We just wanted to rip up carpet and paint, but one thing lead to another and now you know the rest of the story :laughing:
That is a huge inactive wasp nest, paper type nest. It was behind one of the knotty pine panels. Happy it was inactive or we would have been running out the door!
Oh man im not sure i could stand to touch that house. it was so beautiful! I hope it looks better when you are finished that it did before. i love the original wood wall panels. So pretty.
Now I don't feel so bad about my 'trials and tribulations'......
Mine is mostly new construction....but I feel your pain when it comes to the demo....
One thing I'm sure you agree about....dirt.....you never realize how bad the dirt is until you demo....
It's a bit late now....but there is an easier way to demo drywall....take a sawzall and run it down each stud bay....then the drywall come out in big chunks instead of little pieces....
One other piece of advice......if you don't have one yet....buy a palm nailer.....trust me on that one....once you start nailing up the hangers on thos joists...you will wonder why you didn't have one before.....
I am not trying to be critical but I read a comment where you only thought the repairs were going to be carpet and paint type work or did I misunderstand?
Maybe I look at things with a a different eye after owning a 70 year old house and a 107 year old house, a lot of the house looked like a gut and redo to me.
To the wood panel lovers, I can say that I was on your side until I owned a house with a bunch of wood like that. It is great for a while,but it really dates the space and it is had to do anything with it. The upstairs on my 1940 Cape is covered in beautiful wood, but after 5 years with it, I think it needs to go. My space needs a reno and looks like it is stuck in the 70's
Danny, that is why i decided to remodel my place just to what i liked, not what is in style. Because there are so many houses being redone in the "modern" style, and in 2030, someone will look at a place that looks modern now and say, "geez, this place needs remodeled! Its stuck in 2013!" A lot of people told me putting beadboard in my kitchen would "date" the place, but i think it looks pretty awesome.
Square D QO used.
AFCI circuits used where needed. GFCI used where needed. Subpanel installed under kitchen for all branch circuits on that side of the house. 2-2-2-4 ran for that hangin' on a 90 Amp breaker.
When I had the electric inspected he looked at my main panel, subpanel and he asked if I ran 2 branch circuits for the kitchen counter. Signed off and left without even looking at the rest of the house. I am so proud of my work and the level of care put into this part of the project. Tamper proof outlets used everywhere. 3 way lights. Ran dedicated branch circuits for all appliances. Smoke detectors on their own branch circuit. I spent more time wiring than anything else. For a 1500 sq.ft home I probably used 2500' of NM
Square D QO used.
AFCI circuits used where needed. GFCI used where needed. Subpanel installed under kitchen for all branch circuits on that side of the house. 2-2-2-4 ran for that hangin' on a 90 Amp breaker.
When I had the electric inspected he looked at my main panel, subpanel and he asked if I ran 2 branch circuits for the kitchen counter. Signed off and left without even looking at the rest of the house. I am so proud of my work and the level of care put into this part of the project. Tamper proof outlets used everywhere. 3 way lights. Ran dedicated branch circuits for all appliances. Smoke detectors on their own branch circuit. I spent more time wiring than anything else. For a 1500 sq.ft home I probably used 2500' of NM
Smokes should be on a circuit with something else (generally hallway light) so you always know if someone turned the breaker off
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
DIY Home Improvement Forum
3.1M posts
319.6K members
Since 2003
A forum community dedicated to Do it yourself-ers and home improvement enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about tools, projects, builds, styles, scales, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Helping You to Do It Yourself!