Restoration I've been working on last couple of years

[Donnie]

My House project is getting closer to the end. hope to be finished soon.

kind of hard trying to do most of the work with just my son and myself
plus working 55 hours a week.

[scuncio]

Looking good! What a TON of work.

[70 copo]

Well Done!

[tunes]

That's quite the project and it's looking good!

[Xplantdad]

Great work Donnie!!:biggthumpup:

[John]

...

... Great Job !

[bergy]

Looks great Donnie :-)

[Billohio]

very nice!

[Bill Pritchard]

Is a portion of the new house still the old house? If so, I sure can't tell it! Looks great.

I see an empty Monster Energy drink can in the dirt under what I think is the new garage. I think I'd need about a hundred thousand of those to do all the work you and your son have done!

[ORIGLS6]

Great work Donnie!!:biggthumpup:


What Bruce said x 100 ! Cudos for saving the vintage structure. :worship::worship:

[m22mike]

Geeez Donie, I bet your ready for a break ? Nice job .
Mike

[Charley Lillard]

Amazing. Looks good. Did you ever second guess on if you just should have started from scratch ?

[wheelhop]

Beautiful job Donnie, I think I visited your project about 3 or 4 years ago maybe?
Isn't that your grandma's old house?

[BJCHEV396]

Kudos Donnie....great job!

[mockingbird812]

Wow, what a huge job the two of you took on! That’s fantastic! Congratulations!:worship:

Your pretty white L78 will look just right in front of this beautiful home! :3gears:

[TimG]

That looks great. Someone in our neighborhood did a similar thing with an old house and at first everyone questioned what he was doing. The final product turned out beautiful, like yours.

[A12pilot]

That is FANTASTIC!!:worship::shocked::worship::shocked:

You gotta be very proud of that for sure. Very nice!!:headbang:

Cheers
Dave

[Postsedan]

I have been watching this project from afar.

Donnie - You should be extemely proud.
As I am very proud of you.

I know it was a long long project....but now you can enjoy all your hard work.

Well done my friend :)

Dan

[Lynn]

As a guy who lives in a 1902 Livery converted to living space in 1994, and is working on restoration of another 1902 building (publishing museum) AND is working to convert a 1919 warehouse into my workshop/storage area, I can say: congratulations!!! Lots of challenges and road blocks. Looks great. Are you in a historic district? If so, did you have any issues with the preservation commission?

Charlie asked: "Did you ever second guess on if you just should have started from scratch ?"

For me, there is no second guessing on the museum project (can't really start from scratch when the building is PART of the museum) and not often do I second guess our home. But there have been many times when I have second guessed myself on the workshop. If I had known some of the issues I would have run into, I would not have attempted this. I keep telling Sherri: "OK, this really is going to make a great workshop, right?" Building from scratch would have been much easier. But, I never would have ended up with as much square footage as I will eventually have from the warehouse.

[Donnie]

Is a portion of the new house still the old house? If so, I sure can't tell it! Looks great.

Bill, from the garage forward the main floor is original built sometime in the 1880's. the basement was about 12'x12' made of stones that they plowed up working the fields.
the rest was crawl space. had to pick the house up and dig it out now I have a real basement.
but I did keep two and a half walls of the original stone basement.

we had to sawzall the second floor off. only had 5 3/4" floor joist no way to run duct work for heating.
by keeping part of the original structure its only considered a remodel not new construction for tax purposes.

Charley, you always second guess yourself on some part of a project. but for me it wasn't the restoration part its the interior layout that I sometimes think... should I have done it different.

TimG, from what I understand lots of people thought I was nuts. but now that its almost finished there's no talk about it anymore.

[Donnie]

Thanks for the replies.

My Grandparents moved to this property in 1948. my Mom would have been 2 or 3
when I was born this is the house I came to from the hospital.
I bought the place from my Grandma 25 years ago.

heres what it looked like before demo got started.

[Bill Pritchard]

by keeping part of the original structure its only considered a remodel not new construction for tax purposes.



:biggthumpup:

Smart idea......no place I've ever lived made any concession for something like that.

[Damien]

Fantastic job Donnie! As a builder myself I know all too well the commitment required for a project such as this.

[Donnie]

heres a pic with the cabinets complete. need to get measured for counter tops.
been getting the rest of the trim ready for paint. and the Amish Guy comes out in two weeks to do my white oak stair case. I'm making progress

[Postsedan]

Donnie,

Your Grandmother would be soooooo Proud!

I can see all the 1969 Chevelle`s parked on your grass when Covid is over and when it`s safe. I will bring the Serbian Snacks :)

Be safe my friend.

Dan

[m22mike]

Awesome job Donnie

[Donnie]

Donnie,

Your Grandmother would be soooooo Proud!

I can see all the 1969 Chevelle`s parked on your grass when Covid is over and when it`s safe. I will bring the Serbian Snacks :)

Be safe my friend.

Dan

and I'll get the jalapeno and cheddar brats!

[wheelhop]

Looks good Donnie!

[Burd]

Wow, being a carpenter myself, great job!!

[Donnie]

got some work done this week Amish guy was here and built my stair case.
also built all the railings and those are now at their shop being prepped for finish. after he was finished I was able to get the trim work finished around it.

