Recent content by Freshmeat

None of this will get to happen. City officials held a meeting tonight and they're going to tear down the house. It's been idle for six years but when I try to go in and fix it up they decide to make a move. I'll remember who to campaign against next time. :mad:

I think I'll keep it open, then... and you're saying the roughly two feet of clearance should provide adequate ventilation, yes?

It's a low area, but the house didn't flood during the hurricanes. There is no insulation on the under side of the house, but I do plan to add some once it's raised and leveled and I'm finished with all the plumbing. mudmixer- are you saying the lattice should do the job? Should I just leave it...

What's all this about ventilation? I was planning to just run a lattice type of trim for skirting... most of the houses in the area don't have anything... can you give me links to something like what you're talking about?

950 gross living area. 950 square feet. GLA is what we used when I worked in the appraisal department for a bank. Habits die hard, yes? The raise and level will be done by professionals. It's just that a very large portion of the cost is the purchase of all new piers, so if I can reuse the...

I'll be lurking a lot and asking questions when I can't find the answers. I've recently acquired a 40s-era pier house that needs a LOT of work. I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time (even though I'm only 23) so I'm looking forward to getting started. I'll be living in...

I have a (roughly) 950gla house that was built in the 40s. I don't think it's ever been raised back to original height or even professionally leveled. I was out there last weekend and gave it a minor lift on the front since it was significantly sagging and just picking up the front 2-3" to level...