Re: [MBZ] OT: "New" house up north

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 The first time I went into the house I expected it to be musty and wet. The 
previous occupant hadn't been living there for like 6 months at that point. Dad 
and I were very surprised to find it dry inside. Same thing this spring, nobody 
had lived in the house all winter but it doesn't have any sign of smell.
I think that years of wood heat have probably kept the place pretty dry. A good 
tin roof (Amish workmanship) will hopefully keep things that way...
-Curt

On Monday, May 17, 2021, 10:26:12 AM EDT, Jim Cathey 
 wrote:  
 
 > Did I mention that the north wall of the kitchen has no insulation at all? 
 > Been like that for 30 years. My plan is to plug up the mouse holes and spray 
 > it with foam before we put on wall board.

Be careful.  I've heard that many old uninsulated constructions were foamed,
and promptly started to rot.  Moisture control!!!

-- Jim

  
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Re: [MBZ] OT: "New" house up north

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

You gotta love those old hermits up north.  A buddy from college lived 
in the Boston area, his dad was a school teacher (shop maybe?) and did 
handyman work when he wasn't teaching.  He was your basic kind of guy, a 
lot of fun, did a lot of crazy shite.  He knew some old hermit up in New 
Hampster who collected up all kinds of stuff.  Hermie had some original 
Currier & Ives (I think they were) prints from way back he got cheap off 
the guy, and some other old etchings and prints and stuff he had 
scavenged from here and there.  Worth a lot of money.  They would go up 
and visit this guy every summer, he lived in a shack way back in the 
woods somewhere, basically lived off the land, went to "town" every few 
months for some stuff.  They would take him some groceries and such and 
trade for things he had.  Apparently there were a lot of these kind of 
folks living back in the woods in the rough.


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On 5/17/21 10:16 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:

He said "If I needed hot water I put a pan of water on the stove."

Of the electric stove he said "I'm afraid of that. I still used it, 
but I'm afraid of it."


Did I mention that the north wall of the kitchen has no insulation at 
all? Been like that for 30 years. My plan is to plug up the mouse 
holes and spray it with foam before we put on wall board.


-Curt

On Monday, May 17, 2021, 10:11:34 AM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
 wrote:



A Real Man don't need no hot water.  If you do you put a kettle on the
woodstove.

Take pics and post them!

--FT

On 5/17/21 9:57 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I went up to the vast northern estate last week to deliver the 
tractor and prep some things for next week when the whole family goes 
up. Hauling a tractor is very different from a car. I figure the 
tractor weighs around 4,000# but its got the aerodynamics of a brick. 
Side winds got interesting. I never went over 75mph and spent most of 
my time around 70.
> Anyway I got back into the "new" 1890s farm house and spent some 
time looking it over with the former occupant. I'm still convinced 
it's got good bones and will shape up, especially now that he's 
cleaned the place out and I can see it for what it is. The first 
couple steps will be paint, windows and a tin roof.

>
> The real revelation of the trip came when the former occupant told 
me that the water heater hasn't been turned on for 30 years. He's 
lived without hot water, in northern Maine, for 30 years.
> The weather station in the camp says the coldest it saw last winter 
was -33.5F...

> -Curt

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Re: [MBZ] OT: "New" house up north

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

> Did I mention that the north wall of the kitchen has no insulation at all? 
> Been like that for 30 years. My plan is to plug up the mouse holes and spray 
> it with foam before we put on wall board.

Be careful.  I've heard that many old uninsulated constructions were foamed,
and promptly started to rot.  Moisture control!!!

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] OT: "New" house up north

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 Oh, I almost forgot. One window has the corner broken out of it and replaced 
with a piece of cracker box. Caldon told me "Oh, the kids were throwing a ball 
around and broke that. His youngest daughter is my age, so the window has been 
broken some 30 years or more...
-Curt

On Monday, May 17, 2021, 10:17:01 AM EDT, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
  He said "If I needed hot water I put a pan of water on the stove."
Of the electric stove he said "I'm afraid of that. I still used it, but I'm 
afraid of it."

