Smokeshow69
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Wow! Good work!! Keep going for all us old house peeps!
new old house means new old garage.
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rixtrix1
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You have some nice toys, a neat old home and the skills and desire to make it work. Inspiring. Thanks for sharing. What brand are your shower fittings. My wife thinks those are very interesting and is thinking of doing something similar for our shower redo.
jonny01blaze
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Your making alot of great strides on this house, positive changes should be an amazing home for you two. Great old garage too, bet your ready for your new one!
Side note nice selection of cars, alittle of everything,. That V is sick though, love those cars. Another side note what company would buy a V lol?
Side note nice selection of cars, alittle of everything,. That V is sick though, love those cars. Another side note what company would buy a V lol?
Thanks, I'm not sure what brand they are, I found them on ebay. Did a lot of research while trying to find this look of fixture, and believe it or not they were half the cost of the fixtures we purchased for the vanity. I think they are just some china specials. The way I look at is anything else you are going to buy is coming from there anyway, so might as well get it from the source and save some money.
The ceiling is now done, and we have started priming everything. Turns out they smoked in the house at some point and the yellow just started coming through the mud. we ended up hiring out the ceiling job, because it would of taken me forever and I didnt want to spend all those nights with my hands above my head.
The tile still has residue all over it from grouting, I just haven't cleaned it up yet.
Here's a cool little trick I picked up from checking out the mid century moto mecha thread, lots of win in there!
I had moved the light switch location over from relocating the door, and finally I have gotten around to killing the power upstairs and starting to finish up the wiring. I had to patch the old hole.
I scored the drywall in the size I needed and after breaking it, I tore away the drywall from the paper on the outsides keeping the paper around the size piece I needed. This way there is no need for paper tape.
And then simply mudded over and smoothed out.
So touching on the wiring issue, I think I have mentioned previously in the thread how much of a disaster it is in this house. Here is a little sneak peak to the mess I am dealing with
Thats the junction box city right next to the main panel in the basement. every light seems to have 3 wires coming off it, and there are junction boxes everywhere in the house. It took me over an hour just to get the power killed upstairs to start working on it.
This was an old fuse box above the laundry shoot that was since converted to another..... you guessed it, junction box. I didnt snap a picture before I took it apart, but is was a mess. 2 giant cables running up to it off separate breakers going into the same connection point with a web of wires going out from there. Blows my mind.
And anyone with an old house will know exactly what this is all about, and how much there is to do.
and one more spot of plaster that just needed to be removed and patched with drywall. The shower is on the other side of the wall, and the removal of the old one took its toll on the walls.
The tile still has residue all over it from grouting, I just haven't cleaned it up yet.
Here's a cool little trick I picked up from checking out the mid century moto mecha thread, lots of win in there!
I had moved the light switch location over from relocating the door, and finally I have gotten around to killing the power upstairs and starting to finish up the wiring. I had to patch the old hole.
I scored the drywall in the size I needed and after breaking it, I tore away the drywall from the paper on the outsides keeping the paper around the size piece I needed. This way there is no need for paper tape.
And then simply mudded over and smoothed out.
So touching on the wiring issue, I think I have mentioned previously in the thread how much of a disaster it is in this house. Here is a little sneak peak to the mess I am dealing with
Thats the junction box city right next to the main panel in the basement. every light seems to have 3 wires coming off it, and there are junction boxes everywhere in the house. It took me over an hour just to get the power killed upstairs to start working on it.
This was an old fuse box above the laundry shoot that was since converted to another..... you guessed it, junction box. I didnt snap a picture before I took it apart, but is was a mess. 2 giant cables running up to it off separate breakers going into the same connection point with a web of wires going out from there. Blows my mind.
And anyone with an old house will know exactly what this is all about, and how much there is to do.
and one more spot of plaster that just needed to be removed and patched with drywall. The shower is on the other side of the wall, and the removal of the old one took its toll on the walls.
nmcqueen469
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Awesome progress you're making!!
Good luck with that electrical cluster LOL!
Good luck with that electrical cluster LOL!
Press_Corpse
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This is awesome! I would love a house with this much potential. Livable while I can work on making it my own. That wiring sure is a mess though. Have you thought about removing all the plaster and just using drywall? I hate plaster, imho I think the drywall would look better. Would also give you a chance to catch any other "handyman" work underneath.
