The mill houses
I stumbled across this site by accident, I noticed the first comment on the first page. If you are planning to buy an old mill house be very careful to inspect it.I am an artist from Kannapolis and was an electrician for 7 years. My mom and dad live in a mill house on East Avenue. I am guessing the ones closer to the mill are older. Our neighbor told us she was just a girl when our house was built in the 1920's. It was added onto at a later time. These houses had no indoor plumbing at first (imagine that).When my dad bought it in the early 1980's the outhouse was still attached to the garage. The kitchen sink vent pipe was on the out side of the house until the mid 90's. When he heating and air added in the 80's, he had to upgrade the 100 amp service to a 200 amp service (some of the mill houses still haven't done this). My dad's hose looks great from the outside and has been appraised in the 120's, but the crawlspace is under 18" and is very difficult to crawl. The front of the house, which is the original one room, still has the original tube and knob wiring (a hot and a neutral insulated separately, which is very brittle). I always wanted to replace it but never got around to it, then dropped out of the field altogether. The plumbing is mostly all original also, so the water pressure is low.
I am sure a lot of the mill houses have been rewired and re plumbed. But I am positive there are a lot out there that are the same as they were in the 1980's and will cost a pretty penny to convert over. And most are only 2 bedroom anyway. My dad's was a two bedroom with the formal dining room, we knocked out a few walls and closed in a few doorways and it's a cozy 3 bedroom. They added a sun room in 1995. They absolutely love it. I've always wanted to buy one, because the floors are like concrete!
Last edited by eagleart; 11-09-2007 at 03:55 PM..
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