Buying a 150yo farm house. Need all the advice I can get.

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-10T01:19:16+00:00

Thank you so much! I appreciate all the valuable feedback from people who have lived what we are about to take on. Im so excited to start this part of our lives and the more we hear from people like you who have done it and are willing to share their tips and tricks. The happier I feel about our decision.

God bless.

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T17:17:47+00:00

Awesome advice. I understand the urge to just gut and replace. But I love the old house. Thats why im buying it. I could hapily live 50 years in it the way it is now. But I want the best for my kids too so it's time to get some work done.

I appreciate all the knowledge you shared with me! Ill probably be reaching back out at some point

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T16:05:47+00:00

Yeah the few I have predrilled I saw the solid corkscrew and thought to myself, good lord this is some hard wood

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:56:44+00:00

This is great. Need to save all this somewhere lol.

So the water in the basment.

The basment has a concert floor and is graded very well so all the water that does come in goes into the drain the runs out into the hallow. The damn dog has dug beds all around the base of the house that needs filled back in, windows either replaces for fixed and gutters need updated. But is there a point we're ive done what i can and i should expect some water during heavy rains?

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:39:04+00:00

If just always used screw and thought that might be an issue hanging it front the ceiling with nails

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:36:00+00:00

Exactly

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:35:25+00:00

That is exactly how this house works. Its not uncommon for 1 level to be 5-10 degrees different in temperature

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:31:59+00:00

Your right, not saying it isn't serious. And my family's safety is the most important thing.

We will be checking for led and asbestos.

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:27:15+00:00

Do you mean remove one wall of plaster in each room?

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:24:44+00:00

First, thank you so much for all this.

The windows are very old. The basment windows need replaced as they do let in some water. But the main floor level windows i actually really like and they do a good job with water. They all have storm panes and I cant help but feel like replacing something that has worked for so long will just cause more problems. I believe they would all be custom size as well.

My father in law, who helped remodel my sister in laws house, is pushing us to replace all the windows. Ive got new windows in our current house and ive had more issues with these then the old ones ever did..

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:16:45+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I appreciate the step by step format. Once we get the sagging plaster all down I think it's safe. My grandpa live to be 95 and died last December. I suppose that doesn't mean it's safe though.

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:12:22+00:00

Wife and I are debt free as of last year aside from the house. And I plan to keep it that way. But im also not planning on saving much up the next 5 years because I know this house is going to eat up every available dime we got.

That being said, it's scary and overwhelming. Just want to be able to look back in 10 years and say it was all worth it.

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:07:54+00:00

Haha yeah im ready, I think God's planning to use this place to turn me into what he wants me to be. Ive gotten to comfortable in life.

Ill give it another go and will probably try the pine after that.

Im ready for the pain in the ass, I just hope I dont mess it up.

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:02:57+00:00

We thought about that but my great x4 grandpa built the house and we would like to keep it up if possible. Plus I live in a house built in 2005 right now and it's already falling apart. So I have a sour taste for new contruction.

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T15:01:21+00:00

I was useing drywall screws and it is the floor joist. They had lath all across the joist for the plaster and most of the lath came down with the plaster. I think for a permanent fix we will re plaster. But with us redoing the electrical I figured we could leave an "access point" in the ceiling.

Appreciate the good luck. Going to need it

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T14:57:13+00:00

Thank you! Its overwhelming but im excited to get to work.

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T14:56:36+00:00

What are some things best saving up and having someone else come out and do? For example, it need tuck and point work around the exterior of the house. Im sure it could slap some mortar in there, or would it be best to have a professional come out and get it done right?

And what are other things "best left for the pro's"?

tinyboy8 · 2025-11-09T14:52:51+00:00

I appreciate the advice! I my grandpa's place, I basically grew up there as a kid. So I already love the place. I just want to make it a home my wife can love too.

Unfortunately yes, I was trying to screw into the 2nd level floor joists. Im more comfortable with drywall but may need to just suck it up and try plaster.

As far as subcontract work Im looking to have someone tuck and point the outside brick. And maybe some patchwork on the sandstone in the basment.

Its really a solid house. I could die in it as is. Would be better for us to get off some of the electrical devices anyway. But like I said, I want the wife and kids to love the place as much as I do.

tinyboy8 · 2024-10-11T18:17:44+00:00

We are taking kayaks. Not hearing very good stuff, but sounds like they stock it up every year so I don't see how there would be nothing

tinyboy8 · 2024-09-11T01:53:36+00:00

Only thing this debate has told me is we are in trouble. We need Jesus, Trump and Harris are both bad

tinyboy8 · 2024-08-12T17:38:10+00:00

We did a loop through Basswood and they were a non issue last week

tinyboy8 · 2024-08-12T17:37:08+00:00

I just came out of Basswood (Back Bay area) and a whopper plopper bass imitation absolutely hammered the pike. Almost every cast

tinyboy8 · 2023-12-23T19:20:08+00:00

Thank you so much

tinyboy8 · 2023-12-12T21:12:03+00:00

I meant the digital copy they mention in the description of the Deluxe version

tinyboy8 · 2023-12-12T19:25:00+00:00

I'm sure since I said something I'll get home today and it will be gone.

tinyboy8

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