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ok guys haven’t been around been super busy with second stage reno’s, entire top floor (third floor) of our house is getting gutted, 7 trailers full so far I guessing 2 more 1903 house a lot more work than just drywall…….update will come soon as rebuilding gets underway….moving walls ect ect
Good to hear from you again! Does it still have tube and knob wiring, or was it ever wired? I assume it was at some point. Plaster and lath is a joy to demo as well. Good luck with all the renovations. Guessing a mask company is benefiting from your efforts.
comp56 wrote:
5 hours ago, comp56 said:ok guys haven’t been around been super busy with second stage reno’s, entire top floor (third floor) of our house is getting gutted, 7 trailers full so far I guessing 2 more 1903 house a lot more work than just drywall…….update will come soon as rebuilding gets underway….moving walls ect ect
sounds a lot like where I have been working at the past few months. Ours is a 1930’s house though.
Atlas2000 wrote:
32 minutes ago, Atlas2000 said:Good to hear from you again! Does it still have tube and knob wiring, or was it ever wired? I assume it was at some point. Plaster and lath is a joy to demo as well. Good luck with all the renovations. Guessing a mask company is benefiting from your efforts.
I had to tear out some plaster and lathe at our current job. It causes quite a mess. It also had some tube wiring but its getting all new wiring.
Ya lots of fun, no wiring was updated awhile back so it has current (no pun intended) wiring but is getting replaced just the same new windows new insulation vapor barrior drywall new wall location ect ect everything 10 windows all ranging from 30″x60″ and up to 59″×59″ if it wasnt for the location of this house I would just sell it and buy a cheap stapled together shifting and warping house somewhere in a new subdivision so I can fix it in a few years….lol NOT! I was advised that every dollar I spend on this house I could see $6.50 or more in return
nice returns in investment.
That would be a nice return. I hope that will be the case.
gutting is fun…..not much plaster and lathe left and the house will be P&L free…..
Pics bring back memories of working on a framing/demo crew. We demoed a multi family brick unit of P&L on one of the projects, and had to deal with nine to sixteen inches of pigeon crap that had accumulated in the entire attic crawl space of the building. Guess the previous owner thought it was just insulation or something.
replacing old cast main drain stack from 2.5 floors, what a chore…….this has to be the most grueling task thus far. without the help of this pipe cutter/snapper it probably would have stayed there…….lol
Those chain breakers are nice unless you’re using them just to repair a section of old, weak pipe. Something I refuse to do anymore after my last experience of chasing cracking pipes through a medical office building. I agree it’s grueling and messy af.
Hugh Jass wrote:
22 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:Those chain breakers are nice unless you’re using them just to repair a section of old, weak pipe. Something I refuse to do anymore after my last experience of chasing cracking pipes through a medical office building. I agree it’s grueling and messy af.
yes if I hired someone to do this might be a different story, but so far removing all the pipe has cost me a $16 rental fee a good days work and about $300 with of new ABS
You win for sure, plumbers charge a lot of money to do the same, not even they want to do that.
you got that right, I’m happy I can do pretty much everything except electrical, (I don’t touch electrical) but my brother is an electrician so I got that covered by him……
I see the wife isn’t having any problems spending some of the budget, including a free standing soaker tub, along with free standing faucet for it. single double size kitchen sink with commercial style faucet waterfall vanity faucet and articulating pot filler…… vanity tub and matching mirror and cabinet are getting delivered tomorrow not even got master bathroom floor ready yet….custom kitchen cabinets are apparently ready for pick up as well…..
Hugh Jass wrote:
On 8/29/2017 at 11:10 PM, Hugh Jass said:You win for sure, plumbers charge a lot of money to do the same, not even they want to do that.
