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plans

nothing like some really bad pictures of good plans, is there. these are close to being finished… if plans are ever finished.

main layout:

lighting schematic:

a little slice through the middle:

downstairs front living room elevation:

upstairs bathroom:

kitchen, replete with may-2009-elle-decor-approved island:

master bath. i’m sure hilary will have no problem reaching her target waistline:

and finally, yes, we have become those people that get closets designed for them:

wood be gone

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craigslist, wood paneling

in the spirit of the season of giving, we made two families’ dreams come true when they received via craigslist free stuff the wood paneling of their dreams.

meanwhile, our hallway is now much lighter and feels less oppressive.

   

the roofer is on fire

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aluminum paint, roof

since i had the fibered aluminum roof coating out anyway… the real roof seems in decent shape, apart from the area of puddling at the back of the house.

before: floorplan

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floorplan, layout, schematic

maybe the pictures will make more sense with this.

the top of the plan points east.

before: 2nd floor

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2nd floor, before

maybe some of the tin paneling is worth saving, but not much else.

clawfoot tub for sale: $300.

before: 1st floor

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1st floor, before

i don’t know if the order of these photos will make any sense, but it sure looks nice anyway.

green room is front, yellow middle, beige back.

before: basement

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basement, before

pretty much a raw space. floor is concrete, but sloped, cracked and absent in many places. structural work needed on supports and joists in places. double door to front yard; door and bulkhead to back yard. stairs to first floor. windows could be added front and rear for natural light.

winterization part 2

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porch, roof

finished up the fascia and roof patching on the porch. hopefully good enough to see us through the winter.

grampa mike and i cut off the old fascia boards and trimmed back the rotting edge of the roof. then we slapped on some 1×6 paneling we had lying around in the basement to build it up again. again, we had some tar in the basement, so used all 5 gallons to recreate the roof and hopefully point the water somewhat towards the roof drain. then we added some new flashing and capped each end of our castle with a turret. the total cost of the repairs was about $70.

 

let’s finish with a question…

update: i went ahead and painted it anyway… and coated the roof with premium aluminum roof coating.

demo

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baseboards, demo, wood

the second floor was already uninhabitable when we got the house – witness:

so, we’ll just go ahead and chip away at removing all extraneous material like moldings, shelves, real classy wood paneling, light fixtures, baseboards, and so on… and eventually interior walls that aren’t going to be needed.

craigslist “free stuff” here we come.

winterization

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cement, porch, roof

had to shore up the porch a little bit to make sure she made it through the winter… easy bits done, now need to remove and replace the front fascia.

before:

cracked cement supports before and after:

missing wainscoting from porch ceiling. hopefully the animals that had been living in there are out. replaced missing boards and trimmed it with some 1x2s from the basement stash.

also shored up the wall by the sidewalk and painted the front door so the house look less abandoned: