The Little House - Invidious

The Little House

Major renovation and re-build of 1930's cottage in Northern Virginia.

* Excavate entire foundation to repair and waterproof
* Excavate and level existing crawl spaces
* Raise floors 16 inches by adding crawl space piers and extending foundation walls
* Raise roof of main section 22 inches
* Demo and rebuild existing addition
* Build two new additions
* Structural ridge beams and 14 foot ceilings throughout

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Installing Siding

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Installing Exterior Trim

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Installing Windows

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Insulating a concrete wall house

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Installing Ridge Vents - Pt 4

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Installing Ridge Vents - Pt 3

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Installing Ridge Vents Pt 2

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Installing Ridge Vents Pt 1

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Shingles Done!

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Front porch framed!

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Building the post and beam front porch - Pt 2

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Building the post and beam front porch - Pt 1

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Prepping posts and beams for the timber frame front porch

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DIY Roofing Pt 5 - Closed cut valley

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DIY Roofing Pt 4 - Starter strip

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DIY Roofing Pt 3 - Drip edge

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DIY Roofing Pt 2 - Shingle Warmer

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DIY Roofing Pt 1

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Roof underlayment Pt 2

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Roof underlayment Pt 1

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Cutting the ridge vent

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After 65 sheets, the last piece of roof sheathing goes down

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Roof overhangs complete

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Finishing the roof overhangs

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Installing facia boards

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Rafter Tails Installed

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Hanging the barge rafters Pt 3

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Hanging the barge rafters Pt 2

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Hanging the barge rafters Pt 1

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Making inexpensive beams from framing lumber Pt 3

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Making inexpensive beams from framing lumber Pt 2

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Making inexpensive beams from framing lumber Pt 1

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Framing the Overhangs

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Hanging Rafters Pt 1

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Setting the Ridge Beam Pt 3

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Setting the Ridge Beam Pt 2

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Setting the Ridge Beam Pt 1

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Framing the Addition Walls

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Framing the addition walls

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How to size bedroom egress windows

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Big Addition Pt 17 - Plywood Subfloor Installation

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Big Addition Pt 16 - Floor Framed!

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Anchoring the porch floor beams to the piers

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Building the front porch - Part 2

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Building the front porch - Part 1

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Big Addition Pt 15 - Framing the floors - Part 1

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Big Addition Pt 14 - Foundation insulation and drainage Pt 2

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Big Addition Pt 13 - Foundation insulation and drainage Pt 1

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Big Addition Pt 12 - Waterproofing the Foundation Pt 2

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Big Addition Pt 11 - Waterproofing the Foundation Pt 1

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Big Addition Pt 10 - Building the foundation wall

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Big Addition Pt 9 - Building the foundation block wall

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Big Addition Pt 8 - Building the foundation wall

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Big Addition Pt 7 - Foundation footing - Done!

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Big Addition Pt 6 - Foundation footing - pouring the concrete

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Big Addition Pt 5 - Footing forms - Ready for concrete!

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Demolishing the old foundation footing Pt 2

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Big Addition Pt 4 - Demolishing the old foundation footing

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The Big Addition Pt 3

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The Big Addition - part 2

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