Casa de las Termites Week 7
March 16, 2002
Pray you do not have wood like this in your house.
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The demolition continues. All lath and plaster in the house
has now been ripped out, except the little hall coat closet and the rear
bathroom.
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Removing the plaster makes electrical and plumbing easier to
run, the outside walls can be insulated (which they must, by code)...
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...and every last termite infestation can be uncovered. Here you can see what these buggers were doing around the fireplace. They got in between the brick-work and the stucco. A good place to inject generous caulking. Affected wood will be removed and replaced - no big deal as everything is out in the open. |
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Rip it all out... |
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Good news is the roof is really nearly finished AND it rained on Sunday night! Only the little patio cover needs to be finished now. We are short a few rake tiles which I'll pick up today at the roofing supply place. |
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It sure looks beautiful. The house is dry inside for the first time in decades... what a concept. |
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?...
Coming next weekend at Casa de las Ratas:
Week 8 & 9: Final touches on roof, removing all the old hard conduit/black pipe,
filling yet another roll-off dumpster.
Week 10 & 11: Plumbing will be completed. More tools will be acquired.
Week 12: Kill that old rear bathroom, level the yard, cast some concrete.
Week 13: HVAC installation, reclaiming wasted space, start fixing windows
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!
6/29/2005: Kitchen Cabinets installation!