Project Crack House A Crack House in Rehab. 2008-07-11T23:46:20-04:00 http://www.projectcrackhouse.com/blog/index.php tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse Pivot Copyright (c) 2008, Authors of Project Crack House We're building a deck! 2008-06-30T18:36:00-04:00 2008-06-03T00:00:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.86 Here is the pictures from the deck we had planned from the beginning.  It's morphed a bit from our original 12 month old drawings but still I think it's turning out very nicely.  A work in progress...   Here is the pictures from the deck we had planned from the beginning. It's morphed a bit from our original 12 month old drawings but still I think it's turning out very nicely. A work in progress...

]]> lianne Leveling out the ceiling 2008-07-11T23:43:00-04:00 2008-05-26T03:22:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.85 Lewis is leaving for a bit but before he went he spent the week strapping out the whole main floor ceiling in preparation for drywall. It is, after all some 100+ years old and not as even as you would like. Laser level was very handy for this job - the ceiling varied from 1/2 inch to 2 inches out.  We used 1x3's for strapping. Lewis is leaving for a bit but before he went he spent the week strapping out the whole main floor ceiling in preparation for drywall.

It is, after all some 100+ years old and not as even as you would like. Laser level was very handy for this job - the ceiling varied from 1/2 inch to 2 inches out. We used 1x3's for strapping.

]]> lianne Next up - Living/Dining Subfloor 2008-06-30T18:15:00-04:00 2008-05-24T18:14:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.84 We're just rolling now...to get us started, Erin is there with her drill talents. Because we live here, we keep working in small areas, shifting our stuff around...it's not fun but it gets the job done! Then there is the problem of where do you cut your 4' x 8' sheets of underlay? We're just rolling now...to get us started, Erin is there with her drill talents.

Because we live here, we keep working in small areas, shifting our stuff around...it's not fun but it gets the job done!

Then there is the problem of where do you cut your 4' x 8' sheets of underlay?

]]> lianne Middle bedroom gets subfloor & drywall 2008-06-30T18:09:00-04:00 2008-05-19T13:06:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.83 We had drywall already up in the front and back bedrooms and then we moved the office to the back. That left the middle room practically empty. First we started with the subfloor Here's Lianne, ready to work... Then we continued on with drywall, actually here is Lewis working but Andreas was helping, really. Then Jordan (the Destroyer) stopped in to help manouever the long pieces in! We had drywall already up in the front and back bedrooms and then we moved the office to the back. That left the middle room practically empty. First we started with the subfloor

Here's Lianne, ready to work...

Then we continued on with drywall, actually here is Lewis working but Andreas was helping, really. Then Jordan (the Destroyer) stopped in to help manouever the long pieces in!

]]> lianne Flashy new siding & window for the back room 2008-06-30T18:07:00-04:00 2008-05-15T18:00:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.82 It was white, and now it is white again, only cleaner and neater and with all of the windows/doors rearranged. The "back rooom" as we call it. Of course, it would look nicer without the big pile of wood and siding remnants! Also, around the side of the house there was this boarded up window that overlooked the 'cellar stairs'. The stairs come out of the basement and used to be a separate entrance through the back room. We suspect they were original to the house and were enclosed when the back room was built. We found some glass block & Lewis artfully reframed them to the exact dimension. Now it lets light in, so much better! It was white, and now it is white again, only cleaner and neater and with all of the windows/doors rearranged.

The "back rooom" as we call it.

Of course, it would look nicer without the big pile of wood and siding remnants!

Also, around the side of the house there was this boarded up window that overlooked the 'cellar stairs'. The stairs come out of the basement and used to be a separate entrance through the back room. We suspect they were original to the house and were enclosed when the back room was built. We found some glass block & Lewis artfully reframed them to the exact dimension. Now it lets light in, so much better!

]]> lianne HOLY COW - NEW STAIRS 2008-05-19T19:29:00-04:00 2008-05-08T19:11:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.81 While we were away...old stairs gone, new (temporary) stairs were installed! This time we both jumped for joy and ran up and down the stairs. The difference between these new ones and the old ones is amazing (never mind the 'to code' part of it). Now we can actually walk down with out fear of falling, and walk up without feeling like we are mountain climbing! Old Scary Stairs... New Fabulous (temporary) stairs... This is the start of our 'design' and the hard long slog starting to come into fruition :  While we were away...old stairs gone, new (temporary) stairs were installed! This time we both jumped for joy and ran up and down the stairs. The difference between these new ones and the old ones is amazing (never mind the 'to code' part of it). Now we can actually walk down with out fear of falling, and walk up without feeling like we are mountain climbing!

Old Scary Stairs...

New Fabulous (temporary) stairs...

This is the start of our 'design' and the hard long slog starting to come into fruition :

]]> lianne Drywall, drywall, (almost) everywhere! 2008-05-19T19:11:00-04:00 2008-04-18T19:04:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.80 The hanging of the drywall is progressing nicely on the second floor.  Lewis had dedicated at lot of time to it lately, especially since we are having house guests next week.   Who on earth would stay here, I know...but Andreas' parents are coming to town for a week as Andreas and I are getting married on the 26th! The back bedroom...    The bathroom... The hanging of the drywall is progressing nicely on the second floor. Lewis had dedicated at lot of time to it lately, especially since we are having house guests next week. Who on earth would stay here, I know...but Andreas' parents are coming to town for a week as Andreas and I are getting married on the 26th!

The back bedroom...

The bathroom...

]]> lianne 16 months after purchase 2008-05-19T18:45:00-04:00 2008-02-25T02:48:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.67  Winter has a way of making anything look good! Winter has a way of making anything look good!

]]> lianne One year after purchase 2008-02-25T02:45:00-04:00 2008-02-25T02:43:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.66

So here's what it looked like after one year.

November 18, 2007

]]> lianne What we bought 2008-02-25T02:47:00-04:00 2008-02-25T02:42:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.65

Ooohhh! Very Scary. This shot was taken about a month after we bought the house.

November 13, 2006

]]> lianne PHOTORAMA 2008-02-25T02:42:00-04:00 2008-02-25T02:41:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.64 If you are looking for the photos up to May 2007, please see the Entire Gallery here. Entire Gallery here. ]]> lianne Our Spray Foam guys: 2008-02-25T02:39:00-04:00 2008-02-25T02:38:00-04:00 tag:projectcrackhouse,2008:ProjectCrackHouse.63 Foam Comfort Foam Comfort ]]> lianne