Okay, spent 4 days doing deconstruction work that will bring in marketable supplies to the Restore. On the 25th we worked in the morning at the Emery Farm in Dover NH. Sad that we could only be available for the morning but we were able to salvage a kitchen cabinetry set and a half dozen almost new windows. Interestingly enough the windows sold within 24 hours. Wolfeboro however was another beast entirely!
The Wolfeboro decon job is massive and, given my choice of tense, still going on. 4000 square foot abode being taken down from roof to foundation. The property is on a stunning bit of land abutting Lake Winnipesaukee. Gorgeous land but the new owner is totally dissatisfied with the original house so it must go. Deconstructing this property has been difficult but not without rewards and surprises.
One of the biggest rewarding surprises, to me, was that much of the upstairs walls was secretly covered in 1-inch thick cedar planks tongue and grooved together. Old cedar wood - which if anyone reading this is in building you know that old wood is better quality than what is on the market today and cedar is a most excellent material! What made it such a secret was that at some past date someone decided to plywood over the cedar and then wallpaper over the plywood.
Note: I'm posting this about 3 weeks late. Any further updates on this job, by me, is from second hand sources as I've not returned to the job site nor talked with the man in charge of it (Keith).
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