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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-08-12, Page 7. . THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 12,1987 — A7 • „L.% `"31Z1i;cr;;ZIA1.1,44.44. rn- tlealWelaWar.00), 01,1, ".$.7 " • 1.. Ape . . TURN 'OF THE CENTURY HOME -Renovations to- a Victorian • Queen Anne style -home located' on Goderich Street began last winter to restore -the building to its original. state. Art and Cindy Larivee, owners of Auctions Unlimited, bought the house in 1985 after -they fell in love with its grandeur and turn-of-the:century, fur- niture. Inside rewiring and fixing up water damage are the main concern while on the outside work has already started on stripp-, ingthe old paint to make way for new heritage colbrs of brown and grey. Blake photbs. Seaforth couple. restore Victorian home Renovations to restore a Victorian Queen Anne style home located on Goderich Street began last winter by a Seaforth couple Whose whole fives are &vete(' to the antique business. Art and Cindy Larivee, owners of Auc- tions Unliinited, moved to Seaforth in 1985 after buying the home from Perry and Bar - bare Brootne. Mr. and Mrs. Broome had liv- ed in the house for only a few months before putting the giant house up for sale. • Mr. and Mrs. Larivee fell in love with the hOme and despite its rundown state they purchased it, deciding they would "rebuild the house after the completion of the sale. What they didn't realize was just how much week the reconstruction would take. Renovations started with the much - 'needed repair of the roof. Water damage throughout the house caused them to repair ceilings, some walls and the staircase. The otiple replaced the roof With asphalt Mrs. Larivee said they would have replac- ed the roof with cedar shakes but at the time hadn't decided on the possiblity of making the home an historical site. The reef was completed this spring. Summer students wetted hard over the hot summer months to complete the next big job of stripping layers upon layers of paint from the sides of e hbuse. The hardest part of doing the outside was stripping the paint from the boards," said Mrs. Lativee adding the workers had to strip the paint froth between the boards plus aandlhe bear& before they could add a new coat of Paint. The house Will he painted in heritage colors of grey and brown. Another time-eonSurning jOb was the rewiring of ahnost the entire building. Star- ting i.vith upstairs mania, an electrician rewired the historical fixtures, put in grounded outlets were there was none and rewired the light sWitchts. The cost of renovations so ;far; said Mr. and Mrs. Lativee are high with the roof be- ing the most expensive at $52,000. Paint and other supplies cost $7.009 and further renovations will send the price higher to bet- ween $18,-26,000 Because of the leaking roof, the stairwell leading upstairs was rotten. The couple also had to Strip the drywall next to the stairs because it was soaked through to thestrapp, in underneath. ft seemed repairs never stopped with the front porch and sworn needing to be jack- ed up and levelled. Even though their policy is to keep everything in its original state, the couple plan to modernize the kitchen and bathroom by placing new appliances and fixtures in the rooms. For the kitchen they Plan to lower the ceiling to hide water pipes and ex- tend the walls for the salve purpose. In MS room the problem of Where to place the ap. pliances.between the five doorways arose. Mrs. Larivee said they also want to install abathroom off the kitchen room is now ideated. Ceilings fri various rooms also need to be tedolte due to water daniage, said Mrs. Larivee adding the sliding doors between the halhvay and the musie room also need to be reset. where a back Because the hardwood floors are in such good condition the Couple agreed carpeting is an unnecessary expense. A tiny tooth beside the upstairs bathroom will also be converted into a laundry room, said Mrs. Larivee. Turn to oage 14A •