Thank you University of Cincinnati & UC Grad Caster for running an article on The Lawrence House & Smarter Single Family!
http://grad.uc.edu/student-life/gradcurrents/Get_Involved_Spring_2013.html
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Exterior Cladding
An exterior for a home can be relatively inexpensive with vinyl, but vinyl isn't always the most aesthetic. Exteriors can also get very expensive with stones or metal panels. For this renovation we will use accents of wood or fiber-cement board (shown as blonde wood) while the majority of the home will get vinyl siding (pale green) to keep costs minimal.
The home will have about 1400sf of vinyl and 200sf of the accent material. The slide below has some prices from an RSMeans 2010 book to give an idea of how quickly prices can go up with different materials (http://www.rsmeansonline.com/).
The home will have about 1400sf of vinyl and 200sf of the accent material. The slide below has some prices from an RSMeans 2010 book to give an idea of how quickly prices can go up with different materials (http://www.rsmeansonline.com/).
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Windows, Siding, & Framing
First a HUGE thanks to the Construction Management and Architecture Students from UC that helped the past two weekends. These have been our best consecutive weekends yet!
The new windows look great, they are all 7" wider than the old windows thanks to completely removing the original wood units and reclaiming their lead ballast cavities into more glass. The new rafters in the second floor will allow us to double the insulation previously in the roof and vent it as well. My favorite addition is the narrow window and sloped stair wall, it really opens up what was a dark corner of the home. The bearing height for the dormer is 6'-2" AFF, but the light and space it makes for the master bed does wonders for what was an attic bedroom.
The new windows look great, they are all 7" wider than the old windows thanks to completely removing the original wood units and reclaiming their lead ballast cavities into more glass. The new rafters in the second floor will allow us to double the insulation previously in the roof and vent it as well. My favorite addition is the narrow window and sloped stair wall, it really opens up what was a dark corner of the home. The bearing height for the dormer is 6'-2" AFF, but the light and space it makes for the master bed does wonders for what was an attic bedroom.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Kitchen Design
Design it & believe it! This should be quite an improvement over the old kitchen. We haven't finalized the colors with the Lawrence family, but the layout should stay similar.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
More Framing
Dec 8-15th
We had a big week since school was out. We worked everyday and had some great volunteers! The kid's bedrooms and dormer have come together and we are finished with the plaster so major demo is finally finished! We'll be moving to the upstairs framing and new cooling stack next. Doors and windows should be coming soon too.
We had a big week since school was out. We worked everyday and had some great volunteers! The kid's bedrooms and dormer have come together and we are finished with the plaster so major demo is finally finished! We'll be moving to the upstairs framing and new cooling stack next. Doors and windows should be coming soon too.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Framing
We've been working on various items to get the exterior siding and roof finished. We framed the shed dormer for the master bedroom & some of the openings. Everyone is starting to get a sense for the new spaces. Slow and steadily, its coming together. More framing pictures to come soon!
Also our last review went well with the architecture school, so the hard work is paying off!
Sunday, November 25, 2012
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