House project....

[joedrum]

Tractor getting neglected right now ...but I have done quite a bit of work on it

Hooch for sure getting neglected....

Been taking the bathrooms out lately ...sheesh three floors put in over the years ...was a bitch to do ...stiill have lots of mess to clean up ....will clear it all out soon tub shower and all

 

[Denver]

Starting to resemble a garage inside, :hihihi: with all the open space. :heat: Nice work, keep at it :good:

 

[joedrum]

Back in the basement again today ...hauled all the metal ductwork out of the basement ....made up some work lights out of the bathroom lights for lighting up basement ...it was like a cluttered up dungeon down there...it's getting quite good looking and cleared out now ....I'll try to take some soon ..might work with the new lights .....as for outside I need to get the tractor going ...this is good time of year to dig out unwanted growth and major clean up .....

 

[wedoo2]

That front fender on Hooch makes me giggle when I see it.

 

[joedrum]

Yah I havnt done a thing to it since I budgie corded it on lol ...the bikes been on several long trips since fender was temporary put on

 

[joedrum]

Got the fireplace going today....

Wood burner in the basement...starting to get it all cleaned up...place was a mess down here

Pic of vac and butt roll a around ....makes for easy floor clean up...

Pic of electric box ...... Plumbing going through the top ...underneath all those wires ...how dumb...also lead in wire comes through basement wall another how dumb deal ...

 

[joedrum]

Stuff to come out soon ..central vac ..water heater ..and water softener

Never make a basement out of concrete blocks ...walls will not stand the pressure of the ground ....

Hard to see but there are box steel beams holding wall from coming in more ...really there just a joke ..and they poked two holes in the floor doing it ...lol

More stuff that will come out soon

Ductwork that was in basement too

 

[slabghost]

Looking good from here.

 

[dan filipi]

I've done all that demo work and rebuilding. The pics alone make me tired.

 

[slabghost]

Amen! Those pics do make me tired too. I decided the last time I did it that it would be easier to push the house over a hill and start over.

 

[joedrum]

I turned 63 today...this was a brand new bag ...the everlast didn't last long ...I'm glad I tore up the bag instead of me while doing this ...this is my stress release routine

All the home run wires from the box are ran back to the box ..... That plumbing crap is going gone too soon ...you can see one wire still like it was ...that's my power source now ...

 

[mcgovern61]

Happy Birthday Joe!! arty:

 

[Denver]

63 That's older than dirt!!! :smilie_happy: Happy belated Birthday Joe. :salute:

 

[Rednaxs60]

Happy belated birthday, beat you to 63 by 10 days. Cheers

 

[desertrefugee]

You guys are making me feel young! :Egyptian: :Egyptian:

 

[dan filipi]

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You guys are making me feel young! :Egyptian: :Egyptian:

Yes, me too!

 

[joedrum]

Well now... I was quite proud pound the stuffing out of the punching bag at my age....not many punches either ... I meant to get pictures today but forgot ...I am fixing the main problem this house has ....the fireplace and wall where the garage starts did not settle any over the years ...but the rest of the foundation did settle more ...I'm dropping the roof down here ...supports and all have to be taken out and roof lowered ...I will for take pics tomorrow ....will be major deal and danger level will be up there ...hoping my son helps mr tomorrow with it ...but if not I'll do it by myself ..

 

[joedrum]

pics

Roof fix going on around fireplace...house settled everywhere but here ...making this part of the house way higher than the rest of house ...chopped out all supports holding everything up

You can see where roof has pulled away from ridge board at the top..

All supports removed and chains on ..to hold everything and also pull roof down soon...chain is at top of wall height

 

[joedrum]

Pics

Chain hoists pull roof down ...it will bee hooked to the floor bean below floor

Better pic on Cain and cable hoist set up

Pic of scissor jack set up on chains used as puller..

Pic of adjustable pole to raise beam on outside as roof comes down on inside

Had to leave things right here today as I had no chain to go around floor beam ...and I had to babysit the grandson ...

 

[slabghost]

Wow looks like a risky deal to get right. Be careful.