Hey! 😀
awesome man, glad to see your posts here and really looking forward to the progress, thanks for taking the time to post the pics here. It always gets a bit time consuming
KnarlyCarl wrote:
5 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said:Hey! 😀
Psh you know I’m right. 😆
got side tracked with something else but managed to get new ABS piping roughed in for new toilet location along with soaker tub, leveled floor, and moved main drain pipe closer into wall to hide it. going to make one wall thicker to completely hide all piping
well carry on level off entire floor with new T&G sub floor, almost done finish it off in the morning, then maybe start slapping a couple walls up. waiting on brother to run all new wiring all over….. then possibly get to windows
looks like electrical is next, along with running new ethernet cable for internet and coax for cable TV. I’m glad all I have to do is have everything ready for my electrician brother….easy peasy job….haha for me anyway.
comp56 wrote:
On 9/6/2017 at 8:02 PM, comp56 said:well carry on level off entire floor with new T&G sub floor, almost done finish it off in the morning, then maybe start slapping a couple walls up. waiting on brother to run all new wiring all over….. then possibly get to windows
Did you use Advantech flooring?
not available around me but used 23/32″ trufloor same stuff I built my camp with and it worked good
little more done, putting the ol Milwaukee Fuel grinder to work with some concrete work fitting a new window. Worked great with a dry cutting disc. One window in 10 to go, figure start with the smallest one….lol
window a day keeps the wife happy….lol window 2 down 8 to go…this one a little bigger, heavy bugger so far off the ground..lol
while fitting new windows, ( today rained like a bugger ) so I made a set of sliding closet doors, just dry fitting them before they get painted…will have white glass inserts when finished. just setting a place for handles.
Professionally made! very good job,
But why in US you all live in wooden houses?
You never heard about The Three Little Pigs tale?
MrNoob wrote:
9 minutes ago, MrNoob said:Professionally made! very good job,
But why in US you all live in wooden houses?
You never heard about The Three Little Pigs tale?
haha first I’m not in the US but in Canada and my house is made from wood but covered in cement and stucco …..
ah OK then 🙂
some more windows in, have 5 on this floor installed now …
insulating and vapour barrier before drywall, then also installed a couple bigger windows 13 windows so far but didn’t take pics of all of them
ok winter, your not gonna get us this time…..45 bags blown in insulation for a R60 in attic both levels…
ok getting there 55 sheets of drywall and one more room to hang then the taping and mudding begins
Mudding continues, has anyone seen this method of applying tape, using a brush then scraping it off flat?
Using a brush? Can’t say I have seen that before! I will say I can decently hang drywall I can’t mud for the life of me!!
DR99 wrote:
30 minutes ago, DR99 said:Using a brush? Can’t say I have seen that before! I will say I can decently hang drywall I can’t mud for the life of me!!
ya i’ve used a brush since forever. it is easier faster and it makes for a great soft brush later when cleaned….
Must be a really northern Canadian thing I live in Detroit and never see that cross the border!!
DR99 wrote:
1 hour ago, DR99 said:Must be a really northern Canadian thing I live in Detroit and never see that cross the border!!
probably not even that, an old guy showed me this about 40 plus years ago and have done it like that ever since whenever I did any taping……
continuing on with drywall mudding, I put a small 20″ x 34″ etched glass pane that I had laying around in the wall that goes around stairs. I just sandwiched the plate between sill trim on both sides……This way some natural light can come through from window in master bedroom. will put a picture frame border around it on both sides once drywall and paint is all finished…..
finally getting to the third coat of mud, the lines are all getting crisp little more in a couple spots and a quick sanding (I say quick as it looks ready now) and primer then paint…..even the little guy approves….
finally first sign of primer and paint being put on the walls, all the time mudding is paying off now as the lines are all crisp and clean….
Looking great comp!!
thanks big Mike…..
well the landing/sitting area/open office space/sewing area/ not sure what to call it…..primed and ready for paint…..it is only about 7’x 10.5′ so it can’t be much more than that….
When the primer goes on things are getting close to the end. Nice job Comp and as using a brush for the compound I’ve seen guys use a 9in roller for the finish coat.
regopit wrote:
13 hours ago, regopit said:When the primer goes on things are getting close to the end. Nice job Comp and as using a brush for the compound I’ve seen guys use a 9in roller for the finish coat.
thanks regopit, ya a roller would probably be good too as I generally make my joints way wider than most on finish coats…. the result try finding one….lol
another room primed and ready for paint……master bedroom, not huge 13′ x 15′ but will have 9′ x 11.5′ ensuite
ok so nothing better than seeing the electrical getting connected, all rooms get LED lighting, ethernet, cable TV, and HDMI as well…..
some window trim goin on ….including the little what I call “stairway window”…..
the flooring has started….
continuing on with floor, needed a stair nose to meet flooring, I refused to buy one for the money they want so I made one with black ask the same as the rest of the stairs I already made. Will stain it to match ….
