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Posted: 7/29/2019 12:56:39 PM EDT
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Lol, food looks great, id suggest finding a 3/4 - 1 ton long bed truck, youll need it, lol. |
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Posted: 7/29/2019 11:56:59 PM EDT
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Brothers hs buddy bought and old stone farm house. Gutted the insides completely, new plumbing, wiring and most importantly properly insulated the place by making the exterior walls thicker. Saved al the natural quarter sawn oak trim. In the end it wasn't enough, had to have some new stuff made to match old stuff. Spent lots of money but the place is fantastic! Like walking into the late 1800's. Very few "restorations" of old homes look decent, too much "updating" which when your done you have an old looking house that is modern on the inside and it just doesn't work, its always a let down. Not many people want to live in a completely accurate restoration. Mine would have no indoor plumbing, no electric lights, and no central heating or air conditioning. Yes, I love a wood stove. But not in a house that's built of tinder (old wood is very dry, and one spark is too many.) So I'm always looking for ways to focus on the origins, but live in the modern age. I'd be really interested in seeing any photos of the restoration you speak of, if you would be willing to IM me. Good ideas, and good examples, for old houses are very valuable to people doing rehab/restoration. There aren't many who do it well. Don't want to jack the OP's thread, so IMs would be most welcome. 
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Posted: 7/29/2019 11:59:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Here I am! We are very excited about this place. It’s gonna be enough house and space to have some fun and raise a bunch of kids. We don’t have internet setup at the house yet but once I do I hope to post more and will have more photos of the interior. I don’t like posting and uploading photos from a phone. Nothing too exciting happened this weekend; fixed a toilet, cut the grass, moved our five laying hens and chicken tractor over to the new house, had some guests over and smoked a few chickens. Who needs a truck? I bet we got some good looks driving up 77. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107188/41DAAA5D-3C43-4AD0-895D-26EAA94DBD68_jpeg-1034280.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107188/C312496F-7A78-495D-A06A-7718F37F04F3_jpeg-1034281.JPG But I have to ask....the chickens you raised..are they the ones on the grill? 
Die-tryin is right. You own an olde house now. You need a truck. 
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Posted: 8/6/2019 12:56:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's a freakin' awesome chicken tractor! Would like details on how you built it. But I have to ask....the chickens you raised..are they the ones on the grill?
Die-tryin is right. You own an olde house now. You need a truck. I’ll have to take some more pics of the tractor. It is designed by John Suscovich from CT. |
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Posted: 8/7/2019 11:34:01 AM EDT
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Here are a few more pictures of the Suscovich chicken tractor.
 Attached File Attached File Attached FileIt was designed to be used for pastures meat birds. I move it every day or two depending on the chickens impact on the ground and my schedule. Everything is suspended so you don’t have to go in to move feeders or water before moving. There are carriage bolts on the corners that act as axels for the plastic wheels you see on the ground. Lift it up, pop the wheels on, move forward, and take wheels off. Eventually I would like to get more egg birds and move to a mobile coop system with electro netting. |
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Posted: 8/7/2019 11:39:43 AM EDT
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Why not free range them during the day ? With a coop, they will go in at night on their own.
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Posted: 8/7/2019 11:51:23 AM EDT
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This is the system we had at the suburban house and we’ve just transferred it over here.
We had two of them escape during the transfer process and pooped on the patio. I’d like to avoid that if possible. |
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Posted: 8/7/2019 10:28:56 PM EDT
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This is the system we had at the suburban house and we’ve just transferred it over here. We had two of them escape during the transfer process and pooped on the patio. I’d like to avoid that if possible. I'm currently dealing with that right now, because I'm using a dog kennel as a run for our five (plus one rooster) and that means I have to get them from the henhouse to the kennel each morning (and carry them back to the henhouse at night.) I don't mind this, but I have one we have named "Reluctant Bride" because she just freaking refuses to go in the kennel until she runs around the yard wreaking havoc for a half hour every morning. (Everyone else pretty much cooperates) ANYWAY, I completely get not wanting them to run free, but I would love the option to move them around the yard, or to, say, parts of my garden to clean it up each season, etc. That tractor, with wheels, I might actually be able to move on my own. OP, did you buy the plans? |
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Posted: 8/11/2019 1:31:58 AM EDT
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When our two birds were free ranging without my permission for a few hours they spent most of their time in the mulched beds digging.
I did buy a hard copy of Suscovich’s book. The plans were fairly detailed in some regards and lacking in others. I had to wing it in some areas. One of the reasons I chose this design was that we were in a neighborhood and the chickens moved thru both the front and backyard so we wanted a tractor that looked neat and well made. Nothing too exciting going on around here lately. Trying to get a closet painted and new flooring added so we can unpack some boxes into a permanent home. Before:  Attached FileDuring:  Attached FileI also decided to add two receptacles as part of the closet remodel.  Attached File Attached FileAnd I spent an hour or two speaking with some of the descendants of the original owners of the house. Most of the neighbors are related to the original owners. One of the older couples had a yard sale at an old general store that they used to use for auction storage. I’m a sucker for vises so I bought this little guy and spent some time getting to know them. They offered to do some tractor work for us and said they have old photos and history of the house.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/11/2019 10:37:23 PM EDT
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Very cool.
Looks like you have decent room in the crawlspace. |
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Posted: 8/11/2019 11:17:29 PM EDT
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Yeah luckily all the crawlspace areas at this house are legitimate crawlspaces. Luckily most of the house is on a basement with joists at about 7 foot. I’ll have to take some time to get more pictures.
