But we were not expecting so much rot. So much rot, in fact, that there was a snake living in the wall -- Big Man found four different molts of skin under there.
The whereabouts of the snake are currently unknown.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Hole in the Wall
We were ripping out windows, and one led to a particularly troubling discovery of rot. We knew something like that might be coming, since there were vines living in the wall (!)
But we were not expecting so much rot. So much rot, in fact, that there was a snake living in the wall -- Big Man found four different molts of skin under there.
We worked until 10 pm rebuilding the wall with cement and new wood.
We also decided to restore the original style...two windows symmetrical with the upstairs, instead of the picture window that had been added later. An interesting observation is that all the structural problems with the house seem to stem from these later additions and changes.
The whereabouts of the snake are currently unknown.
But we were not expecting so much rot. So much rot, in fact, that there was a snake living in the wall -- Big Man found four different molts of skin under there.
The whereabouts of the snake are currently unknown.
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A new project to add to the list: snakeskin boots!
ReplyDeleteThat snake gonna be pissed his burrow is gone.
ReplyDeleteI saw the snake yesterday, unfortunately startling it back toward the house. I have faith that it will find more wood to burrow into...or perhaps it will decide on the basement. The basement is crazy.
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