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Pictures of my Second Floor Addition!

Started by PocketThunder, December 18, 2007, 11:39:44 PM

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PocketThunder

December 18, 2007, 11:39:44 PM
I was going to wait till i finished the front porch floor and get all the trim on but thats not going to happen till summer now so here is what we did durring the last 2 years.  My spouse and i had a nice house in an expensive neighborhood but soon after our son was born we changed priorities and decided to sell and buy down.  We (my) play was to buy a one story house and add a second floor.  About $100,000 cheaper than trying to find another 2 story.
I told my spouse that it would only take 6 months and cost $10,000.  She agreed because our daughter was due in October and we would easily make that deadline with this schedule (ya right!)  So in May of 2006 when the snow melted and my 68 was finished, i started demo on the roof. 

Pic 1: Thursday
Pic 2: Friday
Pic 3: Saturday
Pic 4: Sunday
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

PocketThunder

#1
December 18, 2007, 11:47:42 PM
The next weekend i had a free beer and bar-b-que party for all my friends!
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

PocketThunder

#2
December 18, 2007, 11:55:46 PM
The back of the house will have a veranda off the mbed.  the stairs that you see are just for construction.  I didnt cut a hole into the exiting first floor untill the very end.  we lived in the first floor the entire time i was working upstairs.  :o

Pic 1: back side done.
Pic 2: the stair way cut out.  I though i was going to hoist a cast iron bath tub up 2 stories from the basement, boy was i wrong!
Pic 3: Duct work. 
Pic 4: A typical Saturday morning dump run for "Whitey"  :icon_smile_big:  (the other whitey)  God i miss my truck.  :-\
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

PocketThunder

#3
December 19, 2007, 12:10:20 AM
So you can imagine, every time there is a deadline to meet, it only means that its not going to happen.  My daughter was due on Halloween and i was getting down to the wire to have the upstairs at least rocked, taped and painted with one working bathroom by then.  Well, that would have happend except my daughter decide to be born a week early!  Shoot!.  The tapers just finished up as we were on our way to the hospital.  We came home from the hospital and slept in the dining room for a week while the painting was done and the carpet guy finished up.  My spouse was real excited about that week.  Can you believe she still reminds me of that to this day?..?? 

Pic.  1,2,3 Here are some pictures from the front.
Pic 4: Front porch ceiling.
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

Charger74

#4
December 19, 2007, 09:10:44 AM
Man, that looks great.  You did some mighty fine work on that house there Pocket....

ramit

#5
December 19, 2007, 01:42:02 PM
Nice work!  :2thumbs: :2thumbs:

Charger_Fan

#6
December 19, 2007, 04:39:00 PM
I can't believe you even bothered with that other thread with the kitchen. :poke: I was thinking you did pretty darn good with that remodel, then you post THIS?? :o This one pretty much made the kitchen job look like "lookie, I restored my car...I polished the rims!" :smilielol:

What are you, SUPERPAUL?? :icon_smile_cool: Looking back on any of my projects, I'm definitely not worthy. :-\
Pretty friggin' awesome, Man. You are the poop! :cheers:

Ok, so two questions...
How did you finally get the tub upstairs?
Doesn't adding another floor kinda stress the walls of the existing house by pretty much doubling the weight on them, or did you brace the crap outta the basement? :scratchchin:

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

PocketThunder

#7
December 19, 2007, 05:13:22 PM
Quote from: CHARGER_FAN on December 19, 2007, 04:39:00 PM
I can't believe you even bothered with that other thread with the kitchen. :poke: I was thinking you did pretty darn good with that remodel, then you post THIS?? :o This one pretty much made the kitchen job look like "lookie, I restored my car...I polished the rims!" :smilielol:

What are you, SUPERPAUL?? :icon_smile_cool: Looking back on any of my projects, I'm definitely not worthy. :-\
Pretty friggin' awesome, Man. You are the poop! :cheers:

