Grab the Crowbar 'Cause Here We Go

We couldn't wait to swing that crowbar for the first time. Here's a picture of the first wall hit. It is on the inside living room wall and was placed there because we needed to run electrical from the basement to the second floor and had to run it up through the wall for the time being. This picture gives a little idea of the work we were in for.

A Couple of Stats About Hardy House

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Built: 1890s

Architecture: Late Victorian

Construction: Wood frame

Water: Well and cistern

Foundation: Stone

Basement: Stone and concrete

Siding: Vinyl over wood

Interior Walls: Plaster with horse hair and lathe, some with drywall over the plaster and lathe

Floors: Wood, carpeted over, some tile

Attic: You could pop your head up through a hole in the newer part of the house (the back)

Acreage: 13, 10 acres farmed in hay

Outbuildings: Two-story barn (built 1910) and a shed of unknown vintage