I have long held this great fantasy of buying an old decrepit craftsman and restoring it, but this might actually remind me of how much work it would be. heh.
The price for the roof went up for a few reasons. 1) I asked the roofers to add a two foot overhang on the first and second level roofs, to help keep rainwater away from the walls. This constituted $800 of the increase. 2) In the process of tearing off the second floor roof they found rotten wood that needed replacing, and the discovered that, unlike the first floor, the second floor didn't have joists they could tie the overhang into, so that have to run all new joists the length of the roof. Plus (as I suspected) the existing skylight had holes which were couldn't be fixed, so the the skylight is being replaced. This all constituted the other $1,200.
We have a multi-tiered flat roof, and the back roof, on the first floor leaks during storms, so I've contracted to tear of the roof completely and replace it with a new torch-down rubber roof. Since the guys were going to be there anyway, I decided to have them tear off and replace the larger tier on the second floor. The same guys are, for this same price installing a new vinyl railing on the first floor roof (which has a door that opens onto it) and installing all new 6 inch gutter and down spot on all three levels.
Had to rewire some of the upstairs level. Installed can lights in a few rooms while I was at it. My brother-in-law graciously supplied a lot of the labor, which helped keep the price down.
Money spent from this point forward to finish renovating our house. Gobs of cash have already been thrown at the problem, but I wasn't tracking it then, so we'll start at zero now.
September 05, 2008
I have a dream about winning the lottery and buying an already restored Craftsman.
I guess we're just different like that.
September 05, 2008
I have long held this great fantasy of buying an old decrepit craftsman and restoring it, but this might actually remind me of how much work it would be. heh.
September 05, 2008
Thanks for the reminder. To be honest, I'd completely forgotten about this. I'm so glad somebody was interested enough to prod me.
That picture is the house. One day I'll actually get to landscape the front and back yards. :)
September 05, 2008
2000 dollars
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Sep 4, 2008 12:00PM 2000.0 dollars
The price for the roof went up for a few reasons. 1) I asked the roofers to add a two foot overhang on the first and second level roofs, to help keep rainwater away from the walls. This constituted $800 of the increase. 2) In the process of tearing off the second floor roof they found rotten wood that needed replacing, and the discovered that, unlike the first floor, the second floor didn't have joists they could tie the overhang into, so that have to run all new joists the length of the roof. Plus (as I suspected) the existing skylight had holes which were couldn't be fixed, so the the skylight is being replaced. This all constituted the other $1,200.
September 05, 2008
486 dollars
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Aug 31, 2008 7:09AM 486.0 dollars
I purchased all the material necessary to install the new railing on the first floor roof.
September 05, 2008
4000 dollars
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Aug 30, 2008 7:08AM 4000.0 dollars
We have a multi-tiered flat roof, and the back roof, on the first floor leaks during storms, so I've contracted to tear of the roof completely and replace it with a new torch-down rubber roof. Since the guys were going to be there anyway, I decided to have them tear off and replace the larger tier on the second floor. The same guys are, for this same price installing a new vinyl railing on the first floor roof (which has a door that opens onto it) and installing all new 6 inch gutter and down spot on all three levels.
September 05, 2008
1500 dollars
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Aug 20, 2008 7:03AM 1500.0 dollars
Had to rewire some of the upstairs level. Installed can lights in a few rooms while I was at it. My brother-in-law graciously supplied a lot of the labor, which helped keep the price down.
September 04, 2008
okay, one month later...what's the damage?