Monday, October 8, 2012

A short summary

Here are some of the projects going in this house:

Sewer work:  We are replacing all the cast iron pipe in the whole house.  We've already removed the old stuff.  Now its time to put in the new!




Electrical:   There is a lot of old knob and tube wiring (which is somewhat dangerous).  We have exposed a lot of it.  So, we are going to replace as much as we can see.



Insulation:  In addition to running some electrical behind the base boards, we are going to blow some insulation into the cavities behind the walls.


Adding a bathroom:  We will be turning one of the bedrooms into a bathroom.   Which means, we will be doing framing, plumbing, electrical, to finish.


Plumbing (Supply):  We are replacing the conglomerate mass of plumbing that was there before with a new Pex system.  I've already set up the manifold, its time to run the tubing.



Paint:  First, we will need to prep a few places, which involves replacing a couple boards around windows, and calking.  After that, we have some great paint to put on the outside (gray with white trim).  



Other Work:  There are a few things that don't currently have pictures associated with them.
- closing everything in with sheetrock or plaster repair
- putting all the trim back on (or replacing it, if its damaged.)
- cabinets and countertops in the kitchen
- HVAC: We are going to rerun a lot of the old duct work with a new system
- windows: We will be replacing all the windows in the whole house.
- Front porch repair.  Its in pretty sad shape.  
- pouring new concrete in the basement where we have torn up the floor
- tuck pointing a few places on the stone
- a driveway on the side of the house (current there is none)