Finished front of Judy's farmhouse
Fall, 2008, before restoration project began.
Judy's farmhouse after restoration. Note the box gutter line was retained
Back porch view before restoration. The original back porch was 9 feet deep and about 30 feet long. It was enclosed and then another smaller porch was tacked on to the original porch. Then the small porch was in turn closed in.
Back porch view after restoration. The original 9x30 foot porch became a 8'x9' laundry/bath and a 22' x9' kitchen/ breakfast room. The small added porch was again oppened up.
Mike and Judy decided to over-side the old wood siding with vinyl siding. The cost to prep and repair and paint the old siding plus the on-going maintenance costs where too much. Our main concern was how to control air infiltration without causing condensation and trapped moisture within the walls. We detailed all the existing window frames to stop the wind and direct any water back towards the outside at the sills. The new double pane replacement windows would make no sense if air continued to seep in through the old frames and casings. Note the taping and turned back house wrap around the window. We think air movement will still be enough to carry away moisture at the foam padding.
The old box gutters were leaking and lacked proper fall. Note the downspout outlet is higher than the standing water, which has no drain path.
We worked out a system to bypass the box gutters, allow the water to drain into modern k-style gutters, but retain the box gutter profile.
Metal was laid over the sloped plywood. The K-style gutter replaces the original crown mold at the cornice line.
The kitchen before. We removed five layers of old flooring. A footer had to be dug and the floor joists replaced.
The ceiling joists had to be leveled. The exterior wall rebuilt and insulated.
Custom cabinets on a budget built from salvaged pine with "truck bed oak" counter top. We bought several thousand board feet of oak that was originally meant to be used for truck beds after aluminum became the favored material. Over the years, we have used this oak for all sorts of applications. The white pine was salvaged out of an old circa 1850's house torn down in Franklin Ohio.
All the old windows in the house where replaced with fully screened double hung insulated glass windows.
This offset wall tucks in the stove in the kitchen and a custom made shower on the bathroom side.
Inside wall of the kitchen area.
Bedroom with attached combination bath & laundry.
