Click on a picture to enlarge! This was a whole house remodel and addition. In the craftsman style, much of the finish details are painted wood with wood floors. Start from the beginning all the way at the bottom of this Blog for a progression of events.Completed kitchen nook for restored stove. Hand made tiles grace the back wall above the stove that also has a remote ventilator (adjustable speed) to exhaust gases outside at the top of the arch (not visible).
Cement siding, wood trim, all new windows and doors.
Cork flooring, wood cabinets, 3 cutting boards in the cabinets.
December 07: Move in and finish exterior. The shots below show the exterior siding with primer: the color coat is to follow. The stucco was awaiting the completion of the exterior woodworking elements: we had to paint the trim before the color coat was applied. More to come.
October 20, 2007: floors are completed - molding is next with more paint and tile.
Oct. 9, 2007: Tile work has begun, flooring has started, and painting has completed ~95% on the inside. Cabinets are about 95% done, and plumbing is on hold for the tile work to complete. Electrical finish is ~ 70% done. Awaiting more trims and for flooring to subside (install now is more important).
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Sept. 17, 2007: Completed priming and sanding. Ready to spray final color on trim, followed by rolling the field colors onto the walls and ceilings.
Prime painting almost completed.
Sept. 11, 2007: Concrete poured for porches and landings. Next step is the front porch - design has been submitted and being reviewed by the clients. Molding and trim has been installed, doors hung, cabinets completed - now comes a week of just sanding, caulking, filling, and detailing all the painted and to-be-painted surfaces. Preparation is key - it takes little time to paint and so much more time to fix a badly prepared surface that looks bad after it's painted. Primer comes first, followed by more sanding and filling, and then final paint finishes. Here, it's oil on the trim and water-based paint on the walls and ceilings, except the baths and kitchen get oil as well.Tile work has started in the master bath (pics to come shortly) as we wait for tile to come in for the kitchen ( a few weeks still). Also awaiting tile for master bath as well.
Flooring has been selected, paint colors for the exterior selected and being mixed, finished exterior woodwork for the porches has been selected (awaiting final design approval), and final color coat for stucco selected (holding off until the other woodwork is completed and painted outside).
August 11, 2007: First coat of stucco completed, 1st coat of drywall completed on skylight, 2nd coat elsewhere, patching completed. Once drywall is done, it's prime painting, followed by cabinet installs and trim, then tile.
Exterior trim to be designed and placed shortly.
Skylight well insulated; walls visible through dining room and kitchen spaces.
August 8, 2007: Completed roofing 99% (just painting metal and counterflash chimney left); drywall is on 1st coat of mud; stucco 1st coat starts tomorrow. Insulation completed, all signed off with just lath inspection for tile left to inspect before final inspection.
Dumpster #5 left today filled with scrap lumber, drywall, debris, and misc. objects from Ricks garage no longer needed....
July 28, 2007: Completed rough framing, plumbing and electrical. Ready to roof (when skylight comes in), ready to insulate and lath the exterior. Need to place exterior trim prior to doing stucco in a few areas.
The kitchen view shows an arch above the space for the oven/range. Beyond is a desk area, an accessory room (laundry, storage, etc.), and a 1/2 bath.
Heating and ventilation are also roughed in. Next comes the itchy part (insulation) and dust (drywall).
July 20, 2007. Completed 95% of the framing work. Electrical is at 50%, plumbing is at 70%, and HVAC is just starting. A few changes, some mistakes caught and fixed (designed by others), some more intensive to solve than others (front porch roof). Some creative framing for the dining room - large opening in center to be a raised portion of the ceiling, later opened up for a skylight chase. Roof is 98% covered with sheeting (radiant barrier OSB) now required in this climate zone to reflect heat out of the roofing material.
Additional features: open beam ceiling in back porch with v-rustic smooth shiplap above the beams (4 x 8); triangular vents in gabled roof areas; and the master bath (visible in hallway shot on the left side). Front porch is next on detailed framing.
07/07/07 At this stage the framing is about 40% done. Underfloor work has been signed off and we proceed now to attach subflooring. Once completed, wall layout followed by construction occurs for the remaining walls of the raised foundation portion of the house. Probable change is in the works to raise the dining room ceiling 1 ft. More time and effort plus redesigns for the construction. Once framed, we will get the electrical and plumbing in, followed by the heating unit. Should have the roof sheeting on by then, and the exterior windows and doors on.
Click on a picture to enlarge it.This project involves adding on a master bedroom suite and converting several rooms into other uses. The pictures listed are restricted by the limited editing features of this blog - they are in reverse order so the beginning pictures are at the bottom . . . .
06/28/07The cement pour went well with about 21 yrds of concrete. Pads inside the house were poured under the existing footings to support large posts in the dining room (later).
Three dumpsters later, the inside and outside tear off was completed in about 2 weeks. Additional loads were taken by the concrete team to the dumps with their own trailer: concrete and a few 10 cu yd dumpsters full of dirt and concrete.
Kitchen tile countertop was salvaged for the tile; other salvaged items: wash basin for laundry, free standing sink for guest bath; ironing board pullout; all interior doors (3 panel wood); and save the flooring (pulled out 2-1/4" white oak T&G from dining room).
Fireplace and office were the first to go into the dumpsters. Living room will open up to a new dining room behind free standing lamp (right).
View of the house in front prior to demolition.
The house is a late 40s raised foundation wood framed house with button board plaster walls and 95-1/2" studs. Subfloor used diagonal 1x6 fir on 2 x 6 floor joists and beams below on pier blocks. No insulation in the walls. Knob and tube wiring, no ground, 3 layers of roofing material, redwood siding that couldn't be saved (too brittle), and old cast iron drain pipe that wouldn't break clean for additional connections.
Double hung wood windows and sills were removed for newer windows, except for 3 locations where retrofit block windows will be inserted into the frames. The house will get all new windows, doors, roof, siding, plumbing, electrical, heating, cabinets (except for 1 bathroom) and insulation. Plaster will be patched where feasible, otherwise, 5/8 drywall will be installed. New moulding inside and out is in the plans.
