Hey all,
Here is what has been going on since I first posted that I purchased my first rehab on the 18th of Dec. We tore down the existing garage via sawzalls, chainsaws, straps, chains, and a 4x4 truck. It was something else. A bunch of friends came out to help a couple weekends back. I’m glad we all made it.
We took down all the plaster, lathe, and old insulation. It was horrible but we got it done. That was some nasty @#!$ We took out all the plumbing, except one toilet 
and also the kitchen cabinets. We put in insulation along the exterior walls, framed out a new closet in the north bedroom, and also framed out a partition between the dining and living room.
The roofers are there this week installing new roof, gutters, soffit and facia and also shutters that I purchased. Drywallers are coming in next week and will be finishing the rock, taping, mudding, texturing, and applying a coat of primer. They are also doing drywall returns around the front door and also all windows to save on trim costs.
So far I say were doing good. The plumbing and furnace are doing good. Whew!!! Furnace cost me 250 bucks to get fixed. No leaks at all in the plumbing. I do need a water heater (220 bucks) Some costs that I didn’t plan on were the insulation cause I thought we were going to rock over existing plaster. In the end I thought pulling the plaster down was the best thing. Also I needed another dumpster. So that was an extra 370 bucks.
Other than that though no huge suprises. Took my first draw last week and have another one planned in a week. I’m allowed 5 total so I need to make them count. I’ll keep you posted on my progress. So far I think its going well though. I’m excited to get the roof and drywall done. The place will look so much different once that’s completed.
Nate-WI
