view from third floor window

This is our backyard, now that the shed is gone.

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Sarah and Clint

From here, you can see several of the sub-projects that we have going on now.  1) insulation on far wall, 2) wall sconces, 3) styrofoam rafter channels mostly installed 4) floor repair still underway

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Temporary lighting

This track will be on the ceiling once it's installed.

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Sarah stapling insulation

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Insulating walls

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Toby supervising

Finishing up running romex

Gas heater removal

Subpanel installed

Problem

The clamp doesn't want to come off and the wires are too short to pull
the box out.

Cutting inside a wall

Toby helping out

Fishing

Sarah fishing the new wire

Replacing receptacles

Pulling staples

That is a big honkin' staple.

Wiring

Spent the weekend tracing all the wiring for the second and third
floor. All the old stuff is on the same circuit.

Now what?

We've finally got all of the demo done.

Out the window

We threw all of the trim out the window so we wouldn't have to carry
it through the house.

Two trips to the landfill (so far)

From our project we have produced two truckloads of waste. Each trip
across the scales (pictured below) cost about $30. I estimate that we
have one load left.

Tentative game plan

Off the top of my head.

I think we’ll run new wiring from the breaker box in the basement up to the third floor. Then install a few pull string lights from the rafters and get them on their own circuit. Once we have new lighting, cut the breakers to the old knob and tube and completely get rid of all that.

From there we can add a new circuit with grounded outlets and switched lights. We’ll still use the pull-string lights until the new ceiling is in place with the switched lights.

That’s when things really get interesting.
Install gable end vents with thermostatically switched fan (and possibly soffit vents)
Insulate
Hang ceiling
Pull up floor boards
Drop wiring to second floor office (and possibly the other two bedrooms)
Install sub-floor (leveled, but not sure game plan for that)
Re-install the repaired flooring
Paint walls and ceiling
Finish floor

Continued demo

Last night we filled up the bed of my truck with drywall to take to the landfill. After a half a dozen trips up and down the stairs with a #50 garbage can of waste really wiped me out. I’m a total wimp. We’ll have another truck load after this. Also we’ve torn down and bagged ¼ of the insulation.

KnT

This is a no no

Demo

Stairway

Closeup of insulation

Water stain?

Underside of the roof

Things seem to look ok up here. A little residue from water
infiltration spotted in one spot. So far

Taking a look at the existing insulation

It is about an inch thick. I think we'll remove it.

Beginning the demolition

Before picture

Before picture

Intro

Hi,
My wife, Sarah, and I decided to gut and re-do the interior of third floor of our 1908 Erie PA house. Most of the blog entries will be from my iPhone so they will have little text commentary for the pics.

enjoy! your comments are welcome.