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Concrete steps
The concrete steps leading into the basement of our back building are in!
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The deck is looking good
The deck above the new addition has its bones in place. Unfortunately, we have to leave it without the finished trex decking in place, a necessary cost-cutting measure so that we could complete the...
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New Old Windows
In April 2011, I posted the schematic showing what our old (1870s), weathered, rotted windows would be transformed into by Max Altman of De Timmerman....here is that schematic. And here is the before...
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New old windows from the interior view
The windows are not only beautiful from the exterior. The molding surrounding the second floor windows is complete, electric boxes for sconces between the windows are in place, and the plaster has been...
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The garage is nearly finished
Building the garage has turned out to be a green project. We reused the brick that we salvaged from the demolition of the condemned 1890s addition and reused the stone roof caps that we salvaged from...
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1700 Vine has a new facade
The 2nd and 3rd floor windows are in and have really changed the way our building looks from Vine street.
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Patching some floors
Reid has spent a few hours over the past few weeks patching some spots in the floor that weren't looking too hot. The third floor front room (to become the master bedroom) had been damaged by fire and...
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We passed the plumbing inspection
The water retention tanks are in and collecting rainwater from the downspouts! Come spring next year we'll have a heck of a hops garden.
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More evidence of the building's history
Reid and I spent Sunday afternoon working on the building. This week was very frustrating as US Bank told us they won't give us a loan 3 days after we were supposed to close on it. US Bank appraised...
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So Reid and I are starting to feel tight in our 2-bedroom condo now that the baby is a toddler. I want nothing more than to finish the work at 1700 Vine Street, move in, and enjoy our small patch of...
View ArticleGreat job Kim and Kevin! Beautiful renovation in OTR!
The Crown Building on Findlay Market in OTRSo, I stand corrected. 3CDC is not the only developer who can get things done in OTR...Kim Starbuck and Kevin Pape have nailed it on this renovation. Located...
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Let's Go Streetcar Update from City Manager's Office
So exciting! Reid and I chose to rehab 1700 Vine Street because of it's proximity to the proposed Streetcar line and because we believed in the project (that it would happen) and in the rehab of OTR...
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Cheviot Building & Loan has offered Reid and I a loan to finish the project. We couldn't be more pleased with the bank and the people we have worked with at the bank. For 5 & 1/2 years, we...
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Decking
The Trex decking (Spiced Rum) is in and the crew is planning to lay it within the next week. Meanwhile, we're waiting on an appraisal of the property to determine whether or not we'll get a loan that...
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Priming the wall of the back building
Reid & I had to get this done - kind of emergently - yesterday, since snow is in the forecast for the rest of this week. We would have loved to finish priming and get a coat of paint on over the...
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Viroc
The Viroc siding is starting to be placed. It's a beautiful product made of cement & compressed pine wood. You may have seen it before as the wainscoting on the walls in A Tavola.
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Spring is here
And we're back to work, if only to wrap up the project that was started over a year ago. City Lofts is bricking up the side of the addition with our reclaimed bricks. It feels good to be back on the...
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Exterior doors are in...
...but we also were tagged with graffiti. Cleaning the graffiti off the unpainted brick has proved challenging. The silver spray paint came off after an afternoon of scrubbing with graffiti...
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