"Blame It On The Rain".......Or the previous owners

While excavating, we noticed that the corner of the house was in pretty bad shape structurally.  The ground directly above this corner was always a pool whenever it rained. When we bought the house, there was a gutter that had been disconnected in that corner, and we noticed all of the water collecting there, so we reattached it, but it was too late because the damage was done. Water just continuously drained in the corner of the house causing the foundation to crumble. 

So we had to support the house in that corner, remove the blocks and pour new concrete in place of the blocks.

Blocks removed. Don't mind the spray painted dog, courtesy of the previous owners.

Concrete poured. You can also see our new sub pump in the corner.

"Window Shopper"

They've started to install all of the new windows!!! One thing we have been asked repeatedly has been "why didn't you just fix the old windows". Great question. We definitely were planning on keeping the ones that were in decent shape and replacing the others. Then when we started looking at how bad the original windows were and how much it would cost to fix those compared to new ones, it just didn't make sense. The old owners had already replaced a fair amount of the original windows but they were not installed correctly and the quality of the replaced windows were poor. So we thought to buy all new windows that match the profile of the old windows but offered the high quality of new windows.  So we bought 38 NEW WINDOWS!!!! Still need to buy like 14 more I believe for the 3rd floor and basement. Also, the majority of the wood siding is rotting so we will be replacing all of the siding on the entire house as part of Phase 4.

Cigar Room Windows

New half bath window being installed.

Great room window (54X81 GIGANTIC double hung window) then breakfast area windows.

Sunroom windows were all removed. We had to re-do most of the framing as well.

Parlor Windows

Great Room Windows with new sub floor

HVAC Relocated

During Phase 2 we had two new HVAC systems installed (one for basement and first floor and the other for 2nd and 3rd floors) because the old ones were completely shot. However, because the final layout of our house was not complete we installed a lot of things temporarily and put duct work in places that were the cheapest solutions at the time but not the best or final solution. So now that we are working through the final solution, the basement / 1st floor duct work and HVAC have to be completely moved to the other side of the basement.  We are building a mechanical room that will encompass the gas meter, hvac, sub pump and ejector pit, hot water tank, and central vac (yes we are installing a central vacuum). 

Old Ductwork

New location for HVAC

Trench and plumbing for new outside and inside drains

Subfloors Galore, Subfloors Some More

We've shifted our focus back inside for now, mostly because we don't need anyone falling through the floors. Our guys are continuing to rip out the old subfloor and have started to put down the new subfloor. 

Great Room missing some sub-floors

Master Bedroom missing sub-floors

Second floor hallway. They removed the banister as well because that needs to be raised up. It was about 8 inches too short.

Second Floor hallway with subfloors after being leveled

Master bedroom with subfloors