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Victorian Home Renovation

The trials and tribulations of renovating a home from the late 1880s

Feb 20 2013

The Grand Victorian Tour – Before Demolition

May 1 2013

Removing the Back Screened in Porch

May 30 2013

New Siding is HERE! Victorian Exterior in Effect!

Jul 1 2013

Rebuilding the Kitchen

May 31 2013

Kitchen Demolition – Victorian Chimney Removal Part 2

Jun 1 2013

Side Porch Redo – Victorian Post Included

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Making a Brand New Kitchen

Now that we had our new floor put down in the kitchen it was time to turn it into an actual kitchen using Ikea cabinets. As much as I love Continue Reading

Posted On : June 19, 2018 Published By : Mike
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Master Bathroom Complete With Clawfoot Tub

Since the tile was also finished upstairs we were able to start on the master bathroom. Step one was to put in the medicine cabinet that had been floating around Continue Reading

Posted On : November 29, 2017 Published By : Mike
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Completing the Half Bathroom and Wainscoting

From where we left off from the Tile Installation we’ve now got a perfectly good half bathroom ready to be finished. Step one was to install the base molding. Followed Continue Reading

Posted On : November 29, 2017 Published By : Mike
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Ready for Sheetrock! The Construction Tour

After what feels like years (because it was) of demolition, reconstruction, and prep work, we’re finally ready to put sheetrock back up in the house. This is the cleanest it Continue Reading

Posted On : December 20, 2015 Published By : Mike
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Installing a Wall Mounted Bathroom Vent

So we’ve converted the pantry into a half-bathroom as outlined in my previous post. The problem now is that there’s no window in the room and the ceiling is vaulted Continue Reading

Posted On : November 30, 2015 Published By : Mike
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The Plumbing: Bathroom, Laundry Room, Half-Bathroom, Kitchen

The bathroom when we first got the house was incredibly narrow and we had a hard time figuring out how to make it better. After much discussion we decided that Continue Reading

Posted On : August 13, 2015 Published By : Mike
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Replacing the Main Conduit

The guys I hired to do the gutters mistakenly put the gutter behind the conduit line, removing its attachment to the house. I don’t know what they were thinking and Continue Reading

Posted On : June 18, 2015 Published By : Mike
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HVAC System and Gas Piping – Victorian Retrofit

Prior to our purchase and the last hundred twenty some-odd years this Victorian has been heated by radiators. They were inefficient and in conjunction with the ancient windows the house Continue Reading

Posted On : February 28, 2015 Published By : Mike
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Resurfacing the Fireplace

So the fireplace in the dining room, as it stood, was just ugly. It was bricks painted red and then an empty wall above it. Boring and kind of tacky. Continue Reading

Posted On : December 18, 2014 Published By : Mike
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Finishing the Back with Victorian Style Railing

Since I was tired of worrying about people tripping out the back door and going right over the edge of the porch I figured it was time to finally finish Continue Reading

Posted On : October 1, 2014 Published By : Mike

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