Pics of my house - Page 2

JoJoYZF · 12-18-2008, 11:30 PM

At least most of the shit you gotta do is more cosmetic than safety related. Definitely not a bad little house though and Im lookin forward to how it starts progressing. Congrats man.

PhiSig1071 · 12-19-2008, 12:19 AM

Congratulations dude! That's awesome!

Now, when's the house party?

Mr Lefty · 12-19-2008, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JoJoYZF

At least most of the shit you gotta do is more cosmetic than safety related. Definitely not a bad little house though and Im lookin forward to how it starts progressing. Congrats man.

exactly. house looks good... and because they're cosmetic you can take your time and DIY

congrats bro... definitely a buy for 52k... I wish i could find something similar in MS... but I've come to the realization I'm gonna need a few more years before I make this purchase

ontwo · 12-19-2008, 11:12 AM

Congrats Capt!

Ducati Diva · 12-19-2008, 12:57 PM

Congrats on the new place!!!!!!

Now comes the fun of fixing it up.

Captain Morgan · 12-20-2008, 01:15 AM

I'll have more pics in the coming days. I worked on it for 12+ hours today and will likely do the same tomorrow. I have to get it ready for carpet on Tuesday and then I'm moving in on Friday. The rest of the stuff will be done after I move in. I work 3 12-hour shifts and off 4 days so I'll have plenty of time to work on the house. It will happen little by little and I'll update with pics as I get things done.

Captain Morgan · 12-23-2008, 10:20 PM

Here are a few pics of the work in progress. I just got carpet installed today and will take pics of that later. I was too busy working on the house to stop and take pics today.

These pics are of my room. The hardwood floor was in good shape with the exception of a very dark spot in the floor. It was piss.

I don't think the previous owners had pets, so I'm pretty sure the old man either sat up in bed and just pissed on the floor or that was the spot where he died and let loose at death. The dark spot is under the drop cloth. I cleaned it as best I could, sanded, refinished, but still decided to install carpet in my room. I'll post pics of the carpet later.

Here is a pic of the living room. I wish it had hardwood floors, but it was an addition to the house. If you look closely above the garage door (the brown one), you can see where I patched a crack in the wall. It needed another coat of mud, so it isn't primed yet. The brown spots are where we primed over drywall mud to keep them from showing through the finish coat of paint.

Here is a pic of the dining room after taking down most of the wood paneling. Unfortunately, the wall underneath this is 1/2" of concrete board on top of 1/2" of drywall. There is one area of the concrete board that is patched with drywall. There is a spot above the window that has no wallboard at all. There is glue all over the wall where the panel was glued to the concrete board. I haven't decided what to do with this wall yet. I will probably try to sand the glue down and see how that works out. If that works okay, then I'll patch the wall, sand off all of the glue and paint the wall. Otherwise, I'll have to pull it all down. Unfortunately, the hardwood floor stops at the edge of the trim, so I can't just replace all of this with a single sheet of drywall. Sigh. The joys of home remodeling begin.

I'll continue to post more pics as I take them.

12-19-2008, 12:19 AM	#12
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	Congratulations dude! That's awesome! Now, when's the house party? __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda necessitatem

12-19-2008, 11:12 AM	#14
ontwo Designated Drinker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: shitville Moto: 2009 ZX6R Posts: 1,661	Congrats Capt! __________________

12-19-2008, 12:57 PM	#15
Ducati Diva just learning Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: western nc Moto: 1996 M900 Posts: 1,348	Congrats on the new place!!!!!! Now comes the fun of fixing it up. __________________ Todays mighty oak is just yesterdays nut who stood it's ground!

12-18-2008, 11:30 PM	#11
JoJoYZF Bring on the Zombies! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cleveland Moto: 2000 Yamaha YZF600R Posts: 2,691	At least most of the shit you gotta do is more cosmetic than safety related. Definitely not a bad little house though and Im lookin forward to how it starts progressing. Congrats man.

12-20-2008, 01:15 AM	#16
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	I'll have more pics in the coming days. I worked on it for 12+ hours today and will likely do the same tomorrow. I have to get it ready for carpet on Tuesday and then I'm moving in on Friday. The rest of the stuff will be done after I move in. I work 3 12-hour shifts and off 4 days so I'll have plenty of time to work on the house. It will happen little by little and I'll update with pics as I get things done.

12-23-2008, 10:20 PM	#17
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	Here are a few pics of the work in progress. I just got carpet installed today and will take pics of that later. I was too busy working on the house to stop and take pics today. These pics are of my room. The hardwood floor was in good shape with the exception of a very dark spot in the floor. It was piss. I don't think the previous owners had pets, so I'm pretty sure the old man either sat up in bed and just pissed on the floor or that was the spot where he died and let loose at death. The dark spot is under the drop cloth. I cleaned it as best I could, sanded, refinished, but still decided to install carpet in my room. I'll post pics of the carpet later. Here is a pic of the living room. I wish it had hardwood floors, but it was an addition to the house. If you look closely above the garage door (the brown one), you can see where I patched a crack in the wall. It needed another coat of mud, so it isn't primed yet. The brown spots are where we primed over drywall mud to keep them from showing through the finish coat of paint. Here is a pic of the dining room after taking down most of the wood paneling. Unfortunately, the wall underneath this is 1/2" of concrete board on top of 1/2" of drywall. There is one area of the concrete board that is patched with drywall. There is a spot above the window that has no wallboard at all. There is glue all over the wall where the panel was glued to the concrete board. I haven't decided what to do with this wall yet. I will probably try to sand the glue down and see how that works out. If that works okay, then I'll patch the wall, sand off all of the glue and paint the wall. Otherwise, I'll have to pull it all down. Unfortunately, the hardwood floor stops at the edge of the trim, so I can't just replace all of this with a single sheet of drywall. Sigh. The joys of home remodeling begin. I'll continue to post more pics as I take them.