Its been a long time since I have been back around the good old garage journal, but work never stops. I'll catch things up here.
I spent a long time trying to figure out shower glass, and getting the look we were after. I tried finding old warehouse windows, and other industrial windows that might work. At the end I made my own. I used 1x1 aluminum square tube as the main frame, and then some 2" strip to make up the perimeter. one side is welded on and the other side is removable to allow the loading of the window pain grid and the glass.
Here it is before powder coat, I ended up getting a solid piece of tempered glass for it. Inside is solid glass (easy cleaning) and outside of shower has the grid.
And done... It's hard to tell in the pics, but the inside face is held in place by some small allens that are inline with the grid, drilled and taped to thread into the aluminum square tube in the middle. I left them in for powder coat so the threads would stay clear and also so they were the same color and wouldnt rust.
I spent a long time trying to figure out shower glass, and getting the look we were after. I tried finding old warehouse windows, and other industrial windows that might work. At the end I made my own. I used 1x1 aluminum square tube as the main frame, and then some 2" strip to make up the perimeter. one side is welded on and the other side is removable to allow the loading of the window pain grid and the glass.
Here it is before powder coat, I ended up getting a solid piece of tempered glass for it. Inside is solid glass (easy cleaning) and outside of shower has the grid.
And done... It's hard to tell in the pics, but the inside face is held in place by some small allens that are inline with the grid, drilled and taped to thread into the aluminum square tube in the middle. I left them in for powder coat so the threads would stay clear and also so they were the same color and wouldnt rust.
The old railing came down, it was way too short and scary unstable, not to mention just didnt go with the look we want.
Previous owners tried to make it more sturdy and decided it would be a good idea to notch into the wood floor to add some metal L-brackets to the post at the top of the stairs..... Not a good idea. So I had to remove a few piece of wood floor to replace them and also the piece at the top of the stairs. I ended up just notching it out and replacing that section. It doesnt look the best hear, but now that they are done you have to really look to notice it.
Also filled and sanded the edge piece from where the old newel posts where nailed in while I had it off.
sanded and poly. we left the natural wood color. The floor came out amazing, and you would never know this whole area was removed and feathered in.
Previous owners tried to make it more sturdy and decided it would be a good idea to notch into the wood floor to add some metal L-brackets to the post at the top of the stairs..... Not a good idea. So I had to remove a few piece of wood floor to replace them and also the piece at the top of the stairs. I ended up just notching it out and replacing that section. It doesnt look the best hear, but now that they are done you have to really look to notice it.
Also filled and sanded the edge piece from where the old newel posts where nailed in while I had it off.
sanded and poly. we left the natural wood color. The floor came out amazing, and you would never know this whole area was removed and feathered in.
found this vanity on sale online. It wasn't the color we wanted so we ended up painting it to bring in some subtle color to the bathroom. I turned the sun room into a make shift paint booth to spray it. The mirrors still need to be painted white, but its functional.
and once everything was installed and started running some water and testing everything I noticed a leak in the basement. We never actually used the bathroom upstairs before we started the work so obviously didnt notice anything. well this had to happen to the entryway.
To find this
The good news is the upstairs is finally done, minus the closet built ins and the fo-fireplace I will be making. This stuff takes a long time when you choose to do the work yourself... I love old houses... I love old houses... I love old houses..... wait!!
and once everything was installed and started running some water and testing everything I noticed a leak in the basement. We never actually used the bathroom upstairs before we started the work so obviously didnt notice anything. well this had to happen to the entryway.
To find this
The good news is the upstairs is finally done, minus the closet built ins and the fo-fireplace I will be making. This stuff takes a long time when you choose to do the work yourself... I love old houses... I love old houses... I love old houses..... wait!!
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new banister. started with some 4x4's wrapped them in some hard board so there wouldnt be any knots to deal with or see. and then trimmed them out. Used the hidden metal brackets to secure the end posts that get covered by the same size trim we are using for the baseboards, and lag bolted the railing to the posts.
