Category: Designing a Farmhouse Rennovation

This is the third or fourth big nest I’ve found in the walls. I think they were closed in when the siding was put on in the 20’s but it must have been noisy. There was one by the front door (dangerous), this one was near the bathroom. I don’t know what you could do…

It’s hard to get a good picture- the cistern is about 10 feet deep and 6 feet across- and frankly it makes me really nervous to lean over it. It is round and made of stone with a smooth mortar finish. I suspect it was built with the house in 1902 and the woodshed addition…