Historic Hotel Berry Bed and Breakfast, llc
Coming soon… Historic Hotel Berry Bed and Breakfast. This is a lovely railroad hotel built in 1906 By Mr. Berry from Minot ND. Built before electricity and water came to town, my objective is to restore the hotel while bringing it up to code.
The first bathroom on the second floor is nearly complete. Naturally, marrying the 1928 technology to today’s standards requires some ingenuity. Additionally, building the first floor bathroom taught us to be very careful reworking the walls. This becomes especially true because I am using 12×24 inch tile, A small curvature in the wall leads to a large error in tile placement. The tiles do not bend. Straight walls are essential since I want smooth walls. There is no forgiveness.
July 28, 2018
The overall goal of this project is to restore the Hotel Berry, while bringing it up to code.
The specific project is to ready the west half of the second floor for occupancy. This means 5 insulated rooms for beds, two baths and a larger day room. Actually, all the plumbing, including the third floor is included in this first phase making two two-hole restrooms and two three shower rooms.
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