Casa de las Ratas Week 13
April 27, 2002
We're going to start this week's Casaratas gallery with a tour
of the crawlspace. All plumbing is installed. Copper hot and cold service, gas
pipe and waste lines are all run ready for inspection. Jerry's AC is installing
the HVAC system.
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The HVAC FAU has been hung and ducting is being run.
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There is the new 4-ton FAU hung neatly from the floor
joists.
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The exhaust for the furnace has been nicely located in the wall cavity between the shower and bedroom #2. |
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The return duct for the AC has been installed in the hall ceiling. |
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This return duct runs through the 1st bedroom closet. Now
that it has been located, we are reclaiming the wasted area that used to
be a basement go-down access, back when the house had a basement in Santa
Monica. Now that the house only has a crawlspace, we do not need a full
door to get into the crawlspace.
Here, Manny and Martin are installing two cinder blocks to match the rest of the foundation.
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The new sill plate was anchored to the cinder block supports with 1/2" anchor bolts and floor joists were installed for a new closet/alcove for the 1st bedroom. I'll probably leave this as an open alcove, perfect for a TV and sound system, and make a round arch feature out of it. The wall was opened up and a header installed. 1 x 6 sub-floor sheathing was put on and finally the erstwhile basement door was closed up.
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Ricardo was busy outside painting the rafter tails. |
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While Toto began the window repair assembly line. |
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These windows are not in too bad shape. After stripping and sanding off the 3 layers of old paint, they will fine. I had gotten a quote for new windows for the whole house. It would have been $23,000. We will be repairing the old windows which suit the character of the house much better anyway. |
Go back to week 1 at Casa de las Ratas
Week 2: more cleanup and roof replacement.
Week 3: the big dumpster
comes and the hot mop boys will show up.
Week 4: fixing the valleys, new kitchen subfloor
Week 5: prepping the roof, framing in the kitchen, ripping out more floors...
Week 6: Replacing a ridge board, new tiles on the roof, more paint, why not?...
Week 7: Let's get the roof finished! And destroy more stuff inside!
Week 12: Kill that old rear bathroom, level the yard, cast some concrete.
Coming up next week at Casa de las Ratas
Week 19: Sanding windows, drywall blocking, paint the house exterior!
Week 22: Big Inspection goes well, stucco scratch coats, wiring beauty shots
Week 23: Is that The Rat House or Circus Vargas? Termite Tenting! Nuke 'em all. Insulation begins.
Week 24: R-19 in all the ceilings.
Week 28: The guys will complete all the wall insulation. Drywall Begins!
Week 32: Drywall and yet more drywall.
Week 38: 8,000 drywall screws later, it's all up. Mud and tape brigade begins!
Everything up to week 52: Bath and Floor Tile installation.
Week 62: Windows Reinstalled. I hope you are not afraid of COLOR!
Week 64: Finish color washing. Install some crown moulding.
Week 66: Tons of cool details to show off. Moulding, AC Grilles, Floor Tile, Medicine cabinet...
Week 76: Copper Gutters! Too cool. Exotic lights start arriving.
3/3/2005: Outside lights and wood floors installed!