Rebuilding A Greenhouse

Christian is rebuilding his greenhouse which is vintage and has waterleaks. He has ordered new large glass panels, while reframing the base. This refurbished space is directly off his kitchen and is another of four closed in appendages to the 1780 farmhouse. The floor flashing, base wood framing, plywood sheathing, new Rock Wool Insulation, Ditra floor heat and exterior "Hardie Fiber Cement Siding" Plank boards are being added.

The kitchen sink window looks into this greenhouse.

The work...

  

The other finished closed in additions...

The sunroom.

The mudroom.

The solarium.

Installing A Pedestal Charging Port

Bill and the boys have installed wall car charging ports at home and Old Farm, while Leif is now installing a pedestal one with Bill at his house. It required digging a deep trench 42' through stones, tree roots and a gravel driveway by hand; taking most of a weekend once logistics were done.

A Tesla Level II universal pedestal port mounts on a steel stand as shown & total cost is about $1600. An adapter is used for other EV model cars, while 22 brands are switching to the Tesla NCAS standard. Most will recharge on the left side, although the cord reaches either.

Leif has chosen the wider stand which rivets into a poured cement base.

Leif's car at Old Farm recharging next to the 1717 house.

Vacationing At Old Farm

August and September are wonderful months to vacation at Old Farm, so we have power washed the outdoor shower, laundered linens, and scrubbed inside the 1717 house from attic ceiling beams to original old floor boards. Leif and Alex will be here soon with guests to share it's historic charm.

It has been a dry summer on the Cape, but the house is 4 homes from a private lake beach and 10 min. from ocean beaches. It sits on part of 12 original acres bought from the Indian Serunk in 1644 by George Lewis; a Pilgrim and clothier from Kent, England. He also bought 60 pastoral acres, had 10 children, 2 wives and arrived first in Plymouth Colony in 1633; a follower of Rev. John Lothrop.