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Carley Brook Farm

Breaking Out Carley Brook Farm to a Separate Site

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I have been working on two different projects. One here a the lodge – and the other at the farm.

Recently I have been spending quite a bit of time working on the restoration of Carley Brook Farm, an 1820s farmhouse and farm.

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To the Farm: Dangerous Knob and Tube

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Back a while ago I had discovered old knob and tube wiring in the farm house.

When I had opened up the kitchen ceiling to access the source of a leak I revealed the ancient wiring. It looked like it was in pretty good shape – soft and supple after all those years. I rhetorically asked “do I really have to replace it? – Cant I just repair the ceiling and cover it up as if I never had seen it? After all it looked like it was in pretty good condition.”Old Knob and Tube Wiring

Comments soon followed that post….. (replace replace replace) each comment echoing the next.

What a job. Replacing the knob and tube is not a pleasurable task by any means but it is a necessary one.

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To The Farm: Knob and Tube Update and More Discoveries

I have been busy busy busy – Have been in the process of ripping out old knob and tube wiring and rewiring – a tedious job. The old knob and tube throughout the house was divided simply by two circuits. One for lights and one for sockets. YIKES.
The kitchen rewiring is complete as well [...]

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To The Farm: Plaster Ceilings, Wall, More Discoveries – and Decisions Made

I’ve been out at the farm again working on fixing plaster. I did get quite a bit accomplished. All the fiber ceiling tiles that were put up sometime in the 70s and the furring strips were completely removed and taken out to the burn pile. I lit them up and stood back and [...]

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To The Farm: Plaster Ceilings and More Discoveries – a Medallion

At some point in the past the plaster ceilings had been covered over by fiber tiles. I believe that the previous owner, instead of fixing imperfections (cracks and of the like) decided to just tile over them.
The ceiling in the main parlor and stairwell had furring strips nailed up and then the tiles. [...]

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To The Farm: A Discovery in the Attic and a History Lesson

I had a major discovery in the attic at the farmhouse. I had been in the attic before but didn’t pay much attention to the pile of additional insulation in the corner. There under the pile was a window, the gable window. It measure 4 1/4 feet tall by almost three feet wide. [...]

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Pocono Mountains Land for Sale

I have decided to place a few acres of land that I have in the Pocono Mountains on the market.
The 11 +/- acre parcel has incredible views of the Carley Brook Valley. The East facing property has spectacular views up the valley to the North, Down the valley to the South and across the [...]

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A Walk Through the House at Carley Brook Farm

Trying to incorporate some video into the site here – and first up is a walk through of the house at Carley Brook Farm
 

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Cottage on the Lake: Fixing up the Rental

Besides multiple other projects I had to take some time to work on fixing up the lakeside cottage that we, some friends and I purchased. We have been working hard to fix them up. We have been painting, cleaning, fixing and getting them generally ready.
Freshly painted they are pretty cute little cottages — perfect [...]

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Farmhouse Restoration: Plaster Ceilings and the Ol’ Knob and Tube Electrical -Update

Greg’s haunting tick tick tick was appropriate

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