Barn Find/Kentucky

Gershwin
I would love to look at the house next time you are out there even if your deal doesn't work out. It would be interesting to see the similarities and differences to the 100 year old I am doing a remodel on in the Highlands. If they are questionable on having viewers, I am a contractor and you can tell them you wanted someone to have a look.

 

It's not bondo it actually adds structural support. The rot is then fixed with crackshot which can be molded and sands as easy as joint compound.

To the OP, do you know if there is support inside the columns or are they hallow. If you buy this place and fix it up can we have a f-chat dinner there? That would be FUN!!!

 

I am not familier with a unit that would use the spring to "cool" unless it is a serious, gushing 10-20gal/min spring.

What I would do would be to bite the built and install a few central air units and run the duct the best you can... which should not be that hard. Radical tech like you are thinking would be glitchy and mega expensive IMO. I have honestly never seen one even in places like Yellowstone that were not, say, a fashion statement. Sadly, we are just not that good at them yet.

(Oh I love the cider press! I used to have one but my old dog killed it.)

 

I call dibs if you find a 250 in the barn!

 

When we installed our central air, it was much easier than I expected. AC in the attic with ducts that drop into 2nd floor ceilings. Period. First floor has such high ceilings and crappy insulation that the cold air drops nicely into the first floor. At this point, we have no forced cold air on the first floor of the house and its perfectly livable. The kitchen has a window unit, because without forced cold air, our stove puts out WAY too much heat and the room would get roasting hot.

Heat is boiler driven, and radiators are in use throughout the house (except in Luca's playroom which is an upstairs sunroom/solarium.... it was too far of a push to get good steam, so we installed baseboard electric, built into some nice toychests.)

I spent long time investigating the flexible tube AC systems that you see on This Old House and such. Everyone I spoke with said it was very noisy and less efficient than a good ol AC sitting in the attic.

 

From what I understand Geothermal heat pumps are usually not connected to an underground sping. They are closed loop systems where they bury a pipe or series of pipes in the gruond and pump a water/antifreeze mix through. Since the temperature is about 50-55 degrees year around at certain depths the water/antifreeze mix will be heated or cooled and ran back though te heat pump decreasing the amount of energy the heat pump would need to use to heat/cool a house.

 

That sounds like it would work for cooling but not at all for heating. Look at it this way, you will likely never let your house go below 60deg. So a circulation of 55deg exchangers on the return is not going to help at all in winter. In fact it will hurt if turned on.

In summer however, I see it could make a good deal of difference.

 

Thats why we've bought tons a acreage around the Mt House. So we can control it as much as posable.

 

I can hear Adam crying right now. He was certain his buddy Gershwin had found a new hunting area.

 

Have you looked at the mini-splits for A/C. They work great to cool single rooms or multiple rooms.

 

Thanks yours I still think is pretty cool too.

 

I'd like to know this as well! Looks like tons of clutter!

 

I just want to know if there is deer out there.

 

I've got turkeys if you want one of them..... or 30.

 

I think I am turkeyed out. I maxed out on my turkey tags this year. But maybe springtime turkey!

 

I've got close to 500 acres now, no tags needed.


Oh and if anyone wonders why I would hate turkeys, ever seen a turkey bomb a F348 from 50 ft? It like a whale took a **** on you.

 

I would be more than happy to take care of them Turkeys for you. Just tell me when.

 

If you go turkey hunting at Docs place. I will go with you to NC you can hunt the turkeys I will take the 308 out driving on the tail of the dragon.

 

Great pics! I love those old houses. Any updates on the home? or on the previous owners? I'm up for a road trip if you ever have a housewarming party! Have you had any paranormal activity since starting to renovate?