ran debris fell around, in front, ON me. Showered in 130 years of dust, wood, blown cellulose insulation, and owl poo I fell out the back door.
After the roof is fully repaired, we will be reconstructing the hallway roof at the same height as the foyer. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a contractor in the area that has any real experience with new plaster. So Sharon will be helping me redo the electrical, drywall, and put down new hardwood floors this summer. She has been planning what she wants in there since the day after it happened. The silver lining is I now have not been trusting the PO's "renovations" and have found many problems that have now been fixed.
February:
I removed the god awful medicine cabinets in the bathrooms. Since I already had the walls opened up a friend and I rewired the lights on the ceiling and added vanity lights over the sinks. After the hallway is completed we will be adding exhaust vents to both in hopes of one day being somewhat in code.
Sharon got the antique piano she always wanted as a valentines present this year.
It started life as a choir piano from the Catholic parish in Macon. She did not know she was getting it till the day of and only then because I could not get in the house alone. The only people available in the area was a professor and an instructor from MGC. Hopefully we will be able to have it restored int he coming year. At a party last night some of our guest played it and it sounded beautifully.
I promise I will post more but actual work calls.
Zach
