wood "foundations" that have obviously settled and decayed, resulting in a roller coaster of a floor and lots of cracked walls, ceilings and trapezoid-shaped doors... We've always had it in the plans to remove this house, and now is the time.
It did serve us well as a construction kitchen, bathroom, mini-shop and storage area, but now that our new family home is all closed in, it's time to get the old place removed. There is a fair bit of old lumber from the 1940s tied up in the house: 2x4 walls, 2x6 (and 2x8?) floor framing, 1x6 sub floor and even some t&g fir flooring. It all looks to be fairly clear, vertically-grained fir, but I don't have the time to take it apart carefully to salvage. If any of you are interested, it's free for the hauling. I just have to have it down by May to comply with my demolition permit. Photos below:
The East Side
The South Side- right next to our new home...
The North Side- from the alley
The North-West Corner
Ship-lap Siding (covered with fiber-cement shingles)...
Typical Rafter Tails and Soffit
Old T&G floor boards (above)...
Typical Wall Stud- siding boards attached...
Floor Joists w/ rough-sawn floor boards above...
That's all for now. More updates on the new house progress later...
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