Paymaster pics

Okay, this will strike terror into the couple that have the Paymaster reserved for September 23, but it's really coming together nicely. The walls are all finished and the floors will be done tomorrow. The whirlpool bath will then be installed and Ralph Steech will set the tile on the surround. Matt is in there every day working on the prep and painting for the windows, and Darin at Village Glass has found a new source for old glass and is restoring the windows. Mike had to patch some of the wall because of carpenter ants, but they stained it so well that you can't even tell. The electricians will be here next week (September 6, I think) to do final electrical, the alarm guy will be here right after the electricians, and the plasterer--well, I'm still not sure when he'll be here, but he'll be here. Olde York Homes is building the kitchen counter and Dawn has already bought the sink, stove, microwave, and refrigerator. The gutters, heat pump, water heater, and gas lines are already installed. The bed frame is here and the mattresses have been ordered. I do have to order some more linens, but that only takes a week, and we have to schedule Joel to install a door lock. He'll probably install that they day before it's ready, just like he did for the Summer Kitchen.

The vaulted ceiling and massive brick fireplace

Future site of a Sanijet pipeless whirlpool bath

The paymaster's window, where forge employees were paid 200+ years ago

The vaulted ceiling, probably done around 1880

The view of the farm from the Paymaster's Office (on a gloomy day)

The view of the creek (we own all the land on the other side, so we don't have to worry about any subdivisions going up)