Bam Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I just closed last Friday, the 19th on my first house, tons of work to do but I'm pumped. It's a 3 bedroom cape cod house in Bexley, one block from the elementary which is awesome for my daughter. Here's some before and some progress pictures... I'm gutting the kitchen, bathroom, entire yard front/back, and doing lots of things throughout the house, including all new windows and HVAC, some plumbing and electrical and a new fence. Luckily I have a little over a month before I have to move in and have family that knows how to do most of it, so we're doing most of it ourselves in spare time. Friday night, after I got the keys... http://www.columbusht.com/uploads/1st%20Night%20of%20Ownership.JPG View from driveway/street when I bought it... http://www.columbusht.com/uploads/House%20-%20Day%201.JPG Front left view of house when I bought it...its there somewhere, lol http://www.columbusht.com/uploads/Day%201.JPG Kitchen before... http://www.columbusht.com/uploads/Day%201%20(3).JPG Another... http://www.columbusht.com/uploads/Day%201%20(2).JPG Starting on the bathroom... http://www.columbusht.com/uploads/Day%202%20(3).JPG More to come... ***Edit, holy huge pics batman!!! How do I resize these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 After some yard work... http://www.columbusht.com/uploads/End%20of%20Day%202.JPG http://www.columbusht.com/uploads/Day%203.JPG Kitchen as its now... Replacing the plumbing, redoing some electrical, new tile floor, new everything! There were 5 layers of floor in this room, it was PITA to remove! http://www.columbusht.com/uploads/Day%204.JPG That's all for now, I'm over there almost daily, got some more yard work done but its been raining so no pictures. I'll keep updating this over the next month as much of the work gets done, but I just wanted to start this now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotrodmama024 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Congradulations on your new house! I know you have been working on this for awhile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Looks pretty nice. I'll post of pictures when we close on ours at the beginning of November. We definitely don't have as much work to do, but there's a bit. Keep up the good work. Keep us posted with pictures though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormulaMatt Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Damn, its amazing what some yard work can do for a house. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktcfcsb Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Take how long you think it will take you to get it done then double it Congrats, I am doing a whole renovation now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 thanks guys, its a great feeling but overwhelming at the same time. Yeah, I hear you on the time thing, I'm just hoping that in 4 weeks I can get the kitchen back together, hvac in, and have 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, the kitchen and living room cleaned and painted, those are just the core rooms we NEED to use, the rest of the house I can work on while living there. It just sucks that its so close to winter that I can't plant grass seed or anything and that custom windows take almost 2months to get done, oh well. I'll definitely keep updating with pictures as things progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Congrats Matt. Can't believe they would let those bushes grow up like that in the front and cover up that nice stone. Good progress so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimmel1647545512 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Is that house off wilson bridge road? In worthington? By the way lookin good man, always fun to fix up houses, i used to do it for a living Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Hey that's a good looking house! Where's it at? It looks familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Hey that's a good looking house! Where's it at? It looks familiar. Is that house off wilson bridge road? In worthington? It's a 3 bedroom cape cod house in Bexley Reading owns you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Reading owns you. I meant more specifically. Primer pwns j00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 The address is 298 N. Stanwood Road, Bexley, OH 43209. It's a mess now but once its back together it'll be awesome. The house has hardwood floors throughout that are in good condition, just need cleaned, and the entire upstairs is wood molding/door/windows, etc, it really flows nice. I'm going to try and continue the wood theme throughout the house by stripping the solid, 6-panel doors and the moldings/trim, we'll just see how time consuming it is. Some nice landscaping, and powerwashing the house will go a long way in the spring I'm hoping. I just wanted to get all that ivy and brush out of the way, like you guys noticed you could barely see the house or the nice stonework on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I meant more specifically. Primer pwns j00. lol, Bexley is nowhere near Worthington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlygirl18t Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Congrats!!! I know that is a huge step. Plus it's closer to your mom and dad's house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeGT Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 lol. thats the house that almost burned down a few years back. is this matt beck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicfusion1647545515 Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 gratz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 lol. thats the house that almost burned down a few years back. is this matt beck. thanks guys, and yes, its me, anymore info on the fire or whatever? i have yet to find any damage of that sort but you never know. party in a few months once its done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeGT Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 thanks guys, and yes, its me, anymore info on the fire or whatever? i have yet to find any damage of that sort but you never know. party in a few months once its done. i remember there being some sort of fire in that house. is the interior relatively new? this happened around '99 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 i remember there being some sort of fire in that house. is the interior relatively new? this happened around '99 or so. No, its sad the entire interior is like 70's/80's decor, which is exactly why I'm basically gutting the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Looks better with the changes you did to the yard. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 bump, got lots done, just been busy. much more to come this weekend/next week, still hoping to move by the end of the month. lol http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t124/BAM614_Cobra/Viewfromneighborsdrivewayafter.jpg http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t124/BAM614_Cobra/Frontshotwithallyardwasteremoved2du.jpg bathroom before....marble walls going in on monday... http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t124/BAM614_Cobra/Tileintubbefore.jpg http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t124/BAM614_Cobra/IMG_0464.jpg http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t124/BAM614_Cobra/glassblockinbathroomwillbeflushwith.jpg kitchen and bathroom floors got tiled this week, need cleaned but look great http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t124/BAM614_Cobra/IMG_0463.jpg http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t124/BAM614_Cobra/IMG_0461.jpg http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t124/BAM614_Cobra/IMG_0462.jpg kitchen and bathrooms have been primed, some closets painted, hoping to have the kitchen and bathroom painted this weekend and install kitchen cabinets sunday or monday... lots more to do, updates to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 looks good.. ill be starting my bathroom renovation next week. tearing out a wall, re drywalling the entire thing, tiling the shower and floor, new vanity, paint, crown molding and baseboard. ohh what fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishiwascool Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 I like it dude. I'm 80% done with my full rehab. Was this house bank owned or did you just get a really good deal on it? What do you expect the value increase to be over purchase after the full renovation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 looks good.. ill be starting my bathroom renovation next week. tearing out a wall, re drywalling the entire thing, tiling the shower and floor, new vanity, paint, crown molding and baseboard. ohh what fun. oh yes, I tore out quite a few walls in the house, did all new plumbing and electrical and had to move some studs to put a larger medicine cabinet etc. The marble will be 1 piece walls from floor to ceiling, I figured it'd be easier to clean and look more crisp, plus I've read that tiling walls is harder than floors. good luck on your project, post some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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