So, I had a big "pause" for a bit. Been offered some good money for the place which I really considered, hit a couple of lows with the amount of work needed and got wrapped up with a mess with my work license that cost me several months of income. But here I am, again.
Plans have changed, a bit. This is now a quest to get the crack house into livable condition versus "perfect" condition. I need/want to move in before winter is over. (fingers crossed)
So, I've pulled the old, termite ridden 1"X6" boards off the main living room wall for a future swap with good condition stuff off the back of the wall. I'm going to wait to install the boards until I run a new power and cable outlet on that wall. (Going to leave this area untouched and raw) The opening will be smaller than planned. I'm leaving the rest of the floor plan as-is for now. Focusing on the bathroom, windows and kitchen for now.
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So, I've started tearing into the bathroom. The suggested fire damage was less than expected. ( An old electrical fire ) The wiring is worse than expected. Ain't it always? So, I'm going to start over with that. I'm going to make the small space work as best I can.
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2016-11-13_02-42-39 by
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Tomorrow I'm searching for the siding and apparently learning how to replace siding while I'm at it. (it's the worst section of siding on the house) New 2x4s for the exterior joists and new decking for the floor. The bathroom is by far the worst room in the house.
The water was finally turned on and there are no current leaks in the place. So, a minor victory for now.
I spent Halloween at the house and it was absolutely insane. I've never, ever, ever, ever, seen a crowd like that before. It was something out of a movie. I had to get a second round of candy at 7 and wound up spending just over $100 to be finished again by 8:30. A success. Can't wait till next year.
So, what else? I think that might be it for now. There's some other minor stuff that's not worth mentioning like removing the popcorn ceilings, but it is alive and while not "well" at least on life support.
I've applied for a conservation society grant for the foundation and should find out in a couple of weeks if I get the money. I have my problems with the estimation to repair and in talks with my friends to just replace a couple of piers ourselves at this point. (not something I want to do) They're trying to convince me to just do it ourselves (3 obvious bad piers) but I'm still not buying it.
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