Asbestos free!!!

Here is a photo of the house after stripping off the Asbestos siding......

Asbestos Single Removal

You can't believe all the work required to remove the asbestos shingles from the house and garage!! Of course, we were wearing masks during the removal phase.After removal, we have to wrap the shingles (twice) in "6 mil" plastic wrap. Top photo is Richard 24 feet in the air. Bottom photo shows only a few of the shingles ready to be wrapped. We still have to finish wrapping the "packages" and then we'll trasport them to a special place in Georgetown, DE.

In the beginning

We were introduced to Lewes, DE by our friends Jim and Mike. We immediately fell in love with the town (close to the ocean, beautiful homes, slower pace, fantastic people). We decided that this would be a great place to “retire”….in 2001; we bought a “fix-r-upper” 1906 Victorian home. The home had been split into 2 separate apartments (lots of wood paneling and acoustic ceiling tiles). From 2001-2007 we rented it out (not the greatest experience….a drug pusher, 12 roofing guys, a freeloader, domestic violence, etc.). However, we did have a few good tenants.

Photo shows what the home looked like when we bought it in 2001.

Even before "in the beginning"

This is the only historical photo that we were able get; it was obtained from the Lewes Historical Society. The photo was taken as part of a University of Delaware project in the 1970's to photograph all the homes/streets in Lewes. Note that the home did not have the side porch at the time the photo was taken. After we stripped off the asbestos siding, we discovered that the home originally had porches on the front and back.

First Blog Entry

This is our first attempt at setting up the blog. We've been working hard on demolition; filling 4 30 yard dumpsters so far with horse hair plaster, cheap paneling, bathroom and kitchen fixtures, pipes, etc. etc.......