Sue has been busy working on the Livingston property.  She loves to rip stuff apart.  She gets help from her father, and her friend, Ned, who is on the fire department with her.  Occasionally Fred is convinced to help, which works well until they have a difference of opinion.  But Fred will be there once the electrical system starts to be replaced, and he installs an alarm and telephone system - intercom.

The plumbing has been completely replaced with modern pipes.  The furnace and hot water heater have also been replaced.  In process, she is adding a new bathroom to the downstairs, replacing the puny one that leaked and Fred had to open the door to turn around in (not a pretty site!)  The fireplace is being made functional, and the Kitchen framing was completely re-framed and/or strengthened, down to the floor and up to the roof. 

And the cold and unusable porch has been added to the Kitchen as a seating area, with views from three new windows. On the second floor, the bathroom has been gutted, and a new window is being installed. 

When stripped, the house clearly shows it's timber framed construction, which is what attracted us to the house to begin with.  We have plans to leave a small part of it exposed for future generations to see and marvel at.

A new master bedroom suite which encompasses the entire third floor  has been started, 

followed by a deck and new detached two car garage in the back yard.

A plug for our friend Randy, at EMR construction who is doing 3rf floor framing.

Here is a slide show of the most recent construction.  Some of the pictures appear bent.  Cheap camera:

Plans:

Existing when purchased: : 

As Contemplated These get revised regularly, but never made cheaper:

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We hope that the project will be completed in the fall of 2005.

And, at that point, we can say that we saved another old house from the wrecking ball!