Manalto wrote:It's an elegant house, and with a park across the street - very nice. I see you have a handsome cornice and the shutter hardware is in place. (I have a "thing" for functional shutters; unfortunately, they're not correct on my house, so I'll have to live vicariously.) Enjoy the ride and keep us posted on your progress!
Thank you I love that the shutter hardware is still there, however as much as I would love to eventually put the shutters back, I am hesitant to take on the maintenance, and although most of the other houses on the block also retain the shutter mounts, there is not a single one of the 14 houses on the block with shutters. The cornice will need work in the future, but that is way down the priority list for now.
Thanks! I was impressed that our contractor managed to avoid doing a lot of demo to get to the damaged area. He respected my desire to retain as much of the original interior as possible, and given that the stairs on on this wall, I was nervous about how they would be impacted. It turns out the impact was minimal. They are patching with drywall, which will remain in place until I can afford to have it done correctly in plaster.Gothichome wrote:Devyn, you saved it, good for you. The world needs more folks like yourself and those here in the District. You can bet you neighbours will be looking a little closer at their home now.
I will be back at the house on Wednesday for the final sign off on the work. I can finally sleep at night knowing that structurally, the house is solid.