My House Remodel

[Mr T]

Due to popular request, I posted pics of our house that we are restoring.

Quick background...THis house was built in 1956 by a popular doctor in the area. It is a U-shaped house with a inground pool in the U. They later enclosed the pool. The house origionaly was built very well. The pool room was done very poorly. According to neighbors, the roof leaked into the pool room since a few years after it was built. The house changed owners a few times (including being owned by several key people to some local history). It was repo'd sometime in 1995-96. We bought it in 1998 and have been SLOWLY restoring it ever since.

I'll post more pics and update this thread as I get time to find/scan/post pics. And as other projects get done. The first installments are pics of the house in general, and the roof remodel. I will get some "after" pics of the roof up when I get a chance to go up and take them.

Enjoy

http://photobucket.com/albums/b15/Nielmot/

[Newguy]

Hey just found the thread,

How many buckets of tar did they use! lol

I was lulled into a sense of comfort from the picture of the front of the house it looked all cozy....and then the back puke_1

The house was in pretty good shape but It was crying to be updated or atleast painted definitely a good buy.

nice job on the roof did you do the work yourself?
I do not know what possesses people to place valley's against each other like that sniper_1

[Mr T]

Hey just found the thread,

How many buckets of tar did they use!
No idea, but it was 2" thick in places. We threw down a bucket of coating right when we moved in to buy some time.

I was lulled into a sense of comfort from the picture of the front of the house it looked all cozy....and then the back
You arent the only one. Most people think its just a normal sized house (even without the pool). It was custom built, so anything goes :rolleyes:

The house was in pretty good shape but It was crying to be updated or atleast painted definitely a good buy.
All the water damage was in the pool area, none directly to the house. All we had to do was some serious cleaning and painting and we moved in. They gave us the combo to the key box a few days before closing to get a head start on that. Only major issue was the laundry room due to a bad chimney cap. There were 3 layers of floor in there and the floor bowed up 3-4 inches in areas due to water damage. Both were fixed that year. Bathrooms are functional, but dated....on the list. Ditto with the kitchen, but I already took care of the electrical and the stove.

nice job on the roof did you do the work yourself?
It took 60 squres to cover it.....soo, HELL NO!!!! sniper_1 smileyruno :eek:
We had someone do the whole roof project. It scared all but 1 contractor away. THe one who didnt run wanted to dump dura-last all over the back of the place. One of the ones who bailed endedup doing a similar project nearby, snuck back over here and took a 2nd look.. Our layout was similar to their layout. He was able to apply the same solution to our roof, he ended up getting the job.

I do not know what possesses people to place valley's against each other like that
It was done in the 60's to 70's, the answer was simple. Too many Pink Floyd concerts!!!

[Newguy]

It took 60 squres to cover it.....soo, HELL NO!!!! sniper_1 smileyruno :eek:


bow_1 good god man! there is not an emoticon too convey the reaction to that.. do you have another house attached your not showing us lol I don't believe you have mentioned the sq ft of the house?

[Mr T]

"legal" size is 2300 square feet, plus a 2 car garage.

Also there is this hanging off the back....
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b15/Nielmot/House%20Before%20Move%20In/05-pool1.jpg
This room is close to 2000 square feet.

good god man! there is not an emoticon too convey the reaction to that..Yes there is. Have you found one of a smiley that is dead broke?

[Newguy]

lol

I can how a broke smily might be whats needed, mind if I pry and ask how much it cost to to get that done? sex_1