OK, call it click bait. 🙂 The crew finished demolition on the house, which means they’ve stripped out everything so we can begin construction. If you’re just here for the pretty photos, click to jump to them. I used Axel Demolition to do all of the work. They had a crew of 5 people workingContinue reading “Completely Demolished.”
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Status Report, 28 March 2021
Goals for week of Mar 22 Pearl St. Kitchen installation Continue to source roofing bids for Mintwood. Meet with mom to finalize the reconciliation entries in the books. Ideally get the tax data finalized this week too. Accomplishments Major kitchen installation work completed at Pearl St. (Countertops, sink, disposal, dishwasher) Demolition completed at Mintwood. Corp UpdateContinue reading “Status Report, 28 March 2021”
The Pros and Cons of House Hacking*
*with apologies to Roger Waters On a number of real estate blogs, they talk about house hacking as a way to jump start your investment. In a nutshell, the idea is to buy something that is “habitable”, but still needs some work. Having done this for a while, I thought I’d share a few thoughtsContinue reading “The Pros and Cons of House Hacking*”
Status Report, 21 March 2021
Goals from week of Mar 15 Prep Pearl St. kitchen for countertop installation Continue to work on roof repair for Mintwood via phone calls. Accomplishments Kitchen is ready for countertops. Inst All is 10am, Tuesday March 23. Continuing to schedule roofing inspections. Received first actual bid and setting up additional inspections for next week. Corp UpdateContinue reading “Status Report, 21 March 2021”
Good and Bad
I’m going to be mixing in some quick posts that just share small things I’ve found along the way. Yesterday I went over to Mintwood to look at some framing with the carpenters. The whole building is done in true 2x dimensional lumber, so in many ways it is a tank. Still, it’s 120 yearsContinue reading “Good and Bad”
Status Report, 14 March 2021
Goals from week of Mar 8 Close out as much as possible on the Pearl St. list Source roof repair for Mintwood. Accomplishments Identified ~5 roofing companies. Arranging bids. This week I spent most of my mornings working as the GC on Mintwood (chasing bids, meeting with subcontractors, etc.), and then the afternoons working asContinue reading “Status Report, 14 March 2021”
Finding A Designer
I’ve worked on a lot of houses, but I’ve never used a designer. In this case, though, the house had so many unique aspects that I felt like I needed some professional guidance to make sure it all came together correctly. Make sure you know what everyone does in the process. A designer is notContinue reading “Finding A Designer”
Starting at (almost) the beginning
My intent with this blog is to follow the renovation of our property on Mintwood St. in Pittsburgh’s trendy Lawrenceville neighborhood. In a perfect world, I would have started this back in July 2020 when I bought the property. I’ll try to fill in some of the preliminary work that has already been completed, butContinue reading “Starting at (almost) the beginning”
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