gsganzer
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- Joined
- Jun 11, 2003
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- 3,212
- Location
- Denton, TX
- Tractor
- L3800 w/FEL and BH77, BX 2200 w/FEL and MMM
Well, it's been quite a month. I've been on the road for all but 4 days since before Thanksgiving. I've actually been in Junkman's territory in CT the whole time.
To give y'all some insight into the project. We're adding a 20 x 30 addition off the back of the house. It'll mainly be a living and dining room. The new room will be going where our existing carport, storage and laundry room/breezeway are. So they'll need to be demolished. A new 3 carport will be added to the opposite end of the house. They're also doing some cosmetic stuff to the front of the house.
That's the easy part, as it's been hired out to an excellent contractor. After the room's completed, I'll be gutting a sizeable part of the house interior. I'll be building a new kitchen, master bath and pantry/utility room. That's the part I'll be doing. The wife's given me 4 months to complete the interior once I start. After 4 months, she's calling in someone to finish it if I haven't.
In the 4 days I've been home, I started getting things ready for our addition. Step number one, was to move the water heater and washer/dryer to a temporary location. They were in a small laundry room at the end of the breezeway. This turned out to be a much more complicated task then first anticipated. I have a 37 year old house, need I say more. On pulling the floor up to move some plumbing, I discovered that the sill plate and rim joist are in pretty poor shape. They've been added to the list of things to fix when I gut the interior. Also, the plumber used 3/4" flexible copper tubing. This is the tubing that's often used for refrigeration and is sized slightly differently then 3/4" ridgid copper pipe. To save yourself a whole lot of hassle, a 3/4" street-el will make the conversion (learn from my turmoil).
I also found that the idiot ran black iron pipe from the well and connected to the copper pipe with a plain ol' fitting. The electrolysis caused significant corrosion and a small leak. For those who aren't familiar with it, there's a special fitting called a 'Dielectric Coupling" that's required to prevent this. To make a long story short, the plumbing under the house is a mess. I've added it to my list of things to completely replace when I gut the inside of the house.
Step two was demolishing the carport, storage and breezeway/laundry room. This first photo is of the "Wrecking Crew". They were friends and family that were specifically chosen for their ability to destroy things. We tore it all down in 1 day.
To give y'all some insight into the project. We're adding a 20 x 30 addition off the back of the house. It'll mainly be a living and dining room. The new room will be going where our existing carport, storage and laundry room/breezeway are. So they'll need to be demolished. A new 3 carport will be added to the opposite end of the house. They're also doing some cosmetic stuff to the front of the house.
That's the easy part, as it's been hired out to an excellent contractor. After the room's completed, I'll be gutting a sizeable part of the house interior. I'll be building a new kitchen, master bath and pantry/utility room. That's the part I'll be doing. The wife's given me 4 months to complete the interior once I start. After 4 months, she's calling in someone to finish it if I haven't.
In the 4 days I've been home, I started getting things ready for our addition. Step number one, was to move the water heater and washer/dryer to a temporary location. They were in a small laundry room at the end of the breezeway. This turned out to be a much more complicated task then first anticipated. I have a 37 year old house, need I say more. On pulling the floor up to move some plumbing, I discovered that the sill plate and rim joist are in pretty poor shape. They've been added to the list of things to fix when I gut the interior. Also, the plumber used 3/4" flexible copper tubing. This is the tubing that's often used for refrigeration and is sized slightly differently then 3/4" ridgid copper pipe. To save yourself a whole lot of hassle, a 3/4" street-el will make the conversion (learn from my turmoil).
I also found that the idiot ran black iron pipe from the well and connected to the copper pipe with a plain ol' fitting. The electrolysis caused significant corrosion and a small leak. For those who aren't familiar with it, there's a special fitting called a 'Dielectric Coupling" that's required to prevent this. To make a long story short, the plumbing under the house is a mess. I've added it to my list of things to completely replace when I gut the inside of the house.
Step two was demolishing the carport, storage and breezeway/laundry room. This first photo is of the "Wrecking Crew". They were friends and family that were specifically chosen for their ability to destroy things. We tore it all down in 1 day.
