The original wooden joists are all massive and old growth lumber, solid as a rock. My floors are held up by like 2x18's going across, and actually to those measurements not how a 2x4 is a 1.5x3.5 or whatever anymore. They're locked into what I can only call solid beams of wood on top of my foundation. That beam is no joke like a 16x16 or something.
Walls are all lath and plaster. removed to work on later, I was literally carving into some solid wood behind the lath to put an electrical box in the only spot it could work for a lightswitch.
My siding is all asbestos. Honestly I love it and never wanna change it. It's super durable and holds paint forever.
What's really unique to the house is there's hand carved beautiful craftsmanship under the roof awning and porch roof. And it's basically a story underground because it's at the bottom of a mountainside so it's surrounded by these massive story-tall retaining walls. And in one of the heavily wooded greenway parts of the city, so the first story where my partner and I's bedroom is is naturally cool thanks to all the trees and being underground. I can see the river from my front stoop and the house isn't even technically on a street, only way to access it is through a lot my neighbor owns or a trail / city steps through the woods.
I could talk forever about my house but I treasure it and we know we'll never move again
The original wooden joists are all massive and old growth lumber, solid as a rock. My floors are held up by like 2x18's going across, and actually to those measurements not how a 2x4 is a 1.5x3.5 or whatever anymore. They're locked into what I can only call solid beams of wood on top of my foundation. That beam is no joke like a 16x16 or something.
Walls are all lath and plaster. removed to work on later, I was literally carving into some solid wood behind the lath to put an electrical box in the only spot it could work for a lightswitch.
My siding is all asbestos. Honestly I love it and never wanna change it. It's super durable and holds paint forever.
What's really unique to the house is there's hand carved beautiful craftsmanship under the roof awning and porch roof. And it's basically a story underground because it's at the bottom of a mountainside so it's surrounded by these massive story-tall retaining walls. And in one of the heavily wooded greenway parts of the city, so the first story where my partner and I's bedroom is is naturally cool thanks to all the trees and being underground. I can see the river from my front stoop and the house isn't even technically on a street, only way to access it is through a lot my neighbor owns or a trail / city steps through the woods.
I could talk forever about my house but I treasure it and we know we'll never move again
Absolute gemstone. You're incredibly lucky to have that kind of space.