If you look really close you can see the piece of wood I cut out and replaced at the top of the stairs. And dont worry about that big hole in the wall to get to the plumbing..lol
Dont worry about that wrongly placed hole....lol
This is obviously before the basboard trim was added to cover the brackets
If you look really close you can see the piece of wood I cut out and replaced at the top of the stairs. And dont worry about that big hole in the wall to get to the plumbing..lol
Dont worry about that wrongly placed hole....lol
This is obviously before the basboard trim was added to cover the brackets
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dubber
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Great work. I can't show my wife that shower for sure or those banisters 
radiators I got sand blasted, the place didnt get it all off so I got an air stippler and blasted off the rest of the paint. Then used some super expensive (joking) Rustoleum Oil rubbed Bronze paint to paint them. Again making a half hearted paint booth, this time out of the garage. They came out amazing, look brand new. I think I love this paint too. I will be using more.
And here are the plans for the closet built ins.
And here are the plans for the closet built ins.
Hugo L.
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Stunning work. Hats off to you sir, if only for your patience.
I just finished a solid 5-6 months of renos, doing most of it myself at nights and during weekends.
The results are great, but it does take its toll, both mentally and financially...
I just finished a solid 5-6 months of renos, doing most of it myself at nights and during weekends.
The results are great, but it does take its toll, both mentally and financially...
Now finally I am done posting about the house and have been getting to work in the garage.... First thing I accomplished was running new electrical with a sub panel. Hand dug the trench on Saturday , installed everything and covered it back up Sunday.
I started clearing out the rafters that were covered in mess from when they replaced the roof who knows how long ago. It was terrible, this is just a very small part of what was up there.
and all to start rebuilding the trusses into scissor trusses
to make room for this beautiful piece of equipment.
Which I scored for a steal along with this beauty, and the biggest vise I have ever seen.
I have also since finished rewiring inside the garage, all new plugs, and lights, and welder and lathe outlets. I also lined the walls of the back adition with a bunch reclaimed wood from the house and garage. baseboards, random other boards, and a bottom strip of chip board. pictures to come of that, but here is the start. The bench in this area I removed the legs from and placed it on top of these ancient metal kitchen cabnits I found on the curb in our old neighborhood. Mounted the bench top to the wall with some simple L-brackets. seems to be pretty darn stable. Not fancy, but free is for me, and I use the **** ouf this stuff so I would end up destroying it anyway
I started clearing out the rafters that were covered in mess from when they replaced the roof who knows how long ago. It was terrible, this is just a very small part of what was up there.
and all to start rebuilding the trusses into scissor trusses
to make room for this beautiful piece of equipment.
Which I scored for a steal along with this beauty, and the biggest vise I have ever seen.
I have also since finished rewiring inside the garage, all new plugs, and lights, and welder and lathe outlets. I also lined the walls of the back adition with a bunch reclaimed wood from the house and garage. baseboards, random other boards, and a bottom strip of chip board. pictures to come of that, but here is the start. The bench in this area I removed the legs from and placed it on top of these ancient metal kitchen cabnits I found on the curb in our old neighborhood. Mounted the bench top to the wall with some simple L-brackets. seems to be pretty darn stable. Not fancy, but free is for me, and I use the **** ouf this stuff so I would end up destroying it anyway
OJ Bartley
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Love that shower glass, it really makes the room. And the banisters look great too, I love having a nice sturdy railing. Keep up the awesome work!
Sunbimmer
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Wow man those radiators...
Incredible! It's crazy the stuff previous owners did to that poor place. However, the new bathroom is superb!
You'd never be able to tell the condition of the inside of the place from the curb... it's a beautiful house. Your place is going to be impeccable when you're done... I love the unwillingness to be deterred by everything the house throws at you.
Remind's me of The Money Pit a little bit...
You'd never be able to tell the condition of the inside of the place from the curb... it's a beautiful house. Your place is going to be impeccable when you're done... I love the unwillingness to be deterred by everything the house throws at you.
Remind's me of The Money Pit a little bit...
ajohno
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Top job.
venturesomerite
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Nice work!
MagKarl
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Outstanding work! Very nice indeed.
1Garageman
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GREAT WORK!!!!
You are really doing a lot of GREAT work to your house!
Can't wait to see some more pics.
You are really doing a lot of GREAT work to your house!
Can't wait to see some more pics.
thetastelingers
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Just read through the thread. I love what you did with the dirt floor and pallet wood. I dig that type of look.
As for all that house work, you can have that. I don't care to get into all that mess. whew! Hats off to you for doing it though. That shower looks killer!
