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This is looking down at the landing of our cellar stairs. In retrospect, we should have had this removed 3 months ago when the crawlspace next to it was dug out. Apparently concrete was exceptionally inexpensive versus fill stone so the contractor used a massive amount of concrete to pour this set of steps. It took 3 men and a diamond chain saw 5 hours to cut out the 3 stairs to take it down to the landing. We had to do this because code requires each step be the same rise/run & we changed the floor height of the floor where the stairs attached (it was a screened porch & we demolished that and added space to the first floor which was 4” above the concrete).

Edit: added a side view photo in the hopes it makes a tad bit more sense.

Getting close to the entire house being reclad in aluminum trim and vinyl siding. The crew took off the old face trim yesterday and exposed the original face boards revealing this cut in detail. Our renovation is getting close to being done - roughly 4 more weeks - about 6 weeks early!

Insulation going in the walls & ceiling of the first floor of the garage. Second floor will get the same. Mini split for both levels. Full drywall & trim for entire garage.

Work continues! The interior height of the garage meant that there needed to be a modification of what was expected for the installation of the opener - a side mount (who knew?!?! Not I!) that is apparently much quieter that the traditional. It also means I now have a center ceiling outlet and none of my LED lights will cast shadows.

The garage door itself is R-19 rated. Also shown are the interior and exterior doors (the interior has now been switched to open into the garage)

Siding is starting to be put on as well. Electric, framing, and HVAC have all passed inspection. Next up: insulation.

Replacing a barn/garage built in 1930 that had a 20’x22’ footprint with first floor head height of 6’3”, sliding barn doors, and a work space above accessed by 2’ wide stairs. Height of the building was 16’. The new garage is 22’x28’ and 22’ tall. Interior first floor height is 7’10”. 100 amp panel. 18’ wide garage door, double wide side door. Regular stairs up. 11’ max height on the second floor. Full insulation for the building with mini splits for both floors. Future use EV 240V/50A in place. First floor will be for woodworking and second floor for photography and tech things.

Having a major renovation done on a 140 year old house - a lot of rewiring required (he told me I had 5 generations of wire present in the house). My electrician and his apprentice (his daughter) have shown my house such a level of artistic skill that I’ve never seen in a house. It seems a shame that so much of their work will be covered in insulation and drywall.

Before & after demo of the back part of a closet, the wall at the landing, and the railing. The stairs were originally straight and at sometime they had a landing & 90 deg turn added in. We have removed the closet as we have added 2 large closets & the turn at the landing meant no large furniture could come upstairs (remedied by adding French doors in the main bedroom on the second floor). House is circa 1883.

After removing the two layers of siding on the house to reveal some decorative trim, I’ve been told by a restoration & preservation architect (my BIL) that the style of my farm house is Stick Style. According to Wikipedia it was popular in the 1870-1880’s which fits for when we believe the house was built.

Anyone else come across this?

Renovation continues on my 1880’s central Ohio USA Victorian farmhouse. The remaining aluminum siding and asphalt siding have been removed revealing places where there used to be some additional siding and then the original siding still in place in the gables. Best we can tell, the trim work is simply the same siding turned 90 deg and triangular notches cut in.

We are underway with a major renovation of our circa 1880’s Victorian farm house (Central Ohio, USA). We are not tackling the painted trim at this time but will have need of replicating these pieces of trim - specifically the four pieces that look like upside down chess pieces. We have reclaimed wood trim and accents for the larger boards and the finials (the piece w the circular detail - is that the right name?). Any thoughts on where to source or if they are wood? If I knew a wood turner, I’d see if they could help me out.

Btw: best decision on the renovation process is in the background: moved the sink & cabinet from the kitchen & had temporary sink setup in old dining room vs washing dishes in the bath tub.