Recent Entries
Been a Little Busy ...
Hi everyone. It's a tough job this house restoration business. I've been extremely lax on updating the blog, but I've been working on a new one. It... read more
Controlled Demolition
The blog's getting a little out of date. Sorry for that. On the weekend of July 1 and 2, we had a little work party to start tearing out... read more
History Channel Again
Well, fortunately a reporter that's been checking in with us on progress confirmed her facts before she wrote the last article. It seems our e... read more
History Channel
We've been notified our 1/2 hour of fame will be on July 11, 10pm eastern time on the History Channel. Unfortunately, I'll be out of town so I hope t... read more
Finishing the Foundation
It's June 29, Just over 3 months since our wonderful house left the site it sat on for over 135 years. Finishing the foundation took a lot lon... read more
Foundation's Nearly Complete
So close. The remaining footers were dug and poured last week, and the block mason has been working to fill the holes and complete the walls.&... read more
She's Down!
The posts have been a little slow because there hasn't been much to show. Progress has been happening, but it's alot of the same work...buil... read more
Ready to Be Lowered
It's been a while since I've updated because, well, there hasn't been much to update. The foundation work took a little longer than expected, ... read more
Foundation Continues ...
Well we got the partial approval on the footers about a week ago, somewhere around April 12, 2006. It was partial because the footers weren't ... read more
Foundation's Begun
Well, we're off and running on the restoration. The first part is to build a new foundation to set the house onto. They begin by digging... read more