Look at that bee hive! Imagine never knowing that existed. The first house my husband and I bought was an old Victorian cottage and just one week after moving in we walked into the front door and found the living room ceiling on the floor! There'd been a leak from the bathroom above. We hadn't planned on renovating at that stage but it gave us a chance to remove the horrible fake Tudor black beams that the previous owner had installed. We have bad luck with water, we've had numerous water-leak incidents. Or maybe it's just that there are no small water leaks; even small leaks lead to big problems.
The history of your home is fascinating. I wish it could tell its own story. Imagine all the tales it has! This is why we need to protect old buildings. I hate when I see historical properties knocked down to make way for boring new houses. You've played a wonderful part in that building's history, preserving it for decades to come.
Oh my, I can’t imagine having that happen right after buying a place! I’m so glad you were able to renovate.
The person who turned our building into offices before we bought it did all the work himself and really didn’t know what he was doing. When we finally started the renovations we discovered numerous things that could have caused the house to be condemned. It was sheer luck that the house didn’t actually explode or at least burn down, and I got mold poisoning that made me sick for almost two years. Now that we’ve truly brought the property back to life it feels like we’ve made an actual contribution to the community. And it feels wonderful to be able to make our home something of a community hub too.
But as you probably know, the work on an old house is never really finished, is it? 😂
By the way, the contractors start repairing the interior Thursday, and they said they can leave the honeycomb! I’m so excited to know that it will be there.
Look at that bee hive! Imagine never knowing that existed. The first house my husband and I bought was an old Victorian cottage and just one week after moving in we walked into the front door and found the living room ceiling on the floor! There'd been a leak from the bathroom above. We hadn't planned on renovating at that stage but it gave us a chance to remove the horrible fake Tudor black beams that the previous owner had installed. We have bad luck with water, we've had numerous water-leak incidents. Or maybe it's just that there are no small water leaks; even small leaks lead to big problems.
The history of your home is fascinating. I wish it could tell its own story. Imagine all the tales it has! This is why we need to protect old buildings. I hate when I see historical properties knocked down to make way for boring new houses. You've played a wonderful part in that building's history, preserving it for decades to come.
Oh my, I can’t imagine having that happen right after buying a place! I’m so glad you were able to renovate.
The person who turned our building into offices before we bought it did all the work himself and really didn’t know what he was doing. When we finally started the renovations we discovered numerous things that could have caused the house to be condemned. It was sheer luck that the house didn’t actually explode or at least burn down, and I got mold poisoning that made me sick for almost two years. Now that we’ve truly brought the property back to life it feels like we’ve made an actual contribution to the community. And it feels wonderful to be able to make our home something of a community hub too.
But as you probably know, the work on an old house is never really finished, is it? 😂
By the way, the contractors start repairing the interior Thursday, and they said they can leave the honeycomb! I’m so excited to know that it will be there.
Great!
Thank you, Ann!