Carolynn Diakon has once again purchased an old home to save from the wrecker's ball. This time it is a pre revolutionary farm house. The house is in very bad shape and will be another labor of love.  Day 1. Landscaper came and cut grass - very long and overgrown. Day 2. Dumpster arrived. Ripped out cabinets that were in a bedroom and primed orange walls white. Very bad smell in sunroom Day 3. Ripped out cabinets in another bedroom, ripped up smelly carpets in 2 bedrooms. Meet with roofer to go over leaking sunroom roof. Day 4. Chimney Guys arrived and start work on making all fireplaces safe. Day 5. Take down sheetrock ceiling in sunroom, Dead squirrel discovered Day 6 Wallpaper removal begins. Thankfully smell gone! Day 7 Wall paper removal continues, kitchen scrubbed and purple walls primed white. Day 8 Discussions with plumber how to save subway tile from probably the first bathroom installed in the house, (perhaps 1920) and update with plumbing that meets code!! Ok that was easy, just money!! Had to retrofit today's plumbing to fit old holes. Today's plumbing has automatic anti-scald mixer. Day 9 Find piece of clapboard with the name Perrine Ayers 1879. Carpenter thinks this is the second part of the house. First part is supposed to have been built 1768. Anyone with any history of this home - please call me. House is located at 7 Campbell Dr, Eatontown. I know it was owner previously by the Wollcott family, but not much else. My office number is 732-212-0440 and my email is carolynn@resourcesrealestate.com Refinished all floors, argued with floor guy about saving old wide plank floors in kitchen. I won (after all I'm paying). Floor guy admits kitchen floor looks amazing. Painted all rooms, installed new windows, inspected and cleaned all fireplaces. Ripped out cabinets in kitchen - installed do it yourself cabinets from Home Depot, installed all new kitchen appliances. Repaired holes in floor created by sanding on old floors, buy radiator covers from yard sale and then make work on radiators in house. Make sure all doors work by sanding and using plane. Add insulation wherever walls are open for new plumbing. Basically rewired house. Converted oil boiler to gas boiler. Rebuilt side porch, added laundry to second floor bedroom - now laundry room. Ordered reproduction thumb latch hardware for all dutch doors on bedrooms. Used parts where some were orignal but missing latches. Cleaned out spooky third floor. To the jokster who put a huge Halloween spider on the back of a door - NOT FUNNY! The days grew into weeks and finally months as we had much work to do. The finished project turned out rather well and we rented the home to a lovely couple who really appreciate old homes. |