Happy 100th birthday to our house
Yup, it was built in 1912 we believe by a Swedish immigrant (via Minnesota). 100 years later it's still standing and we expect to spend the rest of our lives there.
We've been here since 1987 and although we didn't spend very much to buy the place, we've spent a small fortune (actually a large fortune for us) re wiring, re roofing and insulating it. We completely rebuilt the sagging old front porch and added a rear deck. We've replaced about 30 of the 36 windows and both doors. We replaced the furnace that was added in the 60's and added insulation in the attic. We remodeled the kitchen right after we moved in a re remodeled it last year.
We've often talked about downsizing (this place is 2800 square feet) but we've accumulated so much stuff over the past years that it would take us the rest of our lives to get rid of it all. We're both 70 years old and we probably need to face the reality that we won't always be able to keep the house and acreage up too much longer. But right now we like it because it gives our animals room to run - 3 dogs, 3 cats and 2 horses.
= new reply since forum marked as read
Happy Birfday to it and many more years of happiness to you and yours.
Okay, sorry distracted by sparkles...
the one good thing this year is that the temps have been really high. Helps offset the LIHEAP cuts and helps all of us out, even though it's not good for the environment.
We've had hail and heavy rain today, getting snow tomorrow, so the luck may be running out.
Stay warm in that old house! I close myself in the bedroom with one of those frestanding radiator units and set the thermostat on the furnace to 55. Sucks when I get up to make coffee or cook, but I'm toasty in my room.
