We have been working on a very old home. The original house was built in 1900 and we are doing a complete plumbing replacement with all new pipe and fixtures. When we get done, it will have three nice bathrooms and a modern kitchen and laundry as well. None of the bathrooms are in the same place they were when we tore into it. The place has a lot if history and and is right in the heart of the city. Here is the front.. That is the capitol dome in the back ground.
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This is the view from the back of the house.
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You can see that the main house is a two story with a full basement, but on the back is an addition that was built in 1924. The ground under this 1924 add-on was grass for 24 years and it got me thinking. What could be in that old un-detected ground?
Here is a closer photo of the 1924 addition.
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If you like old spiderwebs and dirt this is your kind of crawlspace.
It is not a very big area, but I'll take old dirt any day and in any size.
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You can see a doorway opened up in the back ground, I took this photo from the other side. And I did make it through that tiny clogged up hole.
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O.K. Old dirt, historical home, un-detected because of the pleasant conditions, sounds like a good chance for some goodies! Jim took this of me in as I started the hunt.
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I have some really cool finds to clean up and then I will post the rest of the story. And by the way, it was worth it!
Stay tuned for more! DC
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This is the view from the back of the house.
[attachment 232149 P5080467.JPG]
You can see that the main house is a two story with a full basement, but on the back is an addition that was built in 1924. The ground under this 1924 add-on was grass for 24 years and it got me thinking. What could be in that old un-detected ground?
Here is a closer photo of the 1924 addition.
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If you like old spiderwebs and dirt this is your kind of crawlspace.
It is not a very big area, but I'll take old dirt any day and in any size.[attachment 232152 P5080440.JPG]
You can see a doorway opened up in the back ground, I took this photo from the other side. And I did make it through that tiny clogged up hole.
[attachment 232153 P5080435.JPG]
O.K. Old dirt, historical home, un-detected because of the pleasant conditions, sounds like a good chance for some goodies! Jim took this of me in as I started the hunt.
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I have some really cool finds to clean up and then I will post the rest of the story. And by the way, it was worth it!
Stay tuned for more! DC