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Along the way, they added an additional 600 square feet. “From<br />
what I can tell, the house started out as a one-room building with an<br />
outhouse. Plumbing was added in 1942, and the big addition was<br />
added in 1951. A master bedroom and bathroom was added in 1978.<br />
When we got it, the house had two bedrooms and two baths. We<br />
added a third bedroom and bathroom, as well as a keeping room that<br />
would compliment a house of that age.” Lisa says they put in hardwood<br />
floors throughout the house except for the bathrooms, which were<br />
tiled. “We also added 32 new double paned windows.” Other exterior<br />
work included ripping off all the rotted exterior wood siding and replacing<br />
it with twelve inch hardy board. They also replaced the soffits, fascia,<br />
gutters, and replaced the roof. “We have also added brick pavers and<br />
tongue-in-groove paneling.”<br />
The Rippys closed on the home in May 2021, and now that the work<br />
is finished, they have put it on the market. “People can’t believe we are<br />
selling it after all the work we’ve put into it,” Lisa laughs. “But Rip has a<br />
plan.” The Rippys want to buy one more home to renovate, then sell it<br />
so they can buy the home in which they will live when they retire.<br />
For Lisa, Interior Inspiration is a ministry as much as anything else.<br />
It’s been a journey filled with faith and hard work. “This is bigger than<br />
anything I could have imagined,” says Lisa.<br />
26 • MARCH 2023
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