Printable View
So finally getting to get work done on outside of my househttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a26af4e2bc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2e084b9d10.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cf6b0d054b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c037622412.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b7aeed8f02.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7159cc3eff.jpg
More pics to come when there is more taken off and as soon as the new starts to go up
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Progress. Can`t wait to see the final product
Looking good. How old is the house??
lot of history there.
Ahhh the joys of owning an old house... Looking forward to seeing the new siding. I`m sure it will make the house look decades younger :)
It was built bout 1920Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveT435
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
But i’ld hate to cover the upper siding but it’ll be more efficient and all when done and we’re hoping to sell it in the fallQuote:
Originally Posted by Angus
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ah I see. Yeah fresh sidding will help to sell it/ boost the curb appeal. Good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Civicclutch
Please share the final transformation. I love the character of old homes.
I plan onQuote:
Originally Posted by Tc99m
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I too own a 100 year old house. It is a love/hate ownership. Mine is original bark textured brick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Civicclutch
Nice I love that kind of brick as well as the Watertown white brickQuote:
Originally Posted by LEDetailng
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Civicclutch- Yikes, what a job-o`-work!
Are you definitely gonna cover up that scalloped woodwork?
And, noting that it`s already a big project, I can`t help but wonder how it`d look if the enclosed front porch were opened back up (at the expense of that front room it provides).
Yes the scalloped will be getting covered. And there are already plans to make the porch an open porch although a 3 season porch would bring more money upon sale of house, just don’t have the time or $ for it at this point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Accumulator
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Civicclutch- OK...sigh ; ...but I do understand about your having to keep the job in the black.
I do like that the porch will get opened back up.
(Accumulator grew up in/around old houses that had lots of character you just don`t see these days.)
I wish you the best on your project. I have to agree with LED, owning a old home is a love/hate relationship. My home was built in 1909 and bought it in 2009. My house is 90% brick and whoever before me purchasing it started the outside project, new roof, trim and siding on a few places that were later additions. The yard needed help, but the interior was run down, spent 3 months everyday working on the inside prior to moving in. Luckily for me my father was a contactor and I worked and learned a lot with him, so mostly only material cost and my time. My father in law and I, replaced drywall, subflooring, etc. I took a sledge hammer to the kitchen, all new, and fully redid 3 full baths.
I too want to see how this turns out. After you may not want to sell!
Dave.
Ah, don`t you just love the old brittle asbestos concrete siding?
I`m an old house fan myself, just more character than brand new. The house I`m in now was built in `52 and is actually a little newer than I like.
Heh heh, never occurs to me what might be considered "old" :D I still think of "old houses" as having lath-and-plaster/boiler heat/etc. The house I grew up in was built in the `20s, and it was newer than many back then. I had a rude awakening when I bought my first place, it`s like these days *nothing* is built the way everything used to be; thirty years later I`m still getting used to, uhm...modern construction materials and techniques...to put it politely.
Here’s an update siding and other materials are finally delivered today thanks to the Wisconsin bipolar weatherhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8e0ca10c56.jpg
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Gonna get much done before the weather turns again? Heh heh, you`re either an optimist or a risk-taker!
We’ve had the original siding showing way to long, our heating bill has been astronomical since there ain’t much insulation except in nursery which was just finished in fall of ‘16Quote:
Originally Posted by Accumulator
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Where in Wisconsin are you? I`m probably making a Spotted Cow run in the next week.
Watertown also known as watertucky
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Civicclutch- Huh, never crossed my mind that the lack of siding would be that significant with regard to insulation/etc.
WatertownQuote:
Originally Posted by jatleson
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...23cdc0d7eb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...25ba6c34fa.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ff3472638b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6436f3da49.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...91643b0c80.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...43c63d67f3.jpg
First day
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f058add964.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...100768ea9b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d02e28a747.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...02b4114c3f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cad321fbfc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...82a4be2533.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a7f47c63f3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b9c4b6d0bc.jpg
Second day and they should be back today to finish the last few things
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Civicclutch- Gee, you`re really making progress! Thanks for the pix, though I get fatigued just looking at them!
Thankfully I didn’t put the siding up a company did had a crew of like 6-8 guys doing it and got it done in like 3 daysQuote:
Originally Posted by Accumulator
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Wow! Love the color -- looks really good. Nice choice.
Gordon
Its looking really good. Bet the new siding really helps with air drafts.
It does especially the 1/4” fan fold insulation and the tyvec paperQuote:
Originally Posted by Tc99m
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I think so too! Looks so good I`ll get over my angst about covering up some of the period trim :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gordonjuan
Having the temp in house with lot less drafts made me happy bout loosing the period sidingQuote:
Originally Posted by Accumulator
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I bet! That temp diff just *totally* slipped under my radar but it sounds pretty dramatic.
The drafts were bad in some places you could feel it across the whole house. And now it actually feels like 68 in the house instead of 68 with draft chill of bout 63 lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Accumulator
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk