Severson Farm

Here are some pictures of our new home. These pictures were taken in Early October before any work was started on it. The stats are as follows: 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and 1200 square feet. The property is just under 10 acres and we have several outbuildings and a barn. The house was built in 1938 by the sole owner who recently passed away. The house has been vacant since around 2000. The family was very relieved to hear that their childhood home was going to be remodeled and not torn down. There would be no way that we would have torn this house down. It is completely solid. The man who built this house took pride in his work and didn't skimp on anything. The house is built out of cedar wood, which I guess is one of the best woods for building. I guess that the Cypress wood that Noah built the Ark out of is actually a form of Cedar so I guess if Cedar is good enough of God, it's good enough for us!

Back/west side of the house
Front/east side of the house
Barn, Quonset, and grain bins. Looking south
Garage and chicken house facing west.

When all is said and done there will be two new additions. One on the south side off the kitchen and it will be a breakfast nook and crawl space for storage. One on the north side and that will be a master bedroom, full bathroom and walk-in closet and the basement area of the addition will be a family room. The basement has been braced, the floor replaced along with new drain tile, sump pump, lift station and egress window. There will be a .75 bathroom down there with a laundry area, bedroom, sewing room and playroom/workout room. We have a new furnace and duct work, new plumbing, new electrical. Still to come is new shingles, siding and windows. We turned the smallest room on the upper floor into a bathroom and there are still two bedrooms upstairs for the girls. The main floor bathroom was turned into a half bath and the Kitchen has been gutted and will have all new stuff in it. So there isn't much that isn't going to be updated....Fun times ahead for us!