Basement Stairs

BEFORE

This is right beside the stove.

MIDWAY




Taylor and Kirk put support beams up.



AFTER


Not 100% done, but you get the idea.

Front Foyer

BEFORE




Unfortunately we don't have any good before shots. Originally the front foyer was really tight and divided by a wall.

AFTER

Spare Room

BEFORE

MIDWAY




Got rid of useless hallway...











AFTER

Bathroom

BEFORE





MIDWAY




It took five of us to get this tub out of the house and to the dumpster.




Death pipe exhibit A (to the left of the photo)


Death pipe exhibit B (damage)


Death pipe exhibit C





AFTER


Ta-Da! Not totally finished, some storage still needs to go up.


Vanity handmade by TBG.


This beauty (made in 1910) we picked up off Craigs List for $100 before we even bought our house.
We refinished the tub ourselves.

Sorry for the lack of posts, we've been pretty busy...

...and of course Charlie going for gold.

The house is now structurally sound with the combine efforts for my old man and I. Although my big dreams of heavy exposed beams did not come true, I am very exited about casing the construction grade lumber to better suit the future kitchen and styling of the home.

With the old back door and window on their way out to make room for the new garden doors. The guts of the walls open and general kitchen layout for Maria's father to run new wires. The sub floor is being tuned to eliminate all squeaks and weak points and allow for sturdy underlay and fancy.....hardwood? Or close to it.

New studs for new walls have gone up in the second bedroom and with the help of my good friend Peter a double sized closet is also taking shape.

Plumbing is also beginning to change but not without a near death experience. Removing the sixty year old cast iron stink pipe has proven to be more dangerous than I had ever thought possible. A long breath was needed last night after removing a very large knuckle from the basement under the toilet and neighboring exhaust stink pipe. 5 feet of 4 inch round cast iron from the pitch of the roof came plummeting strait down 12 feet. Only to be stopped by a widening flute in the length of pipe to wide for the existing hole above my passing head. Now I know.


scary

TBG out

October Sunshine

I've taken so many photos of the house and have hardly posted any. SO, here are some photos of the outside that were taken during the home inspection mid October.

This is the telephone in the garage that connects to the phone (that looks exactly the same) in the kitchen.

We were really hoping they'd leave a bunch of the stuff in the garage. A lot of neat antiques. They did leave a few. Photos to come!