House renovation - ongoing - Page 3 - DIY Chatroom

kickarse · 03-12-2009, 04:37 PM

Wow you got a lot going on. How long has it been now? I think I'd get overwhelmed if I had that many projects going on at once. GJ though!

Curious for the final product, in years to come

rah07 · 03-13-2009, 06:27 AM

Hi,
it is good to renovate the house with totally new ideas and comfort.

kim

**Scuba_Dave** · 03-27-2009, 12:18 AM

I started renovations in May of '04
A broken rib in '06 set me back for a year
In '08 I twisted my ankle out by the pool
So I'm over a year behind where I should be

Almost ready to roof the front, all the rafters are up
I need to cut the ends & install the blocking at the outside wall
Then it's time to have fun with plywood

Garage doors were free & temp until we are ready to install new ones

kickarse · 03-27-2009, 09:21 AM

I hope really hope you don't have mold starting on all that wood left out unprotected during that time period.

From what I can tell in the last picture you seem to have some fairly wet pieces there. And you're protected house wrap seems fairly abused too!

**Scuba_Dave** · 03-27-2009, 11:09 AM

This addition was started in October
Thanks for your "concern"

Clutchcargo · 03-27-2009, 11:27 AM

I am amazed that a one man show can get that accomplished in such a short amount of time.
Maybe it's not needed because it's connected to the original house but did you need a shear wall around the garage doors?

jackie treehorn · 03-27-2009, 12:41 PM

Some of those projects are so daunting I would have taken a break to get a beer and never gone back. Good job on all of it though

kickarse · 03-27-2009, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scuba_Dave

This addition was started in October
Thanks for your "concern"

Err... I was trying to be nice. Your a home owner it seems is doing all this by himself (self design; oh, if your a contractor then, sorry, you should know). I wasn't sure if you knew that you weren't suppose to subject the house wrap to the elements for extended periods of time. And from what I could tell from the pictures you've had house wrap on there since 2006, in various places.

I wasn't trying to be a jerk. I just wanted to be sure you knew it since you didn't mention "oh and don't this its a bad idea".

For a one man project it's definitely coming along! Like I said earlier I would get overwhelmed with so much going on at once on my own home and living in it.

**Scuba_Dave** · 03-27-2009, 05:15 PM

No problem, I'm a little touchy at times
Like when I'm 30'+ up in the air cutting the rafters & getting ready to put the fascia & soffit on. That's been the past 2 days project
I want to get the plywood on & start roofing

I use house wrap to protect the plywood until I'm ready to side it
Then new house wrap will go on
I like Tyvek better then the new green colored house wrap
Actually I've had house wrap on since 04' in some places

Its a whole house overhaul, new windows went in

I've had problems getting the same roofing material (color) from one year to the next. So I didn't want to chance siding & getting different colors

**Scuba_Dave** · 04-26-2009, 10:19 PM

The front plywood & underlayment are on
Ready to start roofing

A bit different from my last house - 8' + 6.5' I was only 14.5' off the ground
This addition I'm 26' off the ground at the gutter line

At the peak it 32.5'
I have 2 ropes I've been using just in case, makes the wife feel better
The roof in the back slopes down, the ground is higher
So I'll only be about 15' off the ground
Be nice to get this dry

gma2rjc · 04-27-2009, 10:34 AM

Be careful not to fall and make yourself eligible for the 'broken knee club' in the "Where do you put your cell phone" thread. lol

**Scuba_Dave** · 05-21-2009, 11:26 PM

Quick kitchen paint job
The kitchen is terrible - original from the 50's
We picked up some free cabinets & added them for now for more storage. We couldn't redo the kitchen until the sunroom was added. With the economy the way it is we are going to pay off the $$ on the garage/addition before tackling the kitchen. A Kitchen remake is expensive, but we have all new appliances

But I got sick of the dirty/chipped paint on the lower cabinets
So I stripped them down & painted them green
We had the green paint, dark green cabinets - walls were painted light green a while ago
I also put the doors on so that they both open from the middle

Original

Stripping them

At least now they have fresh paint & can be cleaned

johnnyboy · 05-21-2009, 11:55 PM

Why not just build a new house

**Scuba_Dave** · 05-22-2009, 12:00 AM

We bought this house with the idea of adding on
We like the location, dead end road, borders woods, stream on the property, in-ground pool. Trying to find an empty lot around here to build is almost impossible. Most areas are bought by builders then you are stuck with buying what they build

and...I am building a new house

This way I can tackle it as $$ & time allow
Not the latest pic, the front has been all "cleaned up"
Wood cut around the garage doors, last pieces up & Tyvek up & taped down. Front roof mostly on
I'm almost ready to roof the back

CaptnTony · 05-22-2009, 08:46 PM

OMG! I can't even begin to imagine!

Nice job and congratulations. Hope your grandchildren can help you finish 'er off :]