Rent Ready: 1840's Greek Revival
Thursday, July 28
The renovation is complete and the apartment is now available for short term rental!Check out the listing on VRBO: https://www.vrbo.com/746442
Final Finishes: 1840's Greek Revival
Thursday, July 28
Uba tuba granite...2nd floor laundry.. (sorry for the rotation... need a rotate image feature here Mr. Dorkin!)New waste pipes...First floor bathroom...Island back panel...Some new cedar clapboard siding (upper frieze board will be replaced when we tackle the right side unit)...
Sheetrock, flooring, trim: 1840's Greek Revival
Thursday, July 28
This post gives an overview of the sheetrock, flooring, HVAC and trim installation...Sheetrock...3/4" x 3-1/4" pre-finished gunstock oak from Lumber LiquidatorsNew stairs...Some treasures I dug up while excavating footings in the dirt basement...Flooring coming along...LG ductless A/C wall units ...
Framing: 1840's Greek Revival
Thursday, July 28
This post gives an overview of the floor package installation, sub flooring and framing....It all starts with a new center girder... triple 14" Boise Cascade LVLsEngineered floor trusses...Enjoying all the space in the basement with the improved headroom and wide spanning trusses.Late night sub-f...
Demolition: 1840's Greek Revival in Historic Downtown Mystic, CT
Thursday, July 28
A long overdue update on the 1840's Greek Revival Project which we wrapped up last summer...Full demolition of the interior of the left-hand unit...I was able to set aside and salvage many of the old lumber. Ended up donating them to another craftsman in exchange for him hauling them all away.Hap...
Intro: 1840's Greek Revival in Historic Downtown Mystic, CT
Friday, May 08
Here she is. What a beauty. This Greek Revival-style duplex (2 bed 1 bath per unit) was built around 1840.The DealI was able to purchase the property from an out-of-state owner in the Fall of 2014. She threw up a few "for sale by owner" signs before listing it on the MLS with an agent. Since I al...