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March 31, 2005

Plaster Time

The plaster has gotten started on the top floor.

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March 28, 2005

And On The Second Floor

The electricians are running conduit in the kitchen area...

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Electrical Work Has Begun As Well

The electricians are roughing in outlets...

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March 25, 2005

More Roughing

More roughing on the second floor where our owner kitchen will be.

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March 24, 2005

Parlor Floor Bathroom Roughing

Roughing in the plumbing risers on the parlor floor. Note the original moldings that were uncovered when we demo'd the old SRO bathroom.

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March 22, 2005

The Sky Is Falling: Crown Moldings Collapse

"I don't know how to tell you this, so I'm just going to tell you," our contractor said when we answered the phone. Bracing to hear that the sprinklers had gone off or that some major structural problem had been unearthed, we were almost relieved when he told us that some crown moldings on the second floor (where our dining room will be) had collapsed. This is a bummer since this is the floor we are trying to pay the most attention to detail on during the renovation, but since it fell into since neat pieces as shown, the GC is optimistic that it can be reattached and salvaged. Anyone had experience with this kind of thing?

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March 21, 2005

Breakin' Walls 2: Electrical Bugaloo

And Electric too...

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Plumbing Gets Underway

The plumbers got to work last week...

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March 17, 2005

Rear Basement Framed Out

This photo was taken standing in the rear bedroom of the garden apartment. Through the framing on the right is where the bathroom will be and through the framing to the left is where the corridor will lead out to the garden. This is the only 2-window room in the house whose wood floor is not salvageable since it was the original kitchen. It's also the only large room in the house where we'll be putting up a new wall. In this case, we are doing so to create a direct route out to the garden from the main stair, as opposed to having to walk through the basement apartment to get there.

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March 15, 2005

Plumbers Getting Ready to Roll

Meanwhile, the plumbers were getting their ducks in order to hit the ground running this week.

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March 14, 2005

Plaster Work

Last week, the plaster guy also pulled off all the loose paint and plaster from the walls on the top two floors .

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March 13, 2005

Week Four: Pleasant Surprise on the Garden Floor

We spent two hours walking through the job with our GC this weekend so we have lots to post this week. In addition to checking out the progress that has been made framing out walls, adding subfloors and patching existing floors, we were psyched to discover the existence of a beautiful parquet floor with a pattern we had not seen before. For comparison's sake, we include a photo of the parquet floor (last of three pics) in the front room of the second floor. This is particularly good news because the basement floor is otherwise the one with the least amount of historic detail. This floor, therefore, will really make the rental apartment feel special.

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March 5, 2005

Week Three: Wrapping Up Demo, Starting to Frame

The demo is almost completely done. All that's left is a couple of ceilings that are going to be replaced. We started framing and laying subfloor in the bathrooms in preparation for roughing in the plumbing and electricity. It's interesting to be able to stand in the framed out bathrooms (in the middle of the floors where closets used to be) and get a sense of size and proportion. The second photo shows the nook where the piano will go on the second floor (our living area). We had not planned on having exposed brick anywhere, but seeing this strip of brick has raised the question of whether to have it just in this spot. We're torn since it's not consistent with the rest of the house. Any opinions? The third photo shows a side area of the cellar that has now been largely cleared.

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