Did I mention that the north wall of the kitchen has no insulation at all? Been 
like that for 30 years. My plan is to plug up the mouse holes and spray it with 
foam before we put on wall board.
-Curt

    On Monday, May 17, 2021, 10:11:34 AM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 A Real Man don't need no hot water.  If you do you put a kettle on the 
woodstove.

Take pics and post them!

--FT

On 5/17/21 9:57 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I went up to the vast northern estate last week to deliver the tractor and 
> prep some things for next week when the whole family goes up. Hauling a 
> tractor is very different from a car. I figure the tractor weighs around 
> 4,000# but its got the aerodynamics of a brick. Side winds got interesting. I 
> never went over 75mph and spent most of my time around 70.
> Anyway I got back into the "new" 1890s farm house and spent some time looking 
> it over with the former occupant. I'm still convinced it's got good bones and 
> will shape up, especially now that he's cleaned the place out and I can see 
> it for what it is. The first couple steps will be paint, windows and a tin 
> roof.
>
> The real revelation of the trip came when the former occupant told me that 
> the water heater hasn't been turned on for 30 years. He's lived without hot 
> water, in northern Maine, for 30 years.
> The weather station in the camp says the coldest it saw last winter was 
> -33.5F...
> -Curt
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Re: [MBZ] OT: "New" house up north

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 He said "If I needed hot water I put a pan of water on the stove."
Of the electric stove he said "I'm afraid of that. I still used it, but I'm 
afraid of it."

Did I mention that the north wall of the kitchen has no insulation at all? Been 
like that for 30 years. My plan is to plug up the mouse holes and spray it with 
foam before we put on wall board.
-Curt

On Monday, May 17, 2021, 10:11:34 AM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 A Real Man don't need no hot water.  If you do you put a kettle on the 
woodstove.

Take pics and post them!

--FT

On 5/17/21 9:57 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I went up to the vast northern estate last week to deliver the tractor and 
> prep some things for next week when the whole family goes up. Hauling a 
> tractor is very different from a car. I figure the tractor weighs around 
> 4,000# but its got the aerodynamics of a brick. Side winds got interesting. I 
> never went over 75mph and spent most of my time around 70.
> Anyway I got back into the "new" 1890s farm house and spent some time looking 
> it over with the former occupant. I'm still convinced it's got good bones and 
> will shape up, especially now that he's cleaned the place out and I can see 
> it for what it is. The first couple steps will be paint, windows and a tin 
> roof.
>
> The real revelation of the trip came when the former occupant told me that 
> the water heater hasn't been turned on for 30 years. He's lived without hot 
> water, in northern Maine, for 30 years.
> The weather station in the camp says the coldest it saw last winter was 
> -33.5F...
> -Curt
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Re: [MBZ] OT: "New" house up north

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

A Real Man don't need no hot water.  If you do you put a kettle on the 
woodstove.


Take pics and post them!

--FT

On 5/17/21 9:57 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:

I went up to the vast northern estate last week to deliver the tractor and prep 
some things for next week when the whole family goes up. Hauling a tractor is 
very different from a car. I figure the tractor weighs around 4,000# but its 
got the aerodynamics of a brick. Side winds got interesting. I never went over 
75mph and spent most of my time around 70.
Anyway I got back into the "new" 1890s farm house and spent some time looking 
it over with the former occupant. I'm still convinced it's got good bones and will shape 
up, especially now that he's cleaned the place out and I can see it for what it is. The 
first couple steps will be paint, windows and a tin roof.

The real revelation of the trip came when the former occupant told me that the 
water heater hasn't been turned on for 30 years. He's lived without hot water, 
in northern Maine, for 30 years.
The weather station in the camp says the coldest it saw last winter was 
-33.5F...
-Curt
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