Saturday, October 24, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
It has been a while!!
Hello again! It has taken me so long to post not only because we have been super busy with the house, but because in anticipation of moving, our Internet was shut off! On top of that, something is wrong with our camera so until that gets fixed there will be no pictures.....drag I know! Try to visualize......the addition is on, the roof is done, the side porch has a new roof too, the kitchen window is in (the biggie), the office is completely demo'd, there are two windows in upstairs, and the addition is wrapped up like a present on the outside to keep it warm for the winter. There is a support beam in the living room which holds the ceiling nice and straight, the window in the living room and kitchen are boarded over and we have filled 12 dumpsters to date!
There is only a bit left to do before the fun stuff starts. This weekend with the help of some family we are hoping to get the entire house framed out on the inside, new walls and all, the rest of the windows in, and the living room floor leveled. This may seem lofty but I think it can get done. Now, when that is finished, we can get on the electrical, plumbing and HVAC!!! This is exciting because then insulation and drywall......before too long I will be picking out paint colours!
One super glitch along the way....the bank. When we worked through the first $20,000 and were ready with receipts to collect the next $20,000 it took them 3 weeks to get it for us. Work had to almost stop because we needed supplies. Anyways, lesson learned....don't wait until you are out of money to go get more!
Our current landlords have found someone to rent our place for November 28th, so they have asked us to get out for November 21st.....the race is on! Friends have offered to have us stay at their house until this house is ready, but we are really hoping to move from where we are now to the new house.....do not pass go, do not collect $200!! Only time will tell. Wish us luck!
There is only a bit left to do before the fun stuff starts. This weekend with the help of some family we are hoping to get the entire house framed out on the inside, new walls and all, the rest of the windows in, and the living room floor leveled. This may seem lofty but I think it can get done. Now, when that is finished, we can get on the electrical, plumbing and HVAC!!! This is exciting because then insulation and drywall......before too long I will be picking out paint colours!
One super glitch along the way....the bank. When we worked through the first $20,000 and were ready with receipts to collect the next $20,000 it took them 3 weeks to get it for us. Work had to almost stop because we needed supplies. Anyways, lesson learned....don't wait until you are out of money to go get more!
Our current landlords have found someone to rent our place for November 28th, so they have asked us to get out for November 21st.....the race is on! Friends have offered to have us stay at their house until this house is ready, but we are really hoping to move from where we are now to the new house.....do not pass go, do not collect $200!! Only time will tell. Wish us luck!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
On the October Schedule
1. Finish the Roofs
2. Winter weather proof the outside wood
3. Put the Windows in, and foam barrier
4. Rough in the Plumbing for the new bathroom
5. Run the electrical and cabling
6. Run the HVAC
7. Insulate and Poly the walls
8. Resheet the old flooring
That should be the minimum at least that would allow us to move in, with just the essentials and is safe for Liv.
The next phase would be Nov/Dec and that would actually be finishing the house (drywall, siding, flooring, Kitchen/Bathroom, etc).
2. Winter weather proof the outside wood
3. Put the Windows in, and foam barrier
4. Rough in the Plumbing for the new bathroom
5. Run the electrical and cabling
6. Run the HVAC
7. Insulate and Poly the walls
8. Resheet the old flooring
That should be the minimum at least that would allow us to move in, with just the essentials and is safe for Liv.
The next phase would be Nov/Dec and that would actually be finishing the house (drywall, siding, flooring, Kitchen/Bathroom, etc).
Roof on Addition Complete
Roof on the addition is complete, with big thanks to Rick for spending way too much time in the rain in the past week.
We now need to refinish the old roof, and rebuild the side porch and front porch roofs that leak. Will likely just resheet over top of existing stuff, sister up some new joists beside the old ones, and go from there.
Next we have to weather proof the outside. We have a lot of bare wood, and holes where windows used to be, that I need to get ready for the winter.
We're hoping to be able to move in on Halloween weekend. !
We now need to refinish the old roof, and rebuild the side porch and front porch roofs that leak. Will likely just resheet over top of existing stuff, sister up some new joists beside the old ones, and go from there.
Next we have to weather proof the outside. We have a lot of bare wood, and holes where windows used to be, that I need to get ready for the winter.
We're hoping to be able to move in on Halloween weekend. !
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Addition Almost Complete
The addition is almost complete. Framers started yesterday, and will be done early afternoon today.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Big Push
Rick has been over every night to help me this week and all day each Sat and Sun. We wouldn't be where we are today without his help (or anyone's for that matter), so we are both very thankful.
We've run lights every day this week, and thought we were ready to have the contractor in on Monday (21st) so we could potentially move in (essentials only) on the 1st of October. However, we had a set back in the kitchen and lost a day, and then spent about 14 hours there today (Saturday) getting it ready for the framing of the addition.
Tomorrow, if we don't have the remaining of the roof ripped off, the 2nd story 26'ft LVL beam securely footed down to the basement, and some old section around the kitchen torn down, all on Sunday, then the contractor won't be able to start framing, and we will have an even bigger set back not being able to move.
