Scaffold question

schmism · Jul 24, 2008

got my scaffolding on craigslist.

Timber · Jul 24, 2008

kbiddle said:
Wow good guess...
That is exactly the case... I have beat my head against the wall on that one alone... there is just not a good way to solve that I would love to jack and pour a new one but... I dont have those kind of resources...

OK here are a few pic's
This is the side I will be starting on...

Where the new meets the old... one of our contractors left it like this but that is a whole different issues...

Wider view of that side...

The back (chimney will go as wel as reframe and make larger windows...) maybe french doors

Looking down the back wall...nice lean eh?

Front Side... that was a 1 car garage that I converted to my office and laundry room...

Front view...
The porch will be torn down and windows made about 2' shorter in length to increase the picth of the porch roof for metal rooking after it is extended to be wrapped around the left side there...

Close up of the fine craftsmanship

Allot of work yes...being able to do it myself on my own time and budget will be the only way...

Ok 1st off you have a killer home hear I really love what you have done so far. Hear are my thoughts. The windows you have installed are a dead give away that this is new construction. It also looks like you have more than 1 kind of window. I suggest The brick molding around the windows and the new doors. Take that molding off and use 1 X 4 pine so it is trimmed out in the correct time period. On all your new replacement windows just buy the inserts don"t buy the complete window. It will be cheaper and you can trim it out yourself. Same with the doors.

Let me tell you about your existing siding. That is what is known as clear Pine claps. You can not get that anymore, that is from old growth trees. There is a tool called a Tool-dog used for stripping off the lead paint. I will get you the link. for it. Do your insulating from inside or use cellulose. That siding and trim is sound and petrified with lead. There is nothing money can buy that is better than what you have.

The inside is Plaster & Lath. How bad are the walls. I can tell you taking it out is a real mess but better to do it from inside than out. For 1 all that knob & Tube wiring is probably attached to the inside of the exterior walls. Your going to want to replace that with Romex anyway.

Keep the house in period, Use the same trim on doors and windows and watch the sill lines & keep them uniform. The key to adding to old construction is to make the New look like the old. You want to walk around the house and not see the addition. When you done it should all look like it was built at once

The porch is very close to the ground, What is going on with that as far as rot is concerned ? The tall windows are real nice but the inserts will be a custom build. By the way see how big those window sills are. On you new windows rip new sill noses out of a 4 X 4 and face nail over new windows. You will probably have to cut the existing sills off flush with the sheathing. It is cheating but it will make the windows look period. Anybody that knows old houses knows the 1st give away is the window sills.

kbiddle · Jul 25, 2008

Timber,
I totally agree... I should have started by saying this is all still work in progress...

I agree 100% with everything you have said... well almost...
The issue with the windows is that some of the exiting are still in and of course the new ones on the new construction side. However the new one are all the same manf. and series... Lowes Pella to be specific... in regards to the remainder of the exiting windows... yes new ones to size would be custome so the plan it to use replacment that come close to the original size.
Example is over the front porch I want to shorten them down by a foot or so to increase the pitch on the new porch that will go on. They will be all trimmed the same once complete... and the plan is to use 1x4 pine... Dang this is starting to get a littel scary as we think alike...

I too would agree that the inside would be the best local for adding insulation.. however let me tell you a bit about what a wonderful thing the previous owners did... seem that all the plaster was cracked ( after they put a new roof on removing 3 + layer...imagine that) they had it drywalled... the problem is that they just drywalled to the trim... so U have drywall that butts up to the 6" base trim... just peachey... guess they did not want to pull the trim and do it right...

Regarding the wire... alaready pulled all new which was a royal pain, I think they had like 1 outlet per room.. but that part is done so the attached to the exiting exterior is of no real consequence in that case...

While I do want to keep it somewhat in period... I for sure want to make it as energy effecient as possible as well as lower my maint. IE: no more exterior painting... And yes I know HARDI board only needs painted every 40 yrs... still too much for me plus the cost is higher...

My goal as you said is to blend the old with the new... as seemlessly as possible... which was one of the reasons I was considering the new decking outside etc... as I reframe and bring the windows into a standard size I wanted to be able to check everything from a stability standpoint...insulate, hosewrap and blue board then get to haning siding and breaking metal in the spring... still allot of work yet to do...
Tear down the chimmney, etc etc etc...

I do very much appreaite you and everyones feed back keep it coming... I am eager to take as much advise as I can get....

Or better yet stop by and bring your hammer...
I guess it is like my wife says... we basically got the house for free...as I got this 120+/- AC and they threw the house in .... LOL

Timber · Jul 25, 2008

LOL you know your project better than I do, I can only help you with what I know. You are the one that is doing the work. I can not say I disagree with what you intend to do, I am only suggesting options you may or may not have considered. You can pop your trim on the inside windows and build it out a little so it is not flush with the Drywall. The older the house the more chance that {Jack The carpenter want a be} got at it LOL You certainly have quite a project on your hands. I would love to help you any way I can. Ask any thing you want and keep good photo documentation. It will help in the years to come