Martinview Cottage Repairs, Summer 2012

While Wright's masterpiece across the street is being brought back to life, we gave some thought to making sure our little cottage lasts for yet another hundred years.  The weather side of the house was stripped down to the insulation, vacuumed out, all boards stripped and put back together, and repainted.  We saved all the old square nails, and the new nails and screws are stainless steel so they will last forever.  The window well was cleaned out (turns out to be lined with three-inch thick granite slabs), and a new stainless steel grate was constructed for it.  The new window opens from the inside (in the basement), and the grate can be removed only from the inside.  It's beautiful, and gives us so much light in the basement laundry room.  Some photos are attached, although I haven't yet taken a photo of the new stainless steel grate.  Maybe later today....