1864DIY
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In January, we purchased a home built in 1864. The house currently has a basement with headroom of between 5'9" and 6', we are currently in the process of digging out the basement. Before everyone cautions me about the risk of such a project performed by a homeowner let me tell you that I have consulted a structural engineer and have a solid set of instructions for moving forward. I also have a background in construction having owned a remodeling company in the past. I originally got started in the trades working for a home building while in 8th grade (tieing rebar and setting forms, I can still smell the diesel fuel :rofl. I continued working for this builder up until I was about 25 and got tired of framing in the winter :
I will from time to time post new videos and photos in this thread so you can see our progress and challenges. We will be taking the basement floor down to allow for approximately 8' of headroom and also adding a bathroom. In total, this will add 400 sqf to the home and make it a 3 bed 2.5 bath hopefully adding a decent amount of value to the home.
We have updated the heating and hot water systems this helped in two ways, our new system is more efficient and we saved lots of room by going to a combo tankless hot water and heater system.
if anyone can tell me how to add pictures, that would be great I have a bunch to share.
Wish me luck, :banana:
I will from time to time post new videos and photos in this thread so you can see our progress and challenges. We will be taking the basement floor down to allow for approximately 8' of headroom and also adding a bathroom. In total, this will add 400 sqf to the home and make it a 3 bed 2.5 bath hopefully adding a decent amount of value to the home.
We have updated the heating and hot water systems this helped in two ways, our new system is more efficient and we saved lots of room by going to a combo tankless hot water and heater system.
if anyone can tell me how to add pictures, that would be great I have a bunch to share.
Wish me luck, :banana: