Oh, I like the work, I am a little slower now, but that is to be expected. The house was remodeled in 1960 apparently, and while that was owner done, much of it is pretty solid, albeit funky. In about 1980 various things were done, like the bathrooms "updated" and kitchen counters. Things like that. That stuff is horribly done, with cheap hardware. And after that, the guy we bought it from did no real maintenance or upkeep. I talk to the neighbor, an electrical engineer, and find out that if anything went wrong, HE was the one who fixed it.
So, now when something happens, I put in quality hardware, install it right, and so on. It is nice that the house wasn't gutted at some point and totally redone in the cheap Home Depot contractor way, which happened to so many of these homes.
One of the nice things, people will come up out of the blue to say that they lived there 40-50-60 years ago, and love how we are treating it. One day, an older man came by with his granddaughter (he was about 60) and told me that his grandfather was the one who initially built it. Who's name is attached to the house. That was kinda cool.
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