1910 Small Town Restoration

[BungalowMo]

Wow...the woodwork in your home is beautiful...and those leaded windows! Very very nice!!!

The attic goodies are a fun find. I haven't found anything in 9 years but a rusty old buckle & a hammer head with 1/2 the fork broken off out in the back yard under a tree where I'd been digging..

[Vala]

Looks much better without siding! Was the entry door changed to something smaller or is that felt over the clapboards?

[momtaks]

The entry door was changed as the original was already gone. When we put the new door in, we had to re-frame as the door was larger. The clapboard around the door was removed due to termite damage. It is the only area of the house we have uncovered any damage, and it was limited to that area. We are going to hang cedar shakes in the area around the door where the damaged clapboard was.

[Don M]

That's a good looking door, it will look great when it's finished.

[Texas_Ranger]

I think the main reason for diagonal wall sheathing was structural (a cheaper replacement for the big diagonal braces in older framed buildings) and the main reason for diagonal subfloors was that it didn't matter which way you put in the finished flooring. Probably reinforces the house against torsion too but I'm not sure anyone was really worried about that.

[Mick_VT]

I think it is the fact that with one layer diagonal, there is no chance for gaps to align. the most you will get is a small hole, not a big long 1/4" by several feet slot - like I have in my wide hemlock floors, in some places there is a slot to the basement

[momtaks]

I'm back with a few new exterior pictures. After taking a small break, we are now back at it! After removing move of the siding, we were not as lucky as with the first pieces we removed. Lots of dry rot to both the clapboard and sheathing. So, we had to come up with a plan B. We finally decided on replacing the plain clapboard with cedar shingles. The top floor had cedar shingles originally as well as the turret. For now, the rest of the siding will have to stay as funds to replace it are running short! Still not done. More work to to getting the porch back in order and trim work, but it's coming along nicely. And, I think the house is happy not to be white anymore, as it was never meant to be white.

[Vala]

That's too bad about your clapboards. But nice to hear some news again!

[Powermuffin]

I love the different siding materials! That house is just so pretty!

[Don M]

Progress looks very good!