In the top photo you can see the new floor system on the library side beginning to go in . Over the last couple of days this has been completed. We have chosen to use modern dimensional lumber as we re frame the house. This will ensure that we are able to stay within our budget and have a house that is structurally sound. In the photos at the bottom you will see that we were finishing off the removal of the siding to assess the rot in the sheathing. The big hole in the middle of the house, used to have a window but the roof above it was so damaged that water was virtually pouring in there for years, leading to quite a bit of rot.

Other things to note here - - we took the front entry off of the house and intend to re-install it but we needed to remove it so that we could repair the house behind it. Part of the preservation covenant on the house, requires us to ensure that that the exterior looks as similar to the 1790 facade as possible.

Finally, you'll note the little skeleton that we found inside one of the walls. Looks like a mouse to us...we found a couple of Mr. Mouse's cousins in the exterior walls in the form of flying squirrels. They've decided to move on! More soon...