Twistedrx7 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Time to get this house in gear. Today i had some time after work to remove all the carpet/Padding and remove the sliding closet doors. I found a bunch of spots were a dog decided to leave gigantic sized piss stains on the sub floor. Just have to Patch some holes in the walls and little indentations and Prime the walls. Then the fun begins. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0120002045.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0120002045a.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0120002045b.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0120002045c.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0120002046.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0120002046a.jpg And all the carpet... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0120002048a.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richcreek Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Are you doing hardwood/tile through out or are you replacing it with more carpet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 sure thats dog piss? looks like a lot more than what an animal would piss and it would spread out after going through carpet and when you have them do your carpet on the stairs, make sure they dont cut corners and actually tuck the carpet and staple/nail/whatever it under the lip of each step. otherwise, it looks cheap...once i get my downstairs done and have them come back out to do the lower level, im going to tell them to redo my steps correctly. id do it myself, but if i tuck that little bit, its going to cut the last 8" or so short,and i dont have carpet to put there and that post in the middle of the front room looks like they couldn't have put it in a dumber place. lol. are you going to put like a shelf or something coming from either of the walls out to that post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 we are going to run woos laminate in the dining room and kitchen and carpet in the family and formal living room. Not sure about the post yet, i think moving is going to be retarded. Tile will go up to it from the front door, and then parallel with front door to the kitchen will be the laminate. Carpet all upstairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 i would think with it being in such a dumb place, its probably there for a reason...i could be wrong, but make sure you check before you go at it with a BFH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 i would think with it being in such a dumb place, its probably there for a reason...i could be wrong, but make sure you check before you go at it with a BFH. Yeah is structural support. I already know that. It is holding up the 2nd floor. The beam runs all the way across and the pole drops at the end of the wall upstairs. Im not worried about it. I will just wrap it with a pillar and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Front and garage doors in and took out the closet drywall. tomorrow the framing and then finishing up the doors http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0121002047-1.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0121002048.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0121002047a.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Looking like its coming along. Did you find some contractors you were happy with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Looking like its coming along. Did you find some contractors you were happy with? NJW seems to know what he is doing. He is just out 10 days right now for estimates. Ill prob do a lot of the work myself and have someone do the rest. The real advantage i have is that it is sort of a blank slate. Like for instance the kitchen we are putting in the island and want can light throughout. Well if the house was gutted of carpet and had furniture they would have to cut in to the ceiling and re texture the whole room. We can just go upstairs and pull up the subfloor and save a lot of money. Plus i got some travertine for 5 bucks a square foot. time to do the bathrooms and laundry possibly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Sounds good. It appears as though you are able to do the majority yourself without any issue. Why not just do the entire thing yourself? Having owned a remodelling company for many years and dealing with hundreds of others, I can easily tell you the position you are in is about as easy as it gets. I did a house last month where the previous owners had destroyed almost every wall in the house including removing studs in some of them. Since I was able to come into a similar situation as yours, the customer saved many thousands of dollars. Its a good learning experience especially if its your first home and you have the time. If you can help it, I would suggest not paying the mark-up of a contractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Are you just adding a few cans above the island? I assume theres already a fixture within proximity of where the new lights are being installed. They may get away with connecting them within the holes being cut for the cans. Possibly no reason to tear into the ceiling or floor above. If they do get into the floor above and end up replacing some subfloor make sure they use both glue and screws when laying it back down. Also screw into the pieces around the new wood as well(its very easy to loosen adjacent boards when prying on another piece, its usually not found until the new floor covering is down). Nows also a good time to walk each room and check for loose boards and squeeks in all the subfloors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 thanks for the advice. We were looking at maybe adding 9 can lights in the kitchen. There are currently 3 lights in there now. one can be turned into a can light and the other is over where the island would be. I plan to do most of the work myself, it was convincing the girlfriend i have the know how to do it. I never thought about it loosening up the boards next to the one im prying on i will keep that in mind.I planned on putting screws back into the floor to stop it from squeaking. Yet when i pulled the carpet and padding it was hard to tell anything since everything echoed. I will probably just do the majority of them. My only downfall is electricity. I know a little but not a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 There are plenty of guys out there who know electricity. Theres even guys on here who will lend a hand. Figure it like this, most remodelers use subs, so you are paying into 3rds. subs/materials/company. Even if they dont use subs you are paying 50/50(material/labor). All of the work you are going to do is relatively easy. Electric I understand, I dont do much of it myself. So cut out the middleman and hire your own subs for things you dont feel comfortable doing. The more money you save in labor the better materials you can buy and/ have money in pocket. Let me know if you need any help with anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0122002108-1.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0122001604.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0122002107.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0122002109.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/0122002109a.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 looks like a fun project man. i'm liking location of the island in the first spot you had it. keeps it closer to the rest of the counter tops if you are preparing food and need more space, its not on the opposite side of the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Looking good. Nice progress. Be sure to use Kilz on the stains. It will keep any bacteria from growing down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Having an empty house to work with must make it 100X better. I'm saving up to redo my bathroom, I hope I'm able to do a good portion of it myself. nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Thanks for all the kind words. Its nice only working a few days a week and still being able to pay the bills. Plus all my time off is going into the house, unfortunately so is my money ha. I patched the holes with drywall the proper way to the studs. I primed the master bedroom and i did the ugly colored rooms. Yet however the primer isnt taking to the semi gloss paint very well. i did two coats and it still bleeds through. Im going to do one more coat and see if it does anything otherwise im going to have to put up a textured wallpaper thing to repaint over. Gas was turned on the other day and found a leak before the meter. Got that fixed and repaired the plumbing, so that gets turned on tomorrow. Its been busy but im making progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 I have been a professional painter for over 15 years and there have been a few times, I have seen primer not adhere/cover very well. Dont believe the hype. I rarely use primer even on the darkest of colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Alright got all the rooms primed and ready for paint. Patched up all the holes left from the plumbers. They found 12 leaks i nthe house and had to cut into the ceiling and a few walls. Of course some of the holes they cut didnt have a leak behind it. Only problem i have right now is where the french door is going. There is a cold air return in the way. Anyone know a way to move the cold are return somewhere else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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