Sullivan House: Renovation Log
Day 1:
February 1, 2012
We need to secure the perimeter.
Fire extinguisher
Deadbolt for garage door
Deadbolt for back doors
February 1, 2012
We need to secure the perimeter.
Fire extinguisher
Deadbolt for garage door
Deadbolt for back doors
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We also bought respirator masks and protective gloves.
Brian took "before" pictures of the whole mess on that floor.
More offers of help came in.
http://www.thebagster.com/default.aspx
Does trash pickup happen in your neighborhood?
- Bagged almost all the trash
- Removed a significant portion of the trash
- Organized the attic
- Begin organizing the carriage house
- Pulled nails out of walls on first and part of second floor
- Hung gate access to back yard
- Repaired fence in back that thieves broke
- Unhooked broken radiator in kitchen
- Turned water on—Identified broken pipes
- Removed window AC unit from front room
- Blocked off windows on first floor
- Removed all vines and debris from back patio
- Scraped all old flooring from kitchen
- Introduced myself to the police, let them know we were moving in
- Met several neighbors
- Swept a significant portion of the house
Jeff, Jim, Leah, Kati, Jon Z, Colette, Ryder, and Sarah joined Nicole, myself, Lincoln, and the kids.- Filled 2 more Bagsters (cleared the rest of second floor & attic)
- Removed main room's carpeting
- Removed attic carpets
- Swept second floor and attic
- Collected furniture & tiles into centralized places
- Sealed off master bedroom for mold removal
- Identified doors (extra vs. missing)
- Gave tours to new people stopping by
- Repaired some of the missing plumbing in the basement
- Removed stumps from newly-cut tree growth (weeds)
Mike and his kids, Ryder, and Jason joined Nicole, Brian, and I this day.- Met two more neighbors
- Filmed a big chunk of B-roll footage
- Made a Home Depot run to pick up supplies
- Introduced ourselves to our new neighborhood Domino's
The front room looks significantly different.