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The house is becoming a home!

9/27/2012

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Well, we've been in the house over a month now and boy, have things changed!  Charlie works on the house almost every minute he is awake.  His progress is simply amazing.  He repaired the roof in the mud room snd then replaced the floor and installed linoleum.  The floor is now ready for the appliances.  He has replaced all beams along the foundation of the kitchen except for the oak beam that sits at the bottom of the wall that connects the kitchen to the main house.  That beam will be replaced this weekend.  He has all but one piece of the plywood flooring down in the kitchen--he used Advantach plywood for the subfloor and will lay the 1910 era pine flooring over it.  Delphia McCarty donated the flooring from an old house of hers in Chancellor that is soon to be demolished.  

It's VERY exciting to think the kitchen will be finished in plenty of time to cook Thanksgiving dinner in it.  I have to confess that Charlie is doing all the work right now---I need to get back to the painting!

We've had a great time showing the house to the tourists who visit the house as part of the Booth Tours.  We have two tours left this fall and then none until April 2013.  

Chas has toughed it out in the attic--even when the temps were crazy hot---he loves it up there as he has a huge amount of space for his bedroom, video game area, etc.  He is eager to help his dad put insulation and wallboard int he attic this winter so that the air conditioning can be turned on next summer!  

The upstairs bathroom is functional but we will not renovate it until some time next spring more than likely---we will be busy with the kitchen, porches, etc. until then.  All that work may sound like a chore but we are happy to be here and have a list of things to do!  
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Alan Hoover
11/4/2012 12:30:07 am

I have been following this project very closely. You have done a fantastic job. Please give us another update and tell Aunt Millie I said Hi. Take good care and keep up the good work!!!

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Megan Hardgrave
3/27/2013 12:40:21 pm

You might be interested in this new novel called Ride With the Assassin by Megan Hardgrave, about the John Wilkes Booth escape route and it details dr Stuart's and Claydael.

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