A little background, our house was built in the 1920's. It is 2,200 sq ft, as is the case with most homes in the area clay block was used instead of wood to "frame" the house. The only wood studded walls I have are the interior walls, the outside walls are basically double thick, clay tile faced with brick and the plaster was put directly on the clay tile. Zero insulation, and we can't have it blown in either because the grids inside the structural tile don't line up.
Horsehair plaster throughout the house. Original windows except for the kitchen.
1.5" tongue and groove solid oak hardwood floors that are covered by carpet now.
We have a relatively small (in terms of remodel) budget. My plan is still in the design phase, but I would like to put new 2x6 walls up on the exterior walls, this gives me the ability to run all new electric, plumbing, phone, cable, etc. the drawback is deep window frames but I think I can deal with that. Forgot to mention the house has old knob an tube wiring also, with a few spliced in Romex runs.....yikes!! Would like to put 200 amp service in while doing this.
I will fill in the blanks when needed throughout this thread but would like to hear some thoughts on this project. I can do the work but am not very thourough, I get scatter brained and all excited which tends to leave the problems for after the project has started!!
Horsehair plaster throughout the house. Original windows except for the kitchen.
1.5" tongue and groove solid oak hardwood floors that are covered by carpet now.
We have a relatively small (in terms of remodel) budget. My plan is still in the design phase, but I would like to put new 2x6 walls up on the exterior walls, this gives me the ability to run all new electric, plumbing, phone, cable, etc. the drawback is deep window frames but I think I can deal with that. Forgot to mention the house has old knob an tube wiring also, with a few spliced in Romex runs.....yikes!! Would like to put 200 amp service in while doing this.
I will fill in the blanks when needed throughout this thread but would like to hear some thoughts on this project. I can do the work but am not very thourough, I get scatter brained and all excited which tends to leave the problems for after the project has started!!
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