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Improvements and Repairs in the Guest House: A Progress Update

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As the major work continues into December I am more than ready to do something else other than working in the guest house however I can really see the improvements coming, also it really needed work. The problems were hidden and most of the repairs I made cannot be seen because they are below the floor. What can be seen is the washer and dryer have moved to a small area off the bedroom which freed up some space in the kitchen and allowed the fridge to be moved to where the washer was.

I’ve attached some fine plumbing they ran up the wall to the washer, not surprised with everything I’ve seen over the years. Still scratching my head that they can take a 8″ x 8″ floor joist and cut the ends down to a 2″ x 4″ size.

I am laying down flooring in the kitchen that required a flooring nailer, so not owning one it was cheaper to buy one than rent one, I can sell it at a later date but will need it in the den later.

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Bump-out for washer where door was
Bump-out for washer where door was
Bump-out for washer where door was
Old washer hook-up
Old washer hook-up
Old washer hook-up
building new area for washer
building new area for washer
building new area for washer
New area for washer and dryer
New area for washer and dryer
New area for washer and dryer
New spot for fridge
New spot for fridge
New spot for fridge
TV wall and mount
TV wall and mount
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Major Floor Work Update: Bedroom Repairs, Sub-floor Leveling, and Wall Removal

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Major Floor Work Update

Well it’s been over a month now and still more to do, seems like every time I open a wall or take off flooring more repairs are needed, The bedroom area is much worse than the kitchen area. looks like the room was added onto a long time ago, like 6-7 feet, it does not have tree timbers and is sagged or just not properly built.

I find nothing square and not level, I am trying to level the sub-floor the best I can without removing the floor joists, one wall you can see where a window was removed many years ago. The wall that divides the two rooms is not plum and not load bearing, that said we decided to open the wall on one end (see pic).

Also the middle of the wall is open to the crawl space and lets cold air enter in the winter, also as I mentioned none of these bedroom walls have any insulation. most of the electrical lines are loose and the staples are missing or have rusted away.