Posted: 7/29/2013 12:35:03 PM EDT
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So I wanted to share my house renovation with all of you who like seeing this sort of thing. My wife and I bought ourselves this 1910 (ETA earlier I wrote 1920) home in South Buffalo for a song, and I knew I could make it our own. We have the luxury of renting one of my dads apartments so we don't have to move in right away.
This has been very fulfilling and very VERY trying on my patience and fortitude that is for sure. Im doing it all myself and learning along the way. Having fun too, but its killing me because any minute im not at work, playing basketball, or sleeping; im working here. Haven't shot a round in about 2 months!! Oh and Im sorry ahead of time because this has nothing to do with guns....... 
Ok so these two pics above show the two rooms that I combined into one big ass room. Put that header in and supported as proper (to my knowledge  ) and really had to rip out more knob and tube crap then I care to see in my life! You can see that area in front of the header in the second picture which shows where there was two closets, one facing each way where knocked them out, breathing in a couple of bushels worth of horse hair plaster and lathe on the way down!
compare this one with pic one, and you can see that this was just an oblong shaped bedroom with a little 5 foot space for a single bed to go perpendicular to the window, which I decided to turn into a nice walk in closet for my wife. going to add some nice sliding doors to it to complete the look after the carpet gets put in tomorrow... 
This is the drywall work which me and my brother in law did (second coat, it got better as the 3rd went on  ) did the walls and the ceiling.
This is a really nice wide staircase we have, which LITERALLY had 3 layers of carpet on it. They seriously just went over each layer of carpet with a new one....now sure how that made sense to anyone in the 80's but then again it was a special time...or so Im told! 
This is the downstairs dining room area, with a 2nd bathroom behind that wall and sliding door. That exposed area with the asbestos duct work is going to be the pass through into my kitchen..... fun times. 
look at that! no more terribly metal framed bathroom with cheap stand up shower. You can still see the toilet which is going to be relocated over to the other side where the shower was. That will be fun (did I mention I despise plumbing??) 
Drywall going up around and inside the bathroom. Half bath so I didn't bother with mold resistant. Just an added expense.. 
That's my pass through bitches! That was fun. did the duct work yesterday too, but I don't have a pic yet! many more to come! |
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Nice work bub  Nothing like a good project and there's no better way to make it your own IMO.That's what I thought. There was not a single other offer on this house...and it was up for 6 months. I looked at it 2 months before we took it, and I was lik e"I could do something with this" but Ill keep looking. Then the more I thought abou tit, I was like "You know what, Im game. Lets make this one ours." So that's my life for the last month and a half. Hope to be done with this stage in 2 weeks! |
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Bro, it's an adventure. I'm doing my house now while I'm living in it! All I can tell you is do it right, do it once. It will be worth it once you are done. Good luck, God bless! Thanks man! You sound like my dad! Hey loser do it right or you will be doing it again shortly! Good luck with yours as well my friend! St joe is the patron saint of carpenters... apparently health not my biggest fan given the wood gouges in my hands!
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What's the coolest thing you've found while ripping walls apart? I found an 1878 indian head penny in one of my walls that was in very good shape. I've been hoping to uncover someone's depression era stash of coins and cash, but so far, no luck. I've found 2 mercury dimes, a few steel pennies and a Vote for Dewey pin! Not sure what that's worth haha! Btw how's the knee feeling these days? |
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Quoted: So I wanted to share my house renovation with all of you who like seeing this sort of thing. My wife and I bought ourselves this 1910 (ETA earlier I wrote 1920) home in South Buffalo for a song, and I knew I could make it our own. We have the luxury of renting one of my dads apartments so we don't have to move in right away. Nice. Now all you have to do is get it moved to a free state when you're done with the renovation.  |
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I've found 2 mercury dimes, a few steel pennies and a Vote for Dewey pin! Not sure what that's worth haha! Btw how's the knee feeling these days? Quoted:
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What's the coolest thing you've found while ripping walls apart? I found an 1878 indian head penny in one of my walls that was in very good shape. I've been hoping to uncover someone's depression era stash of coins and cash, but so far, no luck. I've found 2 mercury dimes, a few steel pennies and a Vote for Dewey pin! Not sure what that's worth haha! Btw how's the knee feeling these days? It's keeping me from doing home renovations, that's for sure. I'm getting a partial knee replacement soon, just waiting for a surgery date to be set. |
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That's the piece of white trash 3 doors down.... a confrontation is coming rest assured. His ghetto thumping rap needs to die Quoted:
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Is that your Jeep on 20's outside, homie? That's the piece of white trash 3 doors down.... a confrontation is coming rest assured. His ghetto thumping rap needs to die We expect a full AAR of said confrontation. Pics, or MS Paint at a minimum, required. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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We expect a full AAR of said confrontation. Pics, or MS Paint at a minimum, required. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quoted:
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Is that your Jeep on 20's outside, homie? That's the piece of white trash 3 doors down.... a confrontation is coming rest assured. His ghetto thumping rap needs to die We expect a full AAR of said confrontation. Pics, or MS Paint at a minimum, required. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Yeah wouldn't be the first time... lucky me I have family in the Buffalo PD! "A" district is nice and Irish haha |
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My house is 101 yrs. old. Whenever I do work on it, It's alway's an adventure. Keep up the good work. Keep us posted about the neighbor showdown. Question for the legal team... how much trouble does breaking a guys windshield right in front of him with a baseball bat get you these days?
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Question for the legal team... how much trouble does breaking a guys windshield right in front of him with a baseball bat get you these days? Quoted:
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My house is 101 yrs. old. Whenever I do work on it, It's alway's an adventure. Keep up the good work. Keep us posted about the neighbor showdown. Question for the legal team... how much trouble does breaking a guys windshield right in front of him with a baseball bat get you these days? 
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Other side of McKinley.... mariemont next too woodside. Still a quick jog up to doc Sullivan's though! Quoted:
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What neighborhood? Cumberland/Legion area? You may be my new neighbor. Other side of McKinley.... mariemont next too woodside. Still a quick jog up to doc Sullivan's though! Check out Conlon's, its a little more pricey but the food is fantastic and their beer selection is pretty good. It's a great place for a date. |
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ive been doing similar to my 1880's built home. not as extensive but still a fucking nightmare. but you save SOOO much money doing the labor yourself and buying materials on sale, CL, and Mr 2nds (or other bargain outlets) something to be said for sweat equity..
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Check out Conlon's, its a little more pricey but the food is fantastic and their beer selection is pretty good. It's a great place for a date. Quoted:
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What neighborhood? Cumberland/Legion area? You may be my new neighbor. Other side of McKinley.... mariemont next too woodside. Still a quick jog up to doc Sullivan's though! Check out Conlon's, its a little more pricey but the food is fantastic and their beer selection is pretty good. It's a great place for a date. I will have to check that place out. Driven by it on the way to Doc's a few times, and even met the owner and his wife (who just bought the house right next door to it as well) but I've had no time. But my wife has been kicking my ass about a date night and that is nice and close. Thanks for the tip! |
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ive been doing similar to my 1880's built home. not as extensive but still a fucking nightmare. but you save SOOO much money doing the labor yourself and buying materials on sale, CL, and Mr 2nds (or other bargain outlets) something to be said for sweat equity.. don't you just love breathing in that black dust in the walls as you tear them out?
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