I dig seeing the work people do, so I thought somebody might enjoy these pictures. Someday I’ll quit my F/T job and do this stuff instead. Urban Pioneerism.
The original plan was to level the floor, but it’s hard to not want to fix everything.
These are some links to the work in progress.
http://www.thekyostudio.com/francisco/francisco.html
http://www.thekyostudio.com/francisco/beam_01.html
http://www.thekyostudio.com/francisco/beam_02.html
http://www.thekyostudio.com/francisco/beam_03.html
Edited 1/9/2005 12:40 pm ET by Kaplan
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This is the stuff I love. Ground up renovations, and building. I put this thread on high interest, keep it coming.
Who Dares Wins.
For the scope of this job, that has to be the cleanest jobsite around!
Very interesting, please keep posting.
Great pictures! Lots of detail and well photographed.
Keep em coming
Great work, looks great!!
Someday I'll quit my F/T job and do this stuff instead. Urban Pioneerism.
I find your words almost as interesting as those photos and captions. I like urban areas. A lot. Are you doing this for your own occupancy? Rental?
Here is some recent work:
http://www.thekyostudio.com/francisco/mid_jan05.htmlHere are some random shots from around the house.
http://www.thekyostudio.com/francisco/misc_jan.htmlI guess it is clean. It's just me, so there is no one else to clean up after ... gives me a chance to take a break, figure out what's next and make sure I dont get hurt.Clevland_Ed:
I live in Chicago, bought this "as is" house in an area called Humbolt Park a few years ago. It's a rough neighborhood that is turning around (I've got some good pictures of the dealers that worked the front of my house). My wife, stepdaughter and I lived in the house until this past July. Now that it's empty I can really tear it up. I did alot of the work while we lived there (jacked up the front and removed the plaster in the front rooms), I was always cleaning up, it was very hard on our relationships. We're renting from my mother-in-law, which means two payments for housing. If I keep the F/T gig, I can hold onto the house and do the work... hoping the sweat equity pays. Not sure what we'll do when I'm done, probably sell and try to find another one. Maybe one with less work required.I've heard the term before, but the gas man called me an urban pioneer. Move into an urban area and ride it out. Growing up in the city helps... if you look like you know where your at, you know where you're at.Edited 1/11/2005 12:52 am ET by Kaplan
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thanks for the pics! its really fun to see what folks are doing. Do you have any extirior shots of the house? im curious to see what type of house it is-->
measure once
scribble several lines
spend some time figuring out wich scribble
cut the wrong line
get mad
It could be a while until some exterior "after" pictures, but here are the "before".
OK, I'm ready for the next batch of pics :)
You gotta love those down-to-the-studs remodels. To me they're more fun than starting from scratch (although about halfway through the project I might not use the word "fun").
And Zippy was right, that sure is a clean jobsite!
I've got the beam secured. Doug fir with a end post cap from simpson and 2 adjustable steel posts.
Hey Kap, there's a hole in the floor... ;)
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So far so good. Looks like a lot of work. Is the neighborhood (property value) going to give you a good return on your $$/work ?
jt8
The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because when opportunity knocks, they are out in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers. -- Walter Percy Chrysler
The plan is to fill that hole with the top of some Stan Foster inspired stairs. The neighorhood has really turned around. The money and the idea that this could be the property that rolls me to the next is what keeps me working on it.