The improvements
Every system, and the year it was replaced
An old farmhouse usually comes with a list of unknowns — the wiring, the pipes, what's under the floor. Here is the list instead, with the permit number for anything the city has on record.
2009
New poured foundation, house lifted
6
Backed by a permit
14
Systems replaced or renovated
2025
Most recent work completed
| System | Scope | Year | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | House lifted; original foundation removed and replaced with poured concrete, creating a full basement where there had not been one. permitted valuation $40,000 | 2009 | B0900997 |
| 15 photos | |||
| Addition | Built onto the front of the house — permitted together with the foundation replacement as a single job. | 2009 | B0900997 |
| 8 photos | |||
| Front porch | A separate add-on permit filed partway through the foundation/first-floor project below — not a later, standalone job. permitted valuation $1,000 | 2010 | B1002239 |
| 2 photos | |||
See it happen
Shot partway through the foundation and first-floor project above, while the walls were still open.
Pre-drywall walkthrough
c. 2010 · 4:48
First floor, after drywall
c. 2010 · 1:28
| System | Scope | Year | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | Two complete systems, independently zoned — installed during the multi-year foundation/first-floor project below. | c. 2009–11 | approximate |
| Electrical | Full rewire — no original wiring remains in service. Part of the same multi-year project as the foundation and first floor. | c. 2009–11 | approximate |
| Plumbing | Full repipe, done during the same multi-year project. | c. 2009–11 | approximate |
| System | Scope | Year | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof | Full replacement following hail. | c. 2017 | approximate |
| Insulation — main floor | Insulated during the multi-year first-floor renovation. | c. 2009–11 | approximate |
| 2 photos | |||
| Insulation — attic | Insulated — done over the winter. | c. 2010–11 | approximate |
| 4 photos | |||
| System | Scope | Year | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | Full renovation, taken back to the studs — one continuous ~3-year project alongside the foundation replacement and front addition. The front porch permit was filed as an add-on partway through. | c. 2009–11 | approximate |
| 27 photos | |||
| Basement | Finished, inside the 2009 poured foundation. permitted valuation $5,000 | 2014–15 | B1403315 |
| 17 photos | |||
| Kitchen | New cabinets, countertop, flooring, and backsplash. | 2025–26 | owner recollection |
| 12 photos | |||
| System | Scope | Year | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood stove — shop | Permitted wood stove installed in the 24′ × 34′ shop, which is what makes the building usable through a Nebraska winter. | 2013 | B1300009 |
| 5 photos | |||
| Shed / third bay | Built 10′ × 24′ with a full-size overhead door on the alley end, so it works as a single garage as well as storage. permitted valuation $2,500 | 2013 | B1301574 |
| 9 photos | |||