From
my library studies, I knew I could remove up to 8 feet of
non-load-bearing wall without structural danger. You can tell load
bearing walls by looking in the crawl space or basement. If there is
no wall underneath the one above, you're usually okay. I also knew,
because of the 4-sided pyramid-shaped roof, the roof load was
primarily on the outer walls. So I began demolition around June of
1990. This is a railroad house brought in on the railway around 1900.
It's very strong and built of pine lapboard on all walls.
Nathan
and Daniel were still young and they came up and helped. I documented
everything with before-and-after photographs. The house has always
been changing as our needs change. It's been nice to have that
freedom to “take down” and “put up” as required. Of course,
being who I am, I never got a license to make these changes and no
inspections. The home always has had a homemade crafted look since I
am no carpenter. But I've always felt competent with electricity and
Terrie has taken care of our plumbing and auto needs (repairs and new
installation.) I've kept the computers running.
Palouse
has been a good place to live. Especially this location. We are close
to the Grange. And the footbridge is close across the Palouse River.
And there is a nature trail close by. There's a library branch
downtown and a store and a gas station. And a couple of mechanic
shops. And a high school.
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