Comments on: Redeeming Prior Glory

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 21:47:15 +0000

In reply to Patricia Brown Blomgren. me tooooo :)

By: Patricia Brown Blomgren

Patricia Brown Blomgren — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 19:24:31 +0000

In reply to Michelle. Thanks for replying! Tried to ask This Old House but never got back to me! And several contractors told me to put a sun floor down and carpet!!! No way! I’ll live with cracks!!

By: Patricia Brown Blomgren

Patricia Brown Blomgren — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 19:23:40 +0000

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:36:11 +0000

In reply to Patricia Brown Blomgren. Funny, I tried to fill in the cracks in a few places when I put a sealant on the boards but it didn't work anyway... yes, lots of deep wide cracks in these old floors. We had part of our 1st floor ceiling down many years ago and that exposed the old, original wood floor planks for the second story. At some point someone had covered the bottom side of the 2nd story floor boards with wall paper. A historical analyst of such things dated the paper most likely in the 1860s-1870s. But my point was going to be we have dirt-filled floor cracks in our ceilings too. :)

By: Patricia Brown Blomgren

Patricia Brown Blomgren — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:04:46 +0000

Did your floor have wide cracks between the planks? My does!!! Filled with 200 year old dirt! I have my cold and wet dirt floor basement sealed and that only dried out the dirt and cracks more. Would love to know if you filled in the cracks!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 02:11:21 +0000

In reply to Carole. Yes, Carole, history fascinates me. Indeed, I am blessed to be reminded daily of the value of effort. Living in an old home, one is surrounded by reminders that the efforts of one generations will benefit many to come. Your tiny house sounds truly wonderful.

By: Carole

Carole — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:13:01 +0000

History is great isn’t it? I find it to be very grounding, a reminder the good things in life are worth the effort. I love those floors, the quality of wood compared to what is available today speaks volumes.

We’re turning our shed into a Tiny House and after taking about 4 months to just come up with a floor plan we finally started last week with a stove install. This project will be a slow process but your floors have given me an idea for the tiny floor. I want this farmhouse appearance because the shed is shaped like a barn with two lofts. This style would fit perfectly… This was inspiring thanks for sharing so glad I stopped by.

By: Touring NH

Touring NH — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 14:10:59 +0000

Kudos to you for doing it the hard way and preserving the history so many take for granted. I doubt there are many people who ever stopped to consider the work that went into making those planks to begin with. I’ll be looking forward to watching your progress!