The Cottage

When we moved to Manor Hill Farm there was a shed that must have been an old milk house of some sort. I immediately wanted to turn it into an apartment. Low and behold it was one at some point. Plumbing was under the floor, there was a vent fan... I wanted this man cave made into a cottage. The vision was there, but the money and time to do it was not. After lots of begging and design work I set the hubster on his mission.

We found broken water pipes- termites, rotten boards, electrical issues.... it was a never ending battle of problems. I wasn't sure if we could turn this 16'x20' box into a pretty cottage.

With much hard work from the hubster, his grand father, and a few plumbers and an electrician- the job finally got done and we were able to welcome a live in barn manager into her new home.

 I'm so very proud of the hubster who would come home from work, eat a quick dinner and spend every night working on this. Another special thank you to his grandfather who was there to give expert help, and make sure things were done right! It's been a long road... and I'm so happy with the results!

Not bad for two months of work.

A storage room of Boxes let the challenge begin

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First things first. Fix the Roof

Paint the roof

Plumbing problems? Broken water pipes from not being buried deep enough....

Begin the digging up of water pipes

Adding new water pipe lines

Laying new plumbing and building a wall to divide the bathroom and kitchen.

Drywall and plaster

lets see if this stuff will fit. Nope. Need to buy a different shower. 

New wall.

Fixing termite damage, and laying in pipes. 

The first water line going in.

Siding...

New wood floors

Kitchen Cabinets!

Move the door, add a door

Soon to add in the bathroom stuff

Doors work.

Siding is getting there. 

Paint, and countertops!

BATHROOM! 

Cleaning up the mess.

Paint the rest of the roof, and siding is done!

Moving in....

Deck and Done! 

Sweet little cottage.