Originally Posted By: pandus13
HOHOHOH Congrats!
Please check REALLY carefully if the former tenants didn't leave any fleas.... (for cat's and your health).
take it easy and one (step/thingy) at the time.
maybe you can paint/clean a base area to have a your/cat's corner....
and change the toilet (water consumption)
and get a long hose (6-7') for the shower (cat will thank you. your tired feet too....)
and see if you need to insulate any water pipes....
if you don't get new appliances, clean the existing at least twice.
since you are now inside, listen for any creaks in the floors (to get the points where you need to fasten the subfloor), cracks in the walls (wood working in winter)
insulate/plastic non-needed windows.
Well, Happy new year in your new house my oil friend!
Thanks
They did have some animals. If it wasn't the middle of winter I'd have the place bug bombed - I'm going to be living in the crawl space in these upcoming months and I'm not a huge fan of spiders that living so close to a lake brings.
The house has some structural issues - the worst of which have been taken care of, but there is still a lot more for me to do. I have a separate fund set aside should the furnace or water heater give out - but I'm not putting any money into the house until I get it leveled.
I haven't got 100% visual confirmation of the work that has been done underneath - I met with and watched the contractors do some of the work underneath, but I still need to see what all they did end up doing underneath.
My goal is to create 3 hatches in the floor so I can drop down into each section between the girders / main beams and start working on creating actual piers. I would like the underpinnings of the house to be overkill.
I already bleach bombed the kitchen and bathroom. I'm sure it smells like bleach outside I used so much. Carpets are getting a good steam cleaning too.
Once I get started on the structural work I will probably start a topic here on BITOG. I'm sure the DIY'ers will either enjoy it ... or hate it.
Here's the view from the "sun room" that used to be a porch. Someone knocked out a load bearing wall to expand the living space into it. At least it is insulated and has new triple pane windows.