Our Old Blue House

After we finished most of the major exterior work, we shifted gears inside. J surprised me one day. He told me to stop by the house. I walked in the front door and almost cried! It was how I always… Continue reading

The pantry roof was the last part of the house that had a major leak. Eventually, we plan to have a 2nd story porch above this roof, so we decided to make it a flat roof right now while we… Continue reading

Saturday morning, J got to work tearing the front side of the porch roof off. After our helpers came, they started repairing rafters, fixing the leak on the dormer and replacing rotten boards. We also took the shiplap off the… Continue reading

I think I will let J write the details about what all was done. But for now, here are pictures of the progress. The porch was about to collapse. It had a big roof leak that was neglected for many… Continue reading

We finally got electricity run to the house. It had been over 2 years since the house last had power, so we had to have it reinspected before the power company would turn it on. We don’t love the look… Continue reading

I know. You’re itching to know what it looks like inside! Let’s take a little tour! A few pictures of the main floor: And upstairs. Some of these are mid-demo: So, what’s the plan? Here’s a *rough* sketch. I’m no… Continue reading

We did the first lawn mowing after the hurricane, but half an acre takes a long time to mow! The grass was so long, our poor toddler would take 3 steps and then do a face plant! It was also… Continue reading

J got to work one day and uncovered some hidden treasures! I never noticed there was a sidewalk along the north side of the house. It was quite grown over. But the best treasure that was hiding… Any time there’s… Continue reading

The first thing we did was clean up the yard. There were lots of tree branches in the yard from Hurricane Beryl, plus it hadn’t been mowed in a long time. The grass was very long, so we got to… Continue reading

But it’s not new. We’re not sure how old it is. The tax records said it was built in 1884. The local historical museum says 1905. In any case, it’s a mess… The dead tree branches are from Hurricane Beryl… Continue reading