- Internet hooked up.
- Michael is reading up on wiring basics.
- Particularly proud of this vintage find ($300), now hooked up in the kitchen (and in the photo above) so we can finally cook.
- Carbon-free lawn management: Michael first attacked the waist high grass with a machete, then picked up an old manual push-mower from Craigslist for $45.
- Ripped up the carpeting and vinyl underneath, which were glued directly onto the original oak floors. Big project, but now, done!
- Work party (Scott & Tanya) removed the rest of the floors with only minor bribing required. The whole house appears to have beautiful oak flooring, which we will need to figure out how to restore…
The flickr photos are here. And here’s what we did on week one.
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I love the stove–great find!
Thanks Alex,
It’s an O’Keefe and Merritt, the small size is pretty rare. It took me 2 weeks of searching on Craigslist. I love it so far. Mostly I just use it to boil water for tea, though I’ve heard many say that electric kettles are more efficient.
For floors, you might start with the SOHO resource directory:
http://sohosandiego.org/ResourceDirectory.pdf
True, the publications is targeted to historical home buffs. I mention it because my landlords rehabbed our old floors and are pretty into SOHO; and it seems like a lot of nice folks who have fixed up old craftsman homes in North/South Park/Golden Hill are involved with that group. Might give you more targeted advice than Google. Good luck!
It looks great so far!
Jennifer,
You may want to also consider an on-demand hot water faucet (my suister’s houise has one, and it is seperate from the regular hot water; it is used for coffee etc, and is hotter than regular hot water in the house). They may be more energy efficient as well.
I live in Los Angeles, and for 4 month os the year I have a ‘no boiling water’ rule in effect because it throws so much heat. Obviously, in some co,imates that is a positive!
Patrick
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. There’s SO MUCH to research and work on, but I’m excited about it.