Rick and Lisa have offered their spare bedroom to us, which is very generous and means a lot to us, but we don't want to put anyone out, so we're hoping to have all of this done in time. No stress eh.
We've run lights every day this week, and thought we were ready to have the contractor in on Monday (21st) so we could potentially move in (essentials only) on the 1st of October. However, we had a set back in the kitchen and lost a day, and then spent about 14 hours there today (Saturday) getting it ready for the framing of the addition.
Tomorrow, if we don't have the remaining of the roof ripped off, the 2nd story 26'ft LVL beam securely footed down to the basement, and some old section around the kitchen torn down, all on Sunday, then the contractor won't be able to start framing, and we will have an even bigger set back not being able to move.
Rick and Lisa have offered their spare bedroom to us, which is very generous and means a lot to us, but we don't want to put anyone out, so we're hoping to have all of this done in time. No stress eh.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
More from the home front
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Thought I would follow up Ben's last post with some more pictures. The house is not really a house at all at the moment with no ceilings or roof, and to the untrained eye it might look as though not much is getting done......but this my friend is not the case! This has been a seriously serious work week at the house, getting the final things done in anticipation of the contractors showing up early Monday morning. Almost.....almost......almost all of the wreckage is out of the house, finally! We are going to need one more dumpster (making 7 in total) and that will be it for a while.
Just a quick run down of what has been done since the last update
1. The roof has been taken off with the help of my Dad, Max, and Max's step Dad Rick.
2. the remaining barn boards, and plaster and lath have been removed
3. The yard has been cleaned up of roof debris
4. The old tv antenna has been taken down
5. The hard wood floor has been torn up from the living room....which by the way revealed a beautiful, untouched, wide plank hard wood floor....hello!
6. Windows have been bought for most of the house...will explain in a minute
7. The chimney has been partially removed
8. The kitchen design has been agreed upon....god help me, finally!
9. The main floor studs have been reinforced with shiny new studs and plates
10. The floor on the main floor has been leveled from the basement.......almost, just another tweak or two
Wow, I am tired just writing that list, never mind doing all of that! We are on schedule so far so that is good!
Okay, the windows.....I am beyond excited! A couple weekends ago, on my way back from picking Liv up from my parents I hit a garage sale. I got 4 vinyl windows (the kind with the lines through them) approx 38x50, 1 HUGE window for the kitchen approx 38x115, a claw foot tub including all the hardware, the 1920's cast iron sink to match, and an antique spindle bed all for.............$600! What a deal! The kitchen window alone I am told would have run us close to $600. I was so pleased, and I get to have the claw foot tub I wanted for our new bathroom!
That's it for now......cross your fingers for dry weather for another week or so!
P.S. If anyone has any tips for getting the little nails out of the wood floor let me know. They have like little teeth on them, so they are tricky. Ben says it will take me forever and we should just put a floor over the top, but I am determined to try. Any tricks would certainly help me prove him wrong......ummmm I mean.......get the nails out of the floor so I can refinish it!!!
Thought I would follow up Ben's last post with some more pictures. The house is not really a house at all at the moment with no ceilings or roof, and to the untrained eye it might look as though not much is getting done......but this my friend is not the case! This has been a seriously serious work week at the house, getting the final things done in anticipation of the contractors showing up early Monday morning. Almost.....almost......almost all of the wreckage is out of the house, finally! We are going to need one more dumpster (making 7 in total) and that will be it for a while.
Just a quick run down of what has been done since the last update
1. The roof has been taken off with the help of my Dad, Max, and Max's step Dad Rick.
2. the remaining barn boards, and plaster and lath have been removed
3. The yard has been cleaned up of roof debris
4. The old tv antenna has been taken down
5. The hard wood floor has been torn up from the living room....which by the way revealed a beautiful, untouched, wide plank hard wood floor....hello!
6. Windows have been bought for most of the house...will explain in a minute
7. The chimney has been partially removed
8. The kitchen design has been agreed upon....god help me, finally!
9. The main floor studs have been reinforced with shiny new studs and plates
10. The floor on the main floor has been leveled from the basement.......almost, just another tweak or two
Wow, I am tired just writing that list, never mind doing all of that! We are on schedule so far so that is good!
Okay, the windows.....I am beyond excited! A couple weekends ago, on my way back from picking Liv up from my parents I hit a garage sale. I got 4 vinyl windows (the kind with the lines through them) approx 38x50, 1 HUGE window for the kitchen approx 38x115, a claw foot tub including all the hardware, the 1920's cast iron sink to match, and an antique spindle bed all for.............$600! What a deal! The kitchen window alone I am told would have run us close to $600. I was so pleased, and I get to have the claw foot tub I wanted for our new bathroom!
That's it for now......cross your fingers for dry weather for another week or so!
P.S. If anyone has any tips for getting the little nails out of the wood floor let me know. They have like little teeth on them, so they are tricky. Ben says it will take me forever and we should just put a floor over the top, but I am determined to try. Any tricks would certainly help me prove him wrong......ummmm I mean.......get the nails out of the floor so I can refinish it!!!
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