Rich's House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

[s1120]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

Ya, ya. Come on, any update? Huh, huh, any thing.

I like to here about SOMEONES good house progress. Makes me feel better about what I am going through with mine.

 

[RichZ]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

Boy, you guys always read my mind. I'm gonna try to get the digital camera from work this weekend.

We got the metal roof up yesterday. Karen is staying home today, with Tim our carpenter to put all the corners on the metal roof, and to do more work.

Karen also wants a wood cookstove in the new part of the kitchen, and we had the installer for that come the other day, to go over with Tim where the stove pipe will go through, and where the stove will be, so he can reinforce the floor in that area.
Those wood cookstoves are heavy!

One trouble, though. We checked with the town before we started, and they told us that since this was a restoration of the original house, we didn't need a building permit. The other day, Tim was working alone on the roof, and the building inspector showed up out of nowhere. He asked Tim what he was doing, and Tim said "Rich and I did this already, you know what we're doing." The inspector said, "You guys said you were replacing it EXACTLY as it was. My calculations show that you'll have an extra 80 square feet, more than it originally had." Tim pointed out that we're not sure exactly how big this side of the house was ORIGINALLY, since part of it had been taken down years before we bought it, but there's no way that we can convince the inspector. How he calculated it was 80 square feet more is a mystery to us, but I guess we're lucky he didn't claim it was more. So...now he wants us to put in an application for a building permit, which will automatically be approved, but of course the town will collect a fee, and then add the 80 square feet to the taxable value of our house. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

I guess it could be worse, but nothing ever goes easy. I'll try to get pictures this weekend.

 

[rancar]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

<font color="blue"> Karen also wants a wood cookstove in the new part of the kitchen,...".</font>

Rich, do you already have the woodstove? When I gutted my place, I took out a Magee woodstove that I have stored in the barn. It is a combo wood/gas stove. I have been thinking of selling it but haven't found anyone who is interested in these old stoves. And, as you say, they're a bit heavy to cart off to an auction. Is this something you may be interested in? If so, I will give you a good deal on it.

...Bob

 

[RichZ]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

Thanks, Bob. Originally I wanted an antique stove, but I talked to a bunch of people about them, and there are so many advantages (both safety and operation) with new stoves, that we're going with a new stove, made to look like an old one. Karen had a lot of trouble convincing me not to go with a real antique stove, but the fire safety aspect convinced me. Fire safety is a major part of my job, do I'm pretty familar with that argument.

Thanks for the offer, though!

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

It's a sad state of affairs when a man can't work on his castle without the county sticking their nose in. It's enough of a chore without having to document every nail and screw. Sorry you have to go through that. Been there.

 

[RichZ]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

Here are some more pictures that I just took this morning. You can now see that the side on the left in the picture will be a covered porch, and the right side will be an extension to the kitchen.

The job is progressing pretty well.

 

[RichZ]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

Another angle...

 

[RichZ]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

Yet another angle...

 

[RichZ]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

Last angle...

Oh!!! I forgot to mention, especially for Cindi's sake, you can see that right now we're in the process of installing the metal roof. Tim should be done with it today!!

 

[rancar]

Re: Rich\'s House AKA Wampecack Creek Farm

Great pics Rich. Looks like the addition is coming along great. That little windmill I see in the frontal shot....is it a working windmill attached to your well pump or just decorative?

...Bob