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Posted: 9/12/2019 5:01:22 PM EDT
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We’ve had a lot going on the past few weeks. I hired a neighbor to cut the pastures so now I can get a better idea of what we are working with as far as the contour of the land. We need to get a fence plan together now. There is a board fence around much of the property but it’s rickety and won’t be suitable for the animals we want.
 Attached FileI almost ran over this little guy on the way to work one day. Now we have a dog, his name is Castle.  Attached FileI was working on our other house and go home late to the sound of rushing water coking from the farm house. I run inside and can hear water rushing under the kitchen floor but no water in the house. Run back out and see 3” of water at the bottom of the basement steps. We had a CPVC pipe connection fail and flooded the whole basement with a few inches of water. We have a sump pump but it’s not hooked up to run automatically so I was able to get the water out and then start pulling stuff out of the basement. Luckily it’s unfinished and we had boxes and bins from our old attic stored in the basement so we didn’t lose much. Failed connection  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 9/12/2019 5:05:55 PM EDT
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 Attached FileCastle helping me track down these pipes and dry out the crawlspace.  Attached FileWe also had a birthday party for my 3 year old and the chickens have been producing well. Over all pretty good couple weeks. ??  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/13/2019 12:35:25 AM EDT
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Amazing photos, and YAY on the arrival of Castle!
I think they pick us.
Good guardian for your new place. 
So sorry for the burst pipe, but glad you didn't lose a lot. |
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Posted: 9/13/2019 9:01:05 AM EDT
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Castle helping me track down these pipes and dry out the crawlspace. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107188/5F48C5CC-04B9-49CC-A1DC-EDF4473EE2FC_jpeg-1087868.JPG Good luck with the house and now you get to add more plumbing experience to your resume. Glad you didn't lose much. |
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Posted: 9/13/2019 9:49:56 AM EDT
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Please tell me those AC / Heat Pump outdoor units are NOT actually in use / working! That is pretty much the worst case scenario short of being in a closet for performance and efficiency. Under a deck / next to the brick wall is killing those units. |
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Posted: 9/13/2019 7:00:22 PM EDT
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Those units are not in use. The Second floor is cooled by a unit in the attic and the first floor has three mini split units. The white pipes in the picture are for the mini split system.
I know almost nothing about HVAC. We also have an old furnace and ac unit in the basement that was once used for the first floor. We had an HVAC company service the attic unit and he also took a look at the basement unit. He said it was about 18 years old and was able to jump start it and get it running. I don’t know why the previous owner installed the mini split system |
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Posted: 9/13/2019 7:27:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Someone posted link to website that allowed you to check sat images from way back, like 50s, 60s etc. Old timey picture from above... |
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Posted: 10/16/2019 12:26:44 PM EDT
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We have been very busy with the old house. Trying to get it ready to rent and haven’t done much at the farm.
I’ll try to get some interior pictures this weekend. One of my next projects will be figuring out some lighting issues. Some of the lights are strange in this house and some bedroom lights don’t work at all. |
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Posted: 10/16/2019 12:51:40 PM EDT
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We have been very busy with the old house. Trying to get it ready to rent and haven’t done much at the farm. I’ll try to get some interior pictures this weekend. One of my next projects will be figuring out some lighting issues. Some of the lights are strange in this house and some bedroom lights don’t work at all. Old houses can suck for wiring. Lots of add-ons. |
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Posted: 10/18/2019 12:56:15 PM EDT
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I haven’t looked into the problem at all yet.
I’d like to avoid removing this he bead board. The upstairs walls and ceilings are all tongue and groove bead board planks. |
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Posted: 10/18/2019 1:05:21 PM EDT
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These interior pictures are from the initial viewing and possibly the day of inspections.
Master bath and bedroom  Attached File Attached FileBedrooms  Attached File Attached FileThis one is our guest room and will eventually be an office.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/18/2019 1:09:35 PM EDT
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Living room dining room and playroom/sitting room
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Posted: 10/18/2019 1:13:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/22/2019 1:14:52 PM EDT
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Mudroom https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107188/4CA2A7D4-48FB-4829-A81E-3BCEE3C9C4A2_jpeg-1128655.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107188/442219EC-606A-409A-9CA8-284DAC7CC314_jpeg-1128656.JPG Kitchen https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107188/FA1A93DE-FE28-43AC-AB04-70ABCC72475A_jpeg-1128658.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107188/33C62477-1911-4D65-968F-1D5ED09C6784_jpeg-1128659.JPG Do you mean you're going to rent the house you moved out of? Not this one, right? I agree that I would not want to pull that beadboard. We have triple-bead, hand-cut beadboard on the walls of two rooms. If it were up to me, I would leave whatever is there, disconnect at the outlet, and pull new wires up through the interior walls if that's possible. I hate leaving old crap in place, but it's better than pulling that beadboard. It tends to break easily--at least mine does. Very slow going, and you still lose some. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 2:51:00 PM EDT
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Yes, we will be keeping our “old” house as a rental and have put off a lot of little projects there that need to be complete so we can list it.
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Posted: 11/14/2019 12:19:10 PM EDT
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This sounds creepy, but I inspected your house years ago when I was an insurance inspector. It was for a new homeowner policy, not for a claim.
It's in a GREAT location! Glad you are buying it to fix it up more. It's a great house in a wonderful area. I'm not far away, on the east side of Blythewood on a few acres in a 1920's farmhouse my great grandparents built. Good to see a neighbor here. |
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Posted: 11/14/2019 1:47:14 PM EDT
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How is the new house handling this cold snap?
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