http://bakerpads.com A Project Log of our Restorations, Renovations, Remodels, Fix-N-Flips & Modulars (Systems Built) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:23:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are done! Well, not totally done, but pretty darn close. Close enough to sell! We are going to finish up with laying sod, touch up painting and clean-up this week ... If you know anyone looking for an affordable 4BD/3BA in Denver, please pass along this listing! Priced at ... http://bakerpads.com/2009/08/brand-new-denver-townhouse-for-sale/ [caption id="attachment_174" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Roof & Paint Done, Just add Landscaping!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_177" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Getting ready to pour garage slab"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_178" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Garage slab is poured."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_176" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The garage walls and roof are on!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_175" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="View of Garage from Alley"][/caption] http://bakerpads.com/2009/07/we-have-been-busy-little-bees/ *************************************************************************************************************************** CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO OF THE DAY --- FYI, I had better luck viewing on Firefox than IE. *************************************************************************************************************************** [caption id="attachment_155" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Big crane was a site to see"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_154" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Taking off the shrink wrap before setting"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_153" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Lifting the first box"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_150" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="First ... http://bakerpads.com/2009/06/video-and-photos-of-setting-the-modular-house/ [caption id="attachment_123" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Waterproofing was sprayed on and the perimeter drain was installed."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_124" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Sump Pump for Perimeter Drain and Hole for Sewer Line"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_125" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Pouring the concrete floor for the basement"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_126" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Man with remote is controlling where the concrete goes"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_127" ... http://bakerpads.com/2009/05/waterproofing-perimeter-drain-flatwork/ Here are some pics of the finished concrete walls. [caption id="attachment_113" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Basement Walls & Foundation"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_114" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="You can see the hole for the egress window"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_117" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="A couple limbs of the tree need to come down to make room..."][/caption] http://bakerpads.com/2009/05/basementfoundation-walls/ Here are a couple shots of the footer after the concrete was poured into the forms: [caption id="attachment_104" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The footer concrete was poured on Saturday!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_105" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Another footer shot"][/caption] After that dried, the foundation contractors came back and built the forms to pour the concrete basement walls. That ... http://bakerpads.com/2009/05/foundation-walls/ We started digging a week ago ... things have been moving pretty smoothly so far (hope I'm not jinxing myself). It has been fun watching the Cats and large dump trucks roll through the property. I'm sure the neighbors aren't LOVING it, but it should all be done soon. And ... http://bakerpads.com/2009/05/excavation-and-foundation-footers/ One would think we would know by now that the permitting process with the city is never easy and never quick. After finally getting all the plans, drawings, soils tests, surveys, elevations submitted for the permit, it still took 5 weeks to get that much sought after piece of paper ... http://bakerpads.com/2009/05/lesson-learned-and-were-off-running/ Check out some other websites we are working on... If anyone needs a good gift idea, check out the cut paper art that I make. I have done portraits of my dog, Michael Houser (Widespread Panic), Tiger Woods, Bob Marley, Anthony Thomas (University of Michigan) and Jaromir Jagr. I can create ... http://bakerpads.com/2009/02/shameless-self-promotion/ What are we getting ourselves into? Right after selling Lowell, we turned around and put the money into another property in Denver, near Broadway and Evans. It's southwest of that intersection, in the Overland neighborhood. We didn't know much about the neighborhood before buying it, but we've been pleasantly surprised at ... http://bakerpads.com/2009/02/new-project-scrape-a-house-and-build-a-duplex/