In demolishing false ceilings and by removing the wooden slats from the ceiling of the ground floor, we discovered things … Terrible! We even wonder if it is possible … Here is my top: A pack of 1939 Turret cigarettes (beautiful calendar on the back) A paper from the Bank of Montreal Honeysuckles (cigarettes?) A […]
Demolitions
What we found while cleaning the cellar.
Several finds in the cellar, more or less worthy of mention: An old Pom Pom cigar box The foot of a glass (which looked very pretty to me) Small porcelain rollers used for electricity Big chalk (Ikea?) A tennis ball A super light black stone in the false ceiling. We deduced that it was anthracite […]
Demolition of the terrace
We had to demolish our terrace in order to redo the roof. It took several weekends for my boyfriend, his friends, and a bit for me to finish it all. There was wood, phew …
The tow in ancestral houses piece by piece
When you acquire a traditional house and carry out major restoration work, it often happens that finds in ceilings or in old walls . At first glance, we thought we had found “ Horsehair ”, Put in rolls to seal the joints between the part on part of the walls. We discovered this material while […]