As for all that house work, you can have that. I don't care to get into all that mess. whew! Hats off to you for doing it though. That shower looks killer!
taumac
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Love the repurposing on the floor and bench. Place is coming along great.
Have a good one, Gerard
Have a good one, Gerard
sean Buick 76
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I have a TON of respect for the work you are putting into the house and garage!I want to be like you when I grow up! Awesome work on the Vette too!!!!
sean Buick 76
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LOL, its all good! That explains the ambition and energy!!! I am an old man a 32 but I can still aspire to grow up and be like you....
taumac
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I remember 32 but my 20's are a blurry. LOL
Have a good one, Gerard
Have a good one, Gerard
nmcqueen469
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Dude, you've made incredible progress. Keep it up!!
taumac
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theoldwizard1
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Love the radiators !
Any ideas what cause that cast iton drain pipe to split ? Those things usually last forever because they are vertical and water just passes through.
Any ideas what cause that cast iton drain pipe to split ? Those things usually last forever because they are vertical and water just passes through.
Thanks
your not kidding there. I used a dolly and a couple people which helped a lot. The long low one was a bit harder, couldnt use the dolly on that one.
I have no idea. My exact thoughts. I know it was like that for a long time though, and the thought of that just makes me sick. In the basement the line used to be in a closet so I'm sure they didnt even know it was leaking. But that was the only bathroom upstairs and the whole family used it every day...... Think about it.... Gross!!
pitterpat
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People live with all kinds of stupid stuff when they are ignorant of the problem or too lazy to do or have the work done.
here are a couple pictures of the back addition on the garage. still in the works of cleaning it up and organizing it, but its come a long way from a dirt hole.
The roof structure of this little back room is quite shotty at best, 2x4 and not even close to 16 on center. It was all sagged out so I decided to sister them and put up some beefy L-brackets I had laying around. better than a notched out single 2x4.
I also laid out the Lift placement on the ground, and the footer to be cut out. I measured a foot overhang around the foot of the post for the footer. and then did some cuts with the cement saw..... What a mess!!
I cleared out one of the squares yesterday only to find the garage pad is 3" then there was 3" of sand and another pad under that. This place never seems to disappoint on the surprises. I guess my question to the concrete aficionados would be this. I have undercut the top slab by a good half foot and was thinking of pouring right over the underlying pad. I will do rebar reinforcement, and estimating if the bottom pad is a minimum of 3" plus what would be 6" on top of that, that would make a footer of at least 9" thick, by 4'x4'. something like this drawing. will this be sufficient?
The roof structure of this little back room is quite shotty at best, 2x4 and not even close to 16 on center. It was all sagged out so I decided to sister them and put up some beefy L-brackets I had laying around. better than a notched out single 2x4.
I also laid out the Lift placement on the ground, and the footer to be cut out. I measured a foot overhang around the foot of the post for the footer. and then did some cuts with the cement saw..... What a mess!!
I cleared out one of the squares yesterday only to find the garage pad is 3" then there was 3" of sand and another pad under that. This place never seems to disappoint on the surprises. I guess my question to the concrete aficionados would be this. I have undercut the top slab by a good half foot and was thinking of pouring right over the underlying pad. I will do rebar reinforcement, and estimating if the bottom pad is a minimum of 3" plus what would be 6" on top of that, that would make a footer of at least 9" thick, by 4'x4'. something like this drawing. will this be sufficient?
here's how it was looking as I was getting through it.
And until I pour it, I dont exactly want to fall in, or have my car or bike fall in either....
I also started building a new desk for the den. Decided to give it a nice thick boarder and lay herringbone pattern in the middle. It will be pretty sweet when done. I'm using old wood file cabinets for drawers, and there will be shelves on the front so when you look into the den it will have a good look with little trinkets and books and what not rather than an open and flat face.
And until I pour it, I dont exactly want to fall in, or have my car or bike fall in either....
I also started building a new desk for the den. Decided to give it a nice thick boarder and lay herringbone pattern in the middle. It will be pretty sweet when done. I'm using old wood file cabinets for drawers, and there will be shelves on the front so when you look into the den it will have a good look with little trinkets and books and what not rather than an open and flat face.
sean Buick 76
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Wow, super nice work on the desk top!