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New Year! More Projects! 2019 Here we go!!!

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Well 2019 is underway and we would like to bring you up to speed on where we are in the process. While the weather was still nice last year we made some headway on the back patio As the weather turned colder we moved indoors to begin work on the ceiling.   We wanted to keep the beautiful beams exposed, so we figured out a way using two types of wainscoting.  We love it! With winter being upper most in our minds right now we had long ago decided to build a vestibule to cut down on cold entering the building with people going in and out.   We wanted it to be functional, aesthetically pleasing and in keeping with the age of the building. I think Mark hit on a win with the tin ceiling wainscot.  With just the right paint color it will be stunning. So many projects, and the months are racing by fast.  We will spend the rest of the winter battening down the hatches, aka: sealing air leaks, putting in insulation and cleaning 150 + yea
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Sorry for the long lapse in posting.  Things have slowed down a bit since we finished the floor and the sidewalks.  Our summer has been spent repairing brick work which is a slow tedious task.   The finished work is beautiful and will be stable for years to come.                            The Town got busy and laid the curbs We are so appreciative of their hard work.  Now we can get busy on filling in with dirt and planting grass.   This past week we have ramped it up a bit by gutting the wooden structure on the back of the building.   This has been backbreaking work with over 150 years of dirt.  Masks were definitely in order.   A couple interesting discovery's were made. Not sure who decided to put their initials on the building but they wanted to be noticed for posterity, unfortunately no one knows who they are.   A cistern was uncovered in the strangest of places, close to the back of the brick buildi
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