I have a suggestion Michael. sstick to your schedule and do each project as you would want it done. we all know if one is rushed something gets left out. what state, might I ask is this new house in ? ? I am interested in what type of insualation if any that concrete block house has. good luck. Lee
On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 10:01:24PM -0500, Michael baldwin wrote: > Well, I am pretty much finished up with my projects, and now we have to move > to a new house, well it isn't new, and the projects are going to start all > over again. > > The house we are moving to was built in 1914, and did not originally have a > bathroom, or electricity. Oh and it is built from concrete block, and > plaster on the inside. I will have my work cut out for me. They did add an > addition to the house in 1988, but the quality was not very high. They put > paneling right over the studs, and I thought that practice was stopped in > the 70's. So my first order of business will be fixing up the addition. I > will be gutting the addition, and adding outlets, cable and phone jacks, > insulation, and drywalling it all, might add a few more windows to, it is > even dark for me, but most of that might be because of the dark paneling. > >From what we can tell, the joists and studs were all done right, so the > framing shouldn't be a problem. I will also be adding a main floor laundry, > well it will be part of the bathroom which has carpet. I can not stand > carpet in a bathroom. And my wife wants all this done before she starts > teaching again on August 14th, and we haven't even closed on the house yet. > > So here is kind of a run down with what I will be doing. I will try to > write updates, but I don't seem to do that well. I think it has been about > a year and a half sense my last update for my current basement remodel. > > Rip out all paneling, > Remove all fixtures and cabinets from the bathroom, > Move the bathroom door, and make it a 32 inch door instead of a 30, > Reconfigure the bedroom closets, > Rip out any out of date, or undersized wiring, and for me undersized is less > than 12 gage, 12 doesn't cost much more than 14, and my father-in-law hates > helping with 12 cause it is to stiff, > Replace old windows, and add more if I decide to, > Add 1/2 or 3/4 plywood on floor to cover up the OSB, and stiffen the floor, > Run wires for lights, outlets, phone, cable, and smoke detectors, > Add heat duct to bedroom that does not have one, > Insulate, I am considering spray foam, I will get R 21 and a better seal > against air leaks, and I don't have to fer out the 2x4 walls to 2x6, > Plumb the bathroom, > Hang drywall, > The drywall finishing, I will probably have done by a contractor. My > father-in-law did a crappy job on the last stuff he did for us, and it takes > me to long to get it exactly how I want it. > The floor in the bedrooms and hall will get 3/4 prefinished oak flooring, > and the bathroom will get tile. > > There might be a few things I left off my list, but at least you will know > what one of the BHM members is up to. > > Feel free to comment, ignore, question, suggest, etc... > > Michael > -- Q: How many marketing people does it take to change a light bulb? A: I'll have to get back to you on that. .
