Our house maybe wasn't made to accommodate all the life it now sustains: 3 humans, 2 dogs, 1 cat, bi-weekly community dinners, and a gardening/beer-brewing/food preservation and creation operation. The local lore is that our odd gravel street of identical bungalows (circa 1930) once housed workers who labored in the quarry that is now a 1/2 mile long medical complex. When we first bought it, it seemed giant compared to the 3-bedroom shotgun we were living in. I think we'll miss our home-as-is. But we also love Sunset Hill and want this to be the place we call home indefinitely.
Thankfully we only have to add a small addition and will expand the rest of our new space into the original footprint of the house...the unused attic. We're aiming to do most of it ourselves with the generous help of friends and Sunset Hillbillies. The same approach was taken with the blue Feltigan home and it worked out perfectly.
First project: Back Porch removal
First project: Back Porch removal
This is our back porch. We saved the original, rusted thermostat nailed to the inside of the middle post.
Will/Wario taking down the last piece of plywood ceiling.
Down she goes.
A job well done.
Next up: Excavation....
James, Josh and Will were the three willing laborers.
Josh is a happy worker.
I thought it would be funny to take a picture of James while he was taking a picture because this is something he would typically do to me.
Will/Wario taking down the last piece of plywood ceiling.
Down she goes.
A job well done.
Next up: Excavation....
i totally thought "creation operation" was a separate verb comination referring to baby-making. then i realized you were talking about food creation.....or were you?
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