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Farmhouse Restoration with
Reconstructed Saltbox Addition


          The original farmhouse ca. 1820
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The kitchen fireplace reconstructed
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         Some ceilings needed replacement
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   This  18th Centurt Saltbox from Enfield Conneticut was
dismantled in 2010...  

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  ...and delivered to the site  for  an addition

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New sawn oak timbers are joined for the first floor deck

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Timbers are set on stone faced foundation

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The  Floor Frame was finished and covered up for the winter

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Work resumed in the spring
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Enfield saltbox frame with a new rear addition
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A  new roof is framed over the rear
to allow for insulation and to expose the old framing inside

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The walls are framed out with 2x6 lumber
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And sheathed with pine boards

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Fireplaces reconstructed (Richard Mecke mason)

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The  front stair is back in place

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Saltbox Parlor wall paneling replaced

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Reproduction Chamber wall paneling

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Reclaimed split laths installed

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Traditional lime plaster

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The Restored Farmhouse

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The Reconstructed Saltbox

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New Connector to the Saltbox

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Saltbox Kitchen

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Farmhouse Stair

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