House Remodel

In ‘54 or ‘55, mom and dad decided to enlarge the house. When we moved into the house it was rectangular in plan. Looking from the front, on the left side were mom and dad’s bedroom and behind that the bedroom Terry and I shared. On the right was the living room with the kitchen behind. Between the kitchen and my room was the small bathroom.

The remodel was to the left side of the house. Dad added two feet to the front of their bedroom and two feet to the entire left side of the house. It was a pretty massive undertaking, but dad was confident he could do it.

He worked with one of the guys from the church, Claude Clark. He was a draftsman and he drew up the plans. More on him and his family later…

The actual construction must have occurred in late spring, summer or early fall when the temperatures were OK and there was a dry spell forecast.