cleaning up the basement of the little house

larry@stinescorner · Dec 11, 2015

you might remeber the little house ,next to the old farmhouse,,,we have been fixing it up little by little

the basement was used for firewood storage ,I want to clean it all out

we are going down in the basement of the little house

It needs some cleanup for sure

Ican stand up straight,but only between the beams

whats that behind that door?

a lid of an old crock?

Im gonna clean this place up,,I Think I can,,,I think I can

Idoubt if SweetFeet wants this,,a rusty old lard can,,,half full of dried up lard ???

this is a lot harder than I Thought it would be,,lol

lets take it up and push it off at the edge of the woods

it is very old,thats a fireplace in the corner

now I carried up and down those stairs in tubs,,eight wheelbarrows full of soft dirt/wood

I knew I got down to the floor when I Found slate in front of the hearth

looking up,inside the fireplace

Thats enough,,lets get out of here

the eight wheelbarrow loads spread in the field

And one more small load of wood to dump,,,,,Its 3 am now while I post this,, I cant sleep,my back hurts,,,wonder why,,,,

Dick2 · Dec 11, 2015

Looked like some bottles and a jar in one of the pics; might be some value in those for a collector. Out on the prairies of the Midwest, people are always digging around old failed homesteads looking for old bottles. Seems patent medicine bottles were a common find; some of them were made of beautiful glass.

sms · Dec 11, 2015

But satisfied by a job well done.

acrcpa · Dec 11, 2015

Wow Larry, Now you have a man cave in Pa. What's next?

PJHoward · Dec 11, 2015

Great pictures of a big job well done.
PJ

lee little · Dec 11, 2015

Thanks for sharing Larry. I admire your ability to get these jobs completed. I have a small cellar that I need to clean out but seems like when I am about to get it something else always comes up! lol

ohiojim · Dec 11, 2015

you didn't say but that looks like spider heaven, around here there would be spiders big as supper plates in there

Richard G. · Dec 11, 2015

Looks great. What is the history of the little house. Love the fireplace. Was it a kitchen with the fireplace down there? I would have to put up some shelves to store canned goods if it is dry.
Richard in NW SC

SweetFeet · Dec 11, 2015

Me thinks you need to break some jobs down into phases - say over 2 or 3 weekends...
then you wouldn't be howling in pain today (can almost hear you from here).

Bengay... it's good stuff for what ails ya. Not extra strength though - that stuff'll take the hide
off an elephant.

GordoSD · Dec 11, 2015

What is that cubbyhole in the wall to the right of the door going out?

ztrmower · Dec 11, 2015

looks like it would be snake heaven to me

Dave H (MI) · Dec 11, 2015

Wow, Larry. I thought I had it bad. The basement in our latest acquisition stinks but it isn't near that bad, LOL. Just mold and cat residue. I have to say I admire your energy. You must be able to run circles around me (most days, not today). If I was capable of being inspired, you could probably do it.

L.Fure · Dec 11, 2015

How big is the house? Would this be a grandpa house?

coshoo · Dec 11, 2015

Looks to me like you could rent that out to a troll, for a little extra income.

You're sure better at dirty jobs than I am.

RalphWD45 · Dec 11, 2015

Spiders was my thought also, Jim. With Some people, its snakes, and others its spiders! I believe, I would have used an elevator on the steps, running into my pickup. Maybe he don't have one.

Dave Sherburne, NY · Dec 11, 2015

I have a cellar like that under my house, about 5' floor to ceiling. My grandsons and I cleaned, took out the water heater, old oil furnace, duct work and shelves. Then we insulated the ceiling. I'm 5'9" one grandson 6'4" the other one about 6'. No way we could do it in one day. I think it cost me about 6 breakfast stops at the diner.

Pete in MD · Dec 11, 2015

Was this that honey-do project you've been putting off for 20 or more years?

sotxbill · Dec 11, 2015

Great Job and very interesting to "look back in time"..

Just thinking how a good "whitewash" job would brighten it up a bunch...

John B. · Dec 11, 2015

I keep asking my self why would there be a fireplace in the basement???

The only thing I can come up with is the basement is where the family must of lived until the house was finished above them..

Could I be wrong??

We had neighbors years ago that lived only in a basement just up the road from us about 1/4 mile. We went to school with their kids. Not sure
why they never built a house on top of it but I suspect it was a money issue..

Cory Schmidt · Dec 11, 2015

you have more ambition then I do, Time I can find by not going on to YT as often.

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