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Took a week off from work to start a project of opening up a wall to the foyer and living room and making our closet a little bigger…. Hopefully the pics come out.
The electric is a mess, gotta spend a lot of time on the new rough in and got some hardwood flooring to repair as well
Removed the old 2X6 header and increased the opening to 12 ‘ with 2-2X12″X12’ Doug fir headers with 1/2″ plywood in the middle.. This is a non load bearing wall..tomorrow will rip out the existing 2×6 headers for the closet doorway and foyer and rework new headers to work within our plan..
My pics are a little blurry, I apologize for that guys, my I-pad screen is cracked.. I’ll try to get some better pics tomorrow
Lookin good so far buddy! Really opens the place up
Lookin good Mikey!! Can’t wait to c the after pics bro.
Thanks guys,,, and I’ll be sure to post some new pics of tools that I might come across in the lumber section… Lol
Looks great.
Thanks 99,,
Hope to see the finished product soon!! Thats one hell of a project you too on but the pay off with be so worth it in the end!!
Thanks Jason,, I’m looking forward to swinging the hammer in the morning then switching gears over to electrical
Looking good man!
Ripped out the rest of the old header/closet framing. Decided to recess the new 2X6 foyer header for a neater Sheetrock job, and framed out the new closet. Will start the electrical rough in tomorrow.
Coming along nicely! Would you consider boxing in the area above the closet that looks like it is going to end up being a shelf . just frame 2 little walls that connect from the top if the right side of the closet up to the ceiling. Unless you have a use for that space it might make it look neater and it will be one less place for dust to collect!
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Coming along nicely! Would you consider boxing in the area above the closet that looks like it is going to end up being a shelf . just frame 2 little walls that connect from the top if the right side of the closet up to the ceiling. Unless you have a use for that space it might make it look neater and it will be one less place for dust to collect!
Thanks John, the wife and I were kicking that idea around yesterday… Looks like we are going to leave it as is for now, dress up the top with some crown and a nice vase with some flowers ( or something like that) Then down the line if we don’t like the look anymore I will frame it up to the ceiling and box it in with maybe an access door to access a storage area on the top
Started my electrical rough in yesterday, got a lot more done today. Have to finish up with stapling some door bell wire and box and mounting the high hat for the closet. Then insulate, repair oak flooring and Sheetrock..
awesome job so far ……why the M/C wiring? is it throughout the whole house?
Looking good. I don’t do electrical work. Lol
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Thanks Comp, I have a lot of metal boxes, fittings and 12/2 w/a ground bx left over, wanted to use it up. yes the house still,has the original bx throughout the house, trying to replace it as I go alongcomp56 wrote:
awesome job so far ……why the M/C wiring? is it throughout the whole house?
Thanks Richrrich1 wrote:
Looking good. I don’t do electrical work. Lol
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Thanks John, the wife and I were kicking that idea around yesterday… Looks like we are going to leave it as is for now, dress up the top with some crown and a nice vase with some flowers ( or something like that) Then down the line if we don’t like the look anymore I will frame it up to the ceiling and box it in with maybe an access door to access a storage area on the top
Cool . Just thought I would toss it out there in case you haven’t thought of it
Looks like its really coming along nicely
In. Last pic showing the entrance, I installed a gfci outlet with a exterior box, rewired the outside light (will install a motion style when I find one I like) and also running new bell wire as well… I gotta treat myself to a new tool after my wife gets another large closet,,,, lol
Finished up the oak flooring repairs with my Dad today… Will sand and finish after the sheet rocking is complete
LOOKIN GOOD MIKEY!!
Thanks Big Mike
I always appreciate a good hardwood floor patch. Is the old man a tradesman?
Poisonfangs85 wrote:
I always appreciate a good hardwood floor patch. Is the old man a tradesman?
Yes he is Poison, Carpenter by trade, he will be 79 next month…
MikeyB wrote:
Yes he is Poison, Carpenter by trade, he will be 79 next month…
Rock on! And God bless! Working on projects and learning from dad is the best. My old man is my go to for all things electrical. Don’t know what I would do without him.
Amen Poison…. My Dad is a Machine,,,, hard to keep up with him.. He is totally Old School,,, still uses his block planes, and his Yankee Screwdriver… Here are some pics of the flooring before the repair.. The old timers framed the partitions in these houses first on top of the sub flooring then installed the 3/4″ oak flooring…Poisonfangs85 wrote:
Rock on! And God bless! Working on projects and learning from dad is the best. My old man is my go to for all things electrical. Don’t know what I would do without him.
Great work mickey, moving along quickly.
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Great work mickey, moving along quickly.
Thanks Chad,, looking to possibly start rocking tomorrow… But I think I gotta fit In at least another outlet and possibly change out my sons radiator before I close up completly….
Worked on setting the jambs today with my Dad. Also cut down the old closet door to use as an access door to the attic. Worked on the last coat of compound and sanded the floors..
Getting closer to painting… Lol,
Gettin close Mikey!! Looks good bro!
Mikey that is absolutely awesome dude! And working with Dad, doesn’t get any better than that!
Nice work there guy.
Jimbo
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Lookin nice, I love doing projects with my old man,brings back alot of good memories.
Looking fantastic MikeyB
Thanks guys, really means a lot coming from all of you.. My Dad is a Complete Machine… Love working with him.. I’ll be sure to post more update posts as I go along.
Working on priming and painting the past couple of days, have to pick up the moulding this weekend and start working on that. Got a few more pics of some extra work I came across while working on this project.
I was able to remove a couple of the original hot water convectors and replace with some hot water baseboard for the heat, added a couple of new outlets, and in the second pic I tool advantage of the wall being open and installed a length of 1 1/2″ plastic electrical conduit for future wire runs from the attic to the basement.
Nice work Mikey!
smokin on this job looking super…. good job…..
Thanks guys,,,
Finally got the chance to complete this project today. Took us a while to decide on what color paint, shelving, rod hangers etc, etc. 
Nice job Mikey it looks good!
Jimbo
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Came out awesome Mikey! u and your pops did a great job!
Very nice job Mike. I like the way it looks came out nice.
Thank you gentlemen, lining up a few more projects including a new TV install for the master bedroom and replacing the old convectors from the bedrooms and installing some hot water baseboard… Good times
Nice work, very inviting! I like doing carpentry but I like doing hot water baseboard more so, good luck with that!
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looks great!
Great Job!