My Intro

Daox · 09-10-08, 08:53 AM

I recently (2 weeks ago) moved into my 1886 1600sq/ft two story farm house. Since I haven't been there long, I have no idea what kind of energy useage I'm looking at yet. However, I already have a slew of ideas that I'm trying to figure out and prioritize so I can start doing stuff. The previous owners had a year round average of a $280 utility bill, but they had 6-8 people living in the house. Right now its just me and my wife. But, in a few months though, I will be having my cousin and his family move in (wife and three small kids) so there will be 7 of us there.

Pictures to come soon. I get internet at home today, yay!

Daox · 09-10-08, 05:43 PM

Yay internet, and pictures.

dremd · 09-13-08, 01:21 AM

Glad to see you here!

Very nice.

What part of the world are you from again?

SVOboy · 09-13-08, 01:28 AM

Damn wisconsin has such nice farm houses,

Daox · 09-13-08, 11:57 AM

I'm from Germantown, Wisconsin. Its just a bit north of Milwaukee.

truckncycle · 09-15-08, 01:20 PM

The house looks great and the garage looks awesome. Plenty of room for a shop.

dentprone · 09-15-08, 08:48 PM

Beautiful place, Daox

Doofus McFancypants · 09-16-08, 09:05 AM

Nice house !!!

Congtats

gotta love the old farmhouses - they look so.... relaxed..

steve

Daox · 09-17-08, 11:27 PM

Here are some more pics I took recently. I'll try to explain what is what. I also drew up a floor plan so you can know what the layout is like.

The main entrance off the porch by the garage.

Straight into the downstairs bathroom.

Take a left at the entrance into the kitchen (by the oven is the entrance).

The living room.

The sunroom.

Immediately to the right are the stairs.

Master bedroom (all the bedrooms are on the small side).

Across from that is another bedroom.

Next to that is another bedroom.

And across another bedroom.

Ok, ran out of bedrooms, now here is the upstairs bath.

Here are some pics of the yard. I'm kinda standing behind the house and rotate counter-clockwise.

They left us the huge trampoline.

And finally aerial shots courtesy of maps.live.com. This shot is looking westward.

This shot is looking eastward.

09-23-08, 07:54 PM

Looks like a great piece of property you have there Daox. The inside of the house looks like it's had a lot of renovating recently, did the previous owners update everything, or did you? How much acreage do you have out there? I love the look of the house as well. Defiantly looks very relaxed. The patio looks like the perfect place to hang out on a summer evening and enjoy a cup of iced tea while the kids are playing in the yard

09-10-08, 08:53 AM	#1
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	My Intro I recently (2 weeks ago) moved into my 1886 1600sq/ft two story farm house. Since I haven't been there long, I have no idea what kind of energy useage I'm looking at yet. However, I already have a slew of ideas that I'm trying to figure out and prioritize so I can start doing stuff. The previous owners had a year round average of a $280 utility bill, but they had 6-8 people living in the house. Right now its just me and my wife. But, in a few months though, I will be having my cousin and his family move in (wife and three small kids) so there will be 7 of us there. Pictures to come soon. I get internet at home today, yay! __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by Daox; 09-10-08 at 12:06 PM.. Reason: typo on the build year

09-10-08, 05:43 PM	#2
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	Yay internet, and pictures. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by Daox; 07-18-13 at 10:55 AM..

09-13-08, 11:57 AM	#5
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	I'm from Germantown, Wisconsin. Its just a bit north of Milwaukee. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-16-08, 09:05 AM	#8
Doofus McFancypants Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice house !!! Congtats gotta love the old farmhouses - they look so.... relaxed.. steve __________________ Steve AKA Doofus

09-17-08, 11:27 PM	#9
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	More pictures Here are some more pics I took recently. I'll try to explain what is what. I also drew up a floor plan so you can know what the layout is like. The main entrance off the porch by the garage. Straight into the downstairs bathroom. Take a left at the entrance into the kitchen (by the oven is the entrance). The living room. The sunroom. Immediately to the right are the stairs. Master bedroom (all the bedrooms are on the small side). Across from that is another bedroom. Next to that is another bedroom. And across another bedroom. Ok, ran out of bedrooms, now here is the upstairs bath. Here are some pics of the yard. I'm kinda standing behind the house and rotate counter-clockwise. They left us the huge trampoline. And finally aerial shots courtesy of maps.live.com. This shot is looking westward. This shot is looking eastward. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by Daox; 07-18-13 at 10:56 AM..

09-13-08, 01:21 AM	#3
dremd Need More Eco Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scott, La Posts: 172 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Glad to see you here! Very nice. What part of the world are you from again?

09-13-08, 01:28 AM	#4
SVOboy Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 291 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Damn wisconsin has such nice farm houses,

09-15-08, 01:20 PM	#6
truckncycle Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 81 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The house looks great and the garage looks awesome. Plenty of room for a shop.

09-15-08, 08:48 PM	#7
dentprone Lurking Renovator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North FL, near Gainesville Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Beautiful place, Daox

09-23-08, 07:54 PM	#10
Tree Hugger Guest Posts: n/a	Looks like a great piece of property you have there Daox. The inside of the house looks like it's had a lot of renovating recently, did the previous owners update everything, or did you? How much acreage do you have out there? I love the look of the house as well. Defiantly looks very relaxed. The patio looks like the perfect place to hang out on a summer evening and enjoy a cup of iced tea while the kids are playing in the yard