Project by Dick, & Barb Cain | posted 03-24-2008 11:17 PM | 5668 views | 1 time favorited | 24 comments | ![]() |
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We bought our little house in 1953.
Picture number one is 1954.
Picture number two is about 1975
The third picture is the present.
We started out with no basement, & in 1968 we rolled the house to the backyard, & had a foundation built.
Then rolled it back on the foundation.
There’s been a lot done to it since.
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When the house was jacked up, I added new 2×10 White pine floor joists, along side of the old 2×6s.
You’ll never believe what the price for the 2×10s, was $100 /1000 Board Ft. so they cost us $100.
-- ** Dick, & Barb Cain *************** http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Chipncut
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MsDebbieP
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posted 03-25-2008 12:18 PM
wow. What a transformation!
Hmmm I was born in 1954!
rolled it back on the foundation…. shaking my head in amazement.
-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada
PanamaJack
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posted 04-02-2008 09:50 PM
“Picture number two is about 1975” ....you telling us that the last time you saw grass was in 1975?
A whole lot of changes in this home. Outstanding job Dick! Big changes!
-- If you believe in forever, then life is just a one-night stand. ~ Righteous Brothers, "Rock & Roll Heaven"
MRTRIM
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posted 04-02-2008 09:50 PM
great looking place dick
GaryK
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posted 04-02-2008 11:41 PM
1953! Jeez it’s still 5 years before I am born.
Great job Dick!
-- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Drsawdust
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posted 04-03-2008 12:29 AM
‘53 is quite a bit before I was born. . . . heck I’m not sure my parents were born yet :-)
The house looks great. It’s great to see a house grow up with a family.
-- -- Making sawdust is what I do best
JasonH
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posted 04-03-2008 01:29 AM
I love seeing the trees change and grow out front.
Nice work on a lifelong project!
-- Proud to be an addicted LJ, GT and HR!
DAN
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posted 04-03-2008 02:00 AM
1953 .. I was born in 54, so I must have been a thought in my parent’s mind
great posting Dick, looking forward to sseing more !
Regards
DAN
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MsDebbieP
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posted 04-03-2008 01:02 PM
oh now Dr.S——lol not sure you PARENTS were born yet?? !!! OUCH.. I think I just got another grey hair
-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada
Thos. Angle
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posted 04-03-2008 01:09 PM
I started school in ‘53. I wouldn’t have been much help but I had a hammer and saw my Grandpa gave me. Gosh Dick, you’re really old!!!
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Jordan Valley, Oregon
MRTRIM
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posted 04-03-2008 01:35 PM
wow ! i didnt know they even had school in 53 ! i was still crappin strained peaches !
PanamaJack
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posted 04-03-2008 03:20 PM
I don’t even want to think about that!
-- If you believe in forever, then life is just a one-night stand. ~ Righteous Brothers, "Rock & Roll Heaven"
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 04-03-2008 05:20 PM
We didn’t really know we were hanging out with a bunch of Whippersnappers.
but we think we can keep up with you, or should we say, put up with you. LOL
-- ** Dick, & Barb Cain *************** http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Chipncut
tenontim
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posted 04-03-2008 06:06 PM
Nice transformation, Dick. That’s the way to stay in the same neighborhood forever. I can tell you, the cost of construction materials is unbelievable. By the way Mr Trim, strained peaches still have that effect on me. ;o}
-- Tim
MRTRIM
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posted 04-04-2008 01:01 AM
thanks dick id like to be called a whippersnapper a lot more often ! lol
MsDebbieP
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posted 04-04-2008 01:27 AM
haa I wish I could keep up with you…
-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada
clieb91
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posted 04-07-2008 03:32 AM
Dick, That is a great project. One full of projects and love.
Who could ask for more.
CtL
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posted 04-07-2008 05:51 AM
Thank you all!!
-- ** Dick, & Barb Cain *************** http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Chipncut
MRod
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posted 04-25-2008 07:30 PM
I also like watching that evergreen grow. Perhaps there is hope for my tiny 3”dia Bur Oak tree in my back yard.
-- MRod, Henderson, Colorado
GMman
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posted 05-26-2008 01:40 AM
Looking at your house photos I see the layout of the land the trees to me you just took photos of 3 different houses and try to fool us, is this a joke
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posted 05-26-2008 05:59 AM
A good friend of mine gave me those two Colorado Blue Spruce in 1969.
They were about 18” tall at the time. I gave them a lot of TLC.
-- ** Dick, & Barb Cain *************** http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Chipncut
PaBull
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posted 01-05-2009 12:42 AM
I am having fun looking at some very old posts. This was almost a year ago. You did a lot of work on this house…Thanks for the post.
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posted 01-05-2009 01:56 PM
Thank You Pa!
-- ** Dick, & Barb Cain *************** http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Chipncut
dustygirl
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posted 01-05-2009 09:26 PM
Wow it is so amazing that you have lived in the same house for most of your lives.Of course with all the changes it must seem like a new house.Great transformation.Thanks for sharing those pictures with us.I too am amazed at the tree growth.But most of all the great changes in your home.Nicely done.
-- Dustygirl Hastings,Ont. Life is too short to sit around doing nothing
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