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I Love Abandoned Places

Fruitfield House in Airdrie, former residence of the Lord Provost (mayor)







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rckt148 · 61-69, M
I would love the chance and be able to restore that
slate roof ,,
Thats what I love doing
restoring something assumed lost
TheJagsman · 26-30, M
@rckt148 Plenty of places around you could do that for
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@TheJagsman Notice I said an be able to
All the pushing myself ,doing the work of 3 ,and doing it alone has caught up with me ,,but I am restoring something in a way right now
Everything I inspect has to be torn down to the foundation and rebuilt
So I am still saving old things ,just on a much smaller scale
TheJagsman · 26-30, M
@rckt148 Everything you inspect? its all just that poor?
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@TheJagsman so far around every window and door
no one calked anything when this place was built apparently
but he said another service was sent from the power company to
Winterize the place ,,fix all the windows and under pin so cold air could not blow underneath ,but they must have got paid and didn't do the job either
Because every sheet of sheet rock I have popped off ,,I find damage
Studs look like cork ,,just eaten up ,and around ever window the damage goes all the way to the Floor Joists ,and some of them don't go all the way to the outside band ,,it was poorly built ,then I think he was ripped off again
but it will be new except the siding when I am done
Even that will have new siding nails ,,I have to nail it back to the new studs
Its the first patch job I have ever done thats turning into a rebuild
Normally the places I restore ,at least the structure is sound ,,not this one
TheJagsman · 26-30, M
@rckt148 Sounds like a big job
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@TheJagsman Yea considering it was only suppose to be 3 holes being patched
yea it turned into one