Ok, so two questions...
How did you finally get the tub upstairs?
Doesn't adding another floor kinda stress the walls of the existing house by pretty much doubling the weight on them, or did you brace the crap outta the basement? :scratchchin:

Hey thanks for the love man, ya i am the poop.  :icon_smile_big:

I waited till the stairs were built then I had my neighbor come over and we put the tub on an appliance cart and gave it the old heave-ho up the steps.  I didn't tell him what we were doing until I got him over to my house.   :rofl:

The basement foundation walls are 12" concrete block and are plenty strong enough to support two stories.  The city office of License and Inspections approved this before I started. The First floor walls are plenty strong enough to support the second floor load.  All the forces is straight down, not out.  I layed down I-joists all the way across the width of the house.  So the second floor is not resting on the existing first floor ceiling joist.  The load points are at the exterior walls and the center wall.  You can see in this picture on top of the wall is two 2x4s and then the new I-joist's.  the existing 2x6 ceiling joists are left in place to hang the 1st floor ceilings from.  I have some more detailed pictures at home I'll get put on later tonight..

Paul
In St. Paul
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

PocketThunder

#8
December 19, 2007, 05:20:35 PM
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

supserdave

#9
December 19, 2007, 05:27:04 PM
Nice job man, did it really only cost you 10K?

PocketThunder

#10
December 19, 2007, 05:36:12 PM
Quote from: supserdave on December 19, 2007, 05:27:04 PM
Nice job man, did it really only cost you 10K?

I wish! :brickwall:  It got up to $37,000 and pretty I'm much done.  But dont ask my spouse if i'm done.  :slap:
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

supserdave

#11
December 19, 2007, 05:40:48 PM
That's still not to bad. Good job. Now get to work on that 500! jk

Charger_Fan

#12
December 19, 2007, 05:48:01 PM
Quote from: PocketThunder on December 19, 2007, 05:20:35 PM
Quote from: CHARGER_FAN on December 19, 2007, 04:39:00 PM
What are you, SUPERPAUL??

Sometimes i am, especially here >>>  http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,36940.msg405782.html#msg405782   :D  :D   :rofl:   :rofl:
That's just not a mental picture I needed, Man. :nana:

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

400/6/PAC

#13
December 19, 2007, 06:12:15 PM
Nice job.
The house looks great. :2thumbs:

HITMAN 149

#14
December 19, 2007, 08:25:16 PM
DAMN POCKET!!!!!!!!!!! :cheers:  :cheers:
so when ya comming over w/ all your friends to do my house?!?!?!?? LOL
wow... GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:2thumbs:
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Steve P.

#15
December 19, 2007, 08:47:34 PM
If I could do here what you did there for a mere $37K I would do it in a heartbeat.

Great job bro...    :cheers:
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

PocketThunder

#16
March 09, 2008, 10:00:39 PM
Ok, porch columns are all done and it goes up for sale on Monday.  Baby #3 is due in July and we decided to move to the burbs, closer to my work and a better public school system. 
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

TruckDriver

#17
March 09, 2008, 10:13:04 PM
Looks great Paul! :cheers: :2thumbs:
PETE

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"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!" :P

Steve P.

#18
March 09, 2008, 10:23:52 PM
DAMN!!!  Did you even have a chance to move any furniture up there??   ;)
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

69bronzeT5

#19
March 09, 2008, 10:31:57 PM
Looks great Paul :cheers:
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daytonalo

#20
March 09, 2008, 11:27:43 PM
Now you can add a third floor !!

Todd Wilson

#21
March 09, 2008, 11:47:53 PM
Wow! You made it look easy! I wish I had the talent to do something like that. My body wouldnt survive doing it though for sure! And now after all that work you are gonna move! You got more energy then I do!


Todd

Charger1973

#22
March 10, 2008, 12:12:06 AM
That is impressive.  I love watching other people work.   ;D

The70RT

#23
March 10, 2008, 06:58:47 AM
 :2thumbs: looks great
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#24
March 10, 2008, 08:32:22 AM
Nice job Paul!  :2thumbs:
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