Lafayette Remodel

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  downspouts connected to underground discharge pipes
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  connecting d-spout to wood column support to extend water away from sidewalk
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  new gutter on new addition (south)
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  new gutter on south section of existing home
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  new gutter on west side
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  hole for downspout column support
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  knocked down texture
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  windows are wrapped with drywall
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  finished drywall in mud room
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  landing in garage
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  Hardi-Backer tile underlayment
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  hallway will have heated floor
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  new gas line for addition
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  bad pieces of siding were replaced
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  siding around new kitchen window
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  vertical siding on mud room is finished
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  new siding is primed
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  painters priming new siding
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  newly finished storage area
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  new mechanical room
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  heat supply duct protection
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  cement board used at shower walls
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  accessible shower floor
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  master tub area
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  return air ducts protected and temporarily filtered
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  attic insulation in progress
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  master bedroom is drywalled
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  headers insulated with closed cell foam
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  top plate is caulked to prevent air leakage
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  top plate caulk before drywall for improved air control
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  air baffles for ventilation
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  upper knee wall insulated with closed cell foam
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  exterior walls insulated with closed cell foam & prep for net & blown fiberglass
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  foam behind all outlets to prevent air & moisture leakage
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  installing ridge vent for proper attic ventilation
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  ice & water for better moisture control
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  preparing for ridge vent installation
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  solar panels for electrical generation
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  excellent roof underlayment and start of shingles
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  mudroom floor is insulated with closed cell foam
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  floor cantilever is insulated with closed cell foam
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  inspection of cantilever prior to insulation
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  sealed heat register for better air delivery
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  new high efficient furnace is installed
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  drains in mechanical room
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  sealed ducts for better air deliver (mech room)
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  main duct in basement
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  upper vertical siding
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  rough electrical
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  lower cold air return
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  upper cold air return
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  bath vanity electrical & plumbing
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  Panasonic bathroom fan
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  laundry room plumbing
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  connection of existing & new septic lines
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  new septic line in backyard
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  new septic line clean outs
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  new mudroom door with transom
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  mudroom door will be installed over sealant
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  little roof is covered with ice & water shield
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  concrete placed for step into new mudroom against Vycor flashing
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  patio repair after new septic line
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  new mechanical room floor
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  siding is attached to studs
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  DOW house wrap & Vycor window flashings
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  new large kitchen window is installed
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  12 inch horizontal siding
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  steel columns installed
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  double basement walls to insulate foundation
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  2nd layer of Vycor flashing over window flanges
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  fire sprinkler system
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  accessible curbless shower pan
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  access in drywall to install fire sprinklers
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  existing small kitchen window
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  existing kitchen window will be replaced
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  mechanical drains before concrete placement
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  post footings being placed with concrete
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  fire sprinkler pipes
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  lower level door is installed
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  septic line is sealed to foundation
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  view of addition from southeast
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  new windows in bedrooms
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  windows in new master bedroom
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  attic transition between exisitng & new
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  attic access is framed with an insulation retaining barrier
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  mudroom & hallway ceilings
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  soffit above master shower
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  new septic line below patio
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  wall between existing home & addition is insulated
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  bsmt walls framed with gap next to fndtn for improved insulation system
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  rebars for post footings
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  new kitchen door & laundry window are installed
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  concrete patio is cut for new septic line
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  new mechanical room floor is cut for new drain
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  basement slab is cut for new post footings
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  old cracked sidewalk is removed
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  large & high windows are installed from scaffold
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  old trusses repaired with plywood gussets
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  master bedroom windows are installed
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  concrete in front of mud room is removed
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  Energy Star windows
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  energy efficient windows
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  north windows are installed
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  underlayment goes high on head wall for better moisture control
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  dried in roof
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  with Vycor we use Vinyl corners
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  new windows installed over first layer of Vycor
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  roof shingles were delivered
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  Richard is sheathing last part of roof
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  east part of roof is framed with cut rafters
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  we matched old and new roofs perfectly
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  we had to remove more ceiling and insulation
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  new floor between old house and addition
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  new mechanical room replaces old chimney
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  old floor joists were shimmed to level them
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  old subfloor was removed in order to level it
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  old exterior walls and chimney are demolished
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  new floor in place of old chimney
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  we matched old and new floors without step
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  concrete is poured in mudroom below joists
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  laundry wall is insulated
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  roof on adition is sheathed
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  hardwood floor removed
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  chimney demo complete
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  last part of chimney is demolished
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  chimney demolition continues
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  deck is protected during chimney demo
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  solar panels protected, roof covered
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  demo of chimney in progress
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  chimeny demo started
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  existing chimney cap
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  rake wall in master bedroom
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  interior corners are open for insulation
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  exterior corners are open for insulation
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  2x6 knee walls next to attic are sheathed
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  LVL headers are open for insulation
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  interior walls are framed
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  view from southwest
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  view from northwest
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  trusses being lifted by crane
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  roof trusses are assembled on ground
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  spray foam under rake wall
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  rake wall had to be built in two sections
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  upper walls are set over spray foam
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  spray foam below wall plates for air control
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  roof trusses are delivered
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  first wall standing
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  first wall framed on floor
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  plywood subfloor, not OSB
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  walls checked by string lines
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  LVL headers
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  new floor & steel beam are in place
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  new floor cantilevers on the north side
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  sill plates are installed over spray foam
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  spray foam under sill plates for air infiltration control
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  rebars installed in foundation blocks
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  foundation blocks are filled per engineer
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  foundation blocks are filled per engineer
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  foundation blocks are filled per engineer
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  foundation blocks are filled per engineer
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  foundation blocks are filled per engineer
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  temp covering for weather protection
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  demolition of old addition is complete
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  10 inches of rain overnight
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  historic floods
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  95th street flooded
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  old steel beam is gone
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  old roof & upper walls are removed
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  demolition inside old shop
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  roof shingles being stripped
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  demolition has begun
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  filteration venting for asbestos removal
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  filteration venting for asbestos removal
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  filteration venting for asbestos removal
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  protection for asbestos removal work
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  view from north
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  view from northwest
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  view from southwest
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  view from south
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  view from northwest