Alas the decision had to be made to tear down the old woodshed with the attached 3 hole out house. While much of the structure dated from the early 1800's, the roof had been redone in the 1950s and the framing sometime before that. The pitch on the roof was shallow enough that many Maine winters and heavy snow had caused it to crush in several directions. It had been modified several times with many of the main timbers either cut for new doorsor rotting from misalignment. It was a sad day but the true beginning of the rebirth of the old house.
David Hallowell and his associate Jeff made quick work of the project with an excavator. 2 truck loads of debris was hauled off and the dumpster filled. Several of the beams were salvaged and stored for the replacement wing currently being identified as the Dance Hall.
The last of the wiring was removed from the gable end of the summer house and siding applied to clean up the outside. We are planning for 2009 to jack and form a foundation under the summer house which is slated for an overhaul this winter.
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