hunterdan
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- Apr 13, 2009
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- Morganton,NC
We have a 1900's old farmhouse and some old barns on our property. I know the old barnwood boards,beams and post are valuable but what about the farmhouse? The house is one of those narrow 2 story homes with the fireplace on one end. Measures approx. 18'x36'. All the exterior is that weathered 4-5" siding. All the interior walls,floors ceilings are 3-4" wood. Frame is sawmill lumber most likely cut by the mill in the barn.
The whole home is dry as it has a rusty but working sheet metal roof.
I'm just trying to decide the bet way to use the home.
1)We have considered using the reclaimed wood for our interior walls of the new home we hope to build
2) Dismantle ourselves and sell (I would know the board feet and type/size...)
3)Sell home outright to someone in the reclaiming business with insurance.(trust them to make a fair offer)
One pic shows the front of home where some wall boards are missing. It had a raised porch level with upper floor and a porch cover. It was barely hanging on so I took it down partially to safely enter the home.
There are two sawmills on the property. One is under the rear addition to home and one is in the large barn. I recently spoke to a local logger in his 70's who used to work this farm when young. He said the original owner had used the mills a good bit doing primarily feather edge siding. He knew all about the mills and said he would love to come back and help me get them in working order. I couldn't quite understand him but I believe he called the mills "medders brand".
They have a 36" blade and have what he called train rails opposed to a "V" rail. There are parts strewn all over the property but we found most all of it.
Pics of the interior show how the walls are darker towards the top and so is the ceiling. The fella who knew the previous owner said they did not get power until the mid 90's and used kerosene lanterns for light leaving a soot on the walls and ceilings. One other thing I noticed is that the home was nailed with square/rectangle headed nails.
The whole home is dry as it has a rusty but working sheet metal roof.
I'm just trying to decide the bet way to use the home.
1)We have considered using the reclaimed wood for our interior walls of the new home we hope to build
2) Dismantle ourselves and sell (I would know the board feet and type/size...)
3)Sell home outright to someone in the reclaiming business with insurance.(trust them to make a fair offer)
One pic shows the front of home where some wall boards are missing. It had a raised porch level with upper floor and a porch cover. It was barely hanging on so I took it down partially to safely enter the home.
There are two sawmills on the property. One is under the rear addition to home and one is in the large barn. I recently spoke to a local logger in his 70's who used to work this farm when young. He said the original owner had used the mills a good bit doing primarily feather edge siding. He knew all about the mills and said he would love to come back and help me get them in working order. I couldn't quite understand him but I believe he called the mills "medders brand".
They have a 36" blade and have what he called train rails opposed to a "V" rail. There are parts strewn all over the property but we found most all of it.
Pics of the interior show how the walls are darker towards the top and so is the ceiling. The fella who knew the previous owner said they did not get power until the mid 90's and used kerosene lanterns for light leaving a soot on the walls and ceilings. One other thing I noticed is that the home was nailed with square/rectangle headed nails.
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. And we need a picture of all this cause we like pictures....