[Bill Pritchard]

Looks great!

[Lynn]

Outstanding.

[Donnie]

finally ready for backsplash.

[Donnie]

also getting the plumbing finish work done cant figure out why its sideways

[m22mike]

Nice work Donnie:biggthumpup:

[Lee Stewart]

https://i.postimg.cc/9F4nfyPZ/IMG-2268-1.jpg (https://postimg.cc/QH3b49yd)

Picture was too big so I resized it and rotated it using MS Paint. Very nice work BTW.

[Postsedan]

Looks Great Donnie :)

Dan

[NorCam]

House is sure coming along Donnie.

Nice craftmanship and great design with the added garage.

[napa68]

Beautiful!!!

[dykstra]

Looks awesome!

[mssl72]

Coming along nicely!!

[Donnie]

Thanks everyone!

paint is finished heres a few pics

[Xplantdad]

Very nice Donnie!!

[scuncio]

Looks great.

[mssl72]

Real nice! When can I move in?!?? :naughty:

[RPOLS3]

Very nice.

[Donnie]

Real nice! When can I move in?!?? :naughty:

might be too cold in the winter for you Mark

[mssl72]

might be too cold in the winter for you Mark

Well, I know a little about cold and snow. I grew up in Rochester, NY!!

[Donnie]

Backsplash is up potfiller is in and I have lights.

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[scuncio]

Beautiful work!

[AnthonyS]

I agree! Great work. Congrats!

[BJCHEV396]

I agree! Great work. Congrats!

X2!!

[mssl72]

Awesome!!!:beers:

[dustinm]

Stunning. What is the cabinet stain?

[Donnie]

Thanks

cabinet stain is called. Peppercorn

[x77-69z28]

Wow! How did I miss this thread? Great work Donnie, very impressive. I’m gonna go back and look at all the photos again.
Buddy

[MosportGreen66]

I'm installing baseboard and shoe trim molding in my new home. Bought a nail gun and miter box saw with rotation and tilt for all possible angles... Donnie, I empathize with you and commend you for a job well done. Tedious process but the results speak for themselves.

Dan

[Donnie]

Thanks. and the prep work is time consuming too.

[Postsedan]

Donnie,

Now that the end is near....what will you do will all your free time :)

When is the last time '69 saw day light? 2022 is time to get in the Chevelle and have some fun!

Well done Donnie.....The House is Beautiful!

Dan

[dykstra]

Beautiful!

[Donnie]

Dan, I'm going to take at least one weekend off maybe two.

then ive got a CT70 H to redo and a few other things.

[Donnie]

a few update pics

[Dave Rifkin]

Man you do nice work.

[Xplantdad]

Donnie...amazing!!!:biggthumpup:

[Donnie]

Man you do nice work.

Thanks.. I cant take all the credit. I have a select few that help me out
when I cant figure it out.

[Donnie]

Floors got there final coat of finish now I can do the toe kicks and trim around the island. and I got the dishwasher in.

not sure if I'm boring you guys with house stuff instead of cars.

[BJCHEV396]

Great work Donnie! You should be proud bud.

[Z282NV]

Great job, house is good for another 100 years!

I like the location of the microwave. I built my house 11 years ago and we placed ours above the cook top since it has a built in exhaust fan. That was the style then but your location is much better considering the hot liquids/plates etc that come out of that thing.

Mamma must be happy!

[Donnie]

the hole under the microwave is for a warming drawer.
and the wire hanging out of the ceiling by the sliding door now has chandler hanging from it. now I can get my Grandparents old claw foot oak table, hutch and chairs moved in.

[Donnie]

got the stove in and toe kicks installed.

[mssl72]

Looking great Donnie! I don't think it's boring at all. I just wanna know where's my room and how big is the garage!! :smile:

[Lynn]

Not boring me at all. Can't imagine anyone being bored with this thread.

Thanks for posting.

[Bill Pritchard]

Not boring at all, Donnie. I suspect a lot of us 'car guys' are DIY-ers around the house as well. Glad you were able to get your appliances. I've had a new wall oven/microwave combo on order for just shy of a year now, and still no idea when - or if - it will ever come.

[Donnie]

a little update.
inside is finished. working outside 90 yards of topsoil and grass is growing.
need to build my porch steps get the skirt boards on and get the railing up.
it all takes time and money.
and I'm short on both

[69M22Z]

Beautiful.

[Xplantdad]

Looks Amazing, Donnie! :headbang:

[mssl72]

Awesome job!

[SS427]

Totally awesome and amazing Donnie!

[dykstra]

Looks great!

[Charley Lillard]

Ditto !!

[William]

Very talented!!

[BJCHEV396]

Just read the whole thread.Congrats on a job well done Donnie!

[Too Many Projects]

As has been said MANY times already, beautiful home and yard...:eek2:

[Donnie]

Thanks for the kind words!

[1969L89Corvette]

Awesome! Congratulations on coming to the end of your project! 1969L89Corvette (Steve)

[Donnie]

back on page 7 theres a pic with a wire sticking out of the bathroom wall for a light.

I finally got around to taking care of that. back in December I built one out of left over ship lap from the upstairs.