House Renovation Pictures

[bandit67]

I guess it's time to post some pics of my house renovation project. I've been off-line for a few weeks while spending a lot of time out at the house. We had to remove quite a bit more than I had hoped (but I sort of expected) because of the way some things were put together when it was built 30+ years ago.

My Pole Barn is essentially done, just waiting for 2 windows that are coming in with the windows for the house. I think many of you have seen the pics of the barn that was built in late spring.

House Renovation Pics

 

[Nasty135]

bandit, renovation my eye , That is a complete Reconstruction !! You must have moved into the barn while this being done... WOW , talk about a marriage test... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[bandit67]

Yeah, I really didn't have much choice - couldn't bring myself to just re-hide bad construction. I was prepared to find a lot of surprises, but you always seem to find even more than you expected once you start opening things up.

Anyway, while putting the drawings together, I realized that we needed to move out and get a small rental house - our camper trailer isn't big enough for a family of 5 to survive for 6 months during construction. Being out of the house during a major renovation also helps the project move along a lot faster, as you're not trying to work around a family trying to live in the whole mess.

Of course, the rental house has no A/C, and it's one of the hottest summers on record. I've lost almost 20 lbs working and sweating in this summer's heat out at the house.

The real marriage test is going to be after moving in to the newly renovated house this fall, then selling it in the spring, and maybe doing this process all over again. My wife's a real trooper, but I'm going to owe her big time.

 

[Nasty135]

/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gifAre you for real?? After all that work on the barn then the house.... Your breakin my heart, .... Its none of my business, but that would just crush me after all the work.... It must all be part of the master plan....

Well at least your losing weight /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif $$$$

 

[jim_wilson]

I know how what you are going thru - I took the roof off of my ranch a couple of years ago and added a second floor to make it into a Cape style. I lost almost 25 pounds that summer. Planning on getting it all done by spring and moving onto the next one is pretty ambitious - you must either have a lot of help, not have to go to work everyday, or have a contractor doing the work for you. I still don't have my new second floor finished off - it gets worked on nights and weekends and around all the other things that come up in life. It feels good though when you do it yourself - plus you get it done your way.

 

[bandit67]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( After all that work on the barn then the house.... It must all be part of the master plan....)</font>

It is all part of a master plan. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif We ultimately want more acreage, which isn't easy to come by cheaply out in these parts, unless you want to live out on the treeless eastern plains. Ultimately, we want a little larger house, I want a much larger barn, and at the least, a couple more acres.

I'm the General Contractor on this project, and have a good builder/superintendant working with me on it. I still have to split my time on my house with my day job. I hope this project can become a nice portfolio to showcase our capabilities, and will drum up more business as a result.

I take care of all the design, planning, ordering, scheduling, etc, and occasionally swing the hammer (or pull the trigger), fire up the saw, etc. My Builder/Super can focus on the construction without having to worry about all the administrative issues that require so much time and energy. This arrangement keeps the project moving, so with the small crew we have out there, construction is rolling along pretty quickly. Both of us hope that this project is the start of a longstanding, successful business relationship.

 

[Nasty135]

Oh, Ok sort of the showcase platform thing, Well Thats a good thing , Wish ya good fortune in your endeavors /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I ended up being the GC on our house ,but I don't think I would want to do it for a living, We built our own barn as well as the little woodshed/pavilion but to do it for a business WHOA!! I don't think so Tim... /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[bandit67]

I've added some more pics of the house on my Webshots page. The main house roof is now dried in.

House Renovation Pictures

 

[Nasty135]

Bandit, Its looking good!! Hey what is the two layers of underlayment one the roof? something like felt paper for a cedar shake roof ? I Haven't seen this done before...

 

[bandit67]

The first layer you see is ice and water shield with an adhesive backing at eaves and valleys. Since walking on the ice and water shield can damage it, they put the 30# roofing felt over it as they go up the roof. I had them put the Grace 30# felt down, as it stands up to the elements and the high UV at our altitude better than standard 30# felt does for a longer period of time. The 30# felt will be exposed for a good 6 weeks before shingles are installed. I want all trim, siding, etc. done before the shingles are installed to minimize the damage to the shingles from people walking on them while working up there. We'll be installing Elk Prestique 50-year high definition composition shingles, same as the barn.

The Grace 30# felt comes in black and light grey, and since it was installed at two different times, that's how we ended up with a 2-tone roof covering.

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[bandit67]

We got all but 3 of the windows installed yesterday. It's finally looking like a house again. I've added some pics of the windows installed.

House Renovation Pics

 

[bandit67]

OK, I've finally gotten my act together and posted some more pics of the house renovation. We're hoping to get it to move-in condition by the last week of November, but it could be the beginning of December.

Drywall is hung, and taping starts this week. Still trying to get the exterior finished, and the roof shingles should be going on this week.


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[Nasty135]

Really coming together there , I like that exterior color ... That should look great when finished /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[bandit67]

I've finally gotten some updated pics of the house renovation project. I'm finishing up some of the details in the next few weeks.

If you go to the Remodel link below, you can see the before and after front elevations. I've added some interior shots at the end, and will add some more when I get a chance to snap some shots throughout the rest of the house.

 

[Nasty135]

Beautiful job!! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif Nicely done... I like the pic of the moon over the mountain /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

It would be hard to leave that after all the work, But maybe your young enough to want to do something even better next time... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif On more property, which I fully understand...

Say is that kitchen done in hickory with cherry accents?

 

[bandit67]

Thanks, Nasty.

The kitchen cabinets are natural hickory, with the hickory accents and hickory island cabinets in a red stain and clear laquer.

Yes, it will be very difficult to leave, but it's all part of my master plan. My 4 1/2 year old daughter got pretty upset with me the other night when I told her that we are going to be selling it and getting another house - she told me I was stressing her out and giving her a headache, and that we can't sell our brand new house because it's better than everyone else's. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif So, of course, at some point, I'll have to do an even better job, and before she goes off to college, or I'll be in big trouble. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif My wife just keeps her mouth shut knowing that I have to one-up this house/property at some point down the road - thank god she's a patient woman.