Documenting a DIY, After-Work Reno
[nggallery id=”53078″ template=galleryview] The premise: “An ongoing blog following a young married couple as they renovate their railroad apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Both husband and wife work full-time jobs each day, so almost all of this project will be accomplished between 8:00-12:00 each night.” So, how’s it going? The pics above give a sense…
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The premise: “An ongoing blog following a young married couple as they renovate their railroad apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Both husband and wife work full-time jobs each day, so almost all of this project will be accomplished between 8:00-12:00 each night.” So, how’s it going? The pics above give a sense of the work so far, and the daily progress reports are fun to read. Sample: “Picture this: Clint Eastwood, scruffy beard, rolling bales of tumbleweed, facing off with his adversary. Each with gun on hip, ready to draw. This was John and me last night, as we faced off on the subject of the living room closet doors. Who knew closet doors could be such a hot topic?” Perhaps most interesting of all is that the couple is putting all this time and energy into a rental–though they do say they just signed a five-year lease on it and hope to eventually purchase it from their landlord.
After-Dinner Design [Official Site]
mopar, I think it depends on the width of the house, no? My 16′ wide house I was told joists bear all the weight.
No, CMU, in old rowhouses the walls across ARE loadbearing, though agreed not AS loadbearing. I know because I attended a lecture on this topic given by an architect engineer who specializes in historic preservation in New York City.
It would suck to live in the midst of a dusty renovation.
Walls across except near stairwells are typically not loadbearing, and from their description of taking it down, probably was not.
Was that wall original to the apartment? If so, it is probably load bearing. You need to compensate with some shoring up. In these old row houses, everything is a load bearing wall.
“Simonbusterred” – which one are you? The husband or the wife?
Anyway, I will say this – it’s hard work doing your own renovations at night after work – however the neighbors must not be digging the noise after 8pm and I won’t be surprised if someone drops a dime on y’all
In response to “catboot,” If they had a lot of money, why would they be doing this themselves every night after work?
And in response to “roofrights,” if that’s all you can think about, you’re probably one of those people who just can’t wait for your neighbors to make some noise so you have a justification for being your grumpy self. Seriously. Take it easy.
I think what they’re doing is fantastic. Very ambitious. And they look like they know what they’re doing. Good luck guys! The place looks great.
I am with catboot on this one.
On the other hand, I respect the DIY spirit, having had a bit of it in my own twenties rental.
But if you HAVE to give your country home a name, you probably shouldn’t feel compelled to share it.
I love the doors from the rome church and think they looked better than the narrow window things! Hope you find a use for them elsewhere.
“Both of us work full-time schedules Monday through Friday, and tend to spend our weekends in upstate New York where we have a little country cottage called Fox Ridge.”
“However, like most 28-29 year olds, we don’t have a surplus of either money or time,”
Oh the incongruences….