We made DIY repairs to the broken up foundation footer all around our small fixer upper with the help of our framing contractors. CONCRETE FOUNDATION FOOTER Now it was time to tackle the concrete around the foundation of the house. We would work on DIY repairs to the broken up foundation footer next. We hired some guys to come dig. They…
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DIY Repairs To The Broken Up Foundation Footer
Framing Progress of Our Small Fixer Upper with Wonderful Contractors
The framing progress of our small fixer upper with the help of wonderful contractors was a delightful experience! Nate and I checked out the house to see how much progress was made since some of the framing work was completed. Despite how much work was left to do, we were excited about the progress so far! It still didn’t quite…
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Bought an Antique Cast Iron Sink and New House Framing
We bought an antique cast iron sink with a single basin and double drainboard and then new house framing would begin! Since we bought an old historic house that was built in 1934 in a heritage district, we wanted to do our best to preserve this old gem! Instead of modernizing it, we wanted to maintain the time period throughout…
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Salvaging Old Original Wood and Organizing the Garage
Salvaging old original wood and organizing the garage made us excited about the potential to bring our old historical home back to life! MAKING A DOOR TO THE GARAGE Nate decided to build an opening from the living room into the attached garage so that we can go in and out of the garage from the house. He makes an…
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The Framing is Now Exposed and Making Design Plans
The framing is now exposed in this tiny fixer upper and we start making design plans for the house! But, we ran into a little problem that newbies like us didn’t know about – building permits from the city! We’ll get to that in a bit. We were supposed to move into the house in about a month, but there…
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