My house addition and remodel

[BOBALOO]

Well, since it is pretty much done except for 2 things I might as well show you all what I did over a 2 year period.

We started out with a 1949 3 bedroom 1 bath 998 sq ft house and ended up with a 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath 2240 sq ft one. I love my neighborhood and bought 8 years ago and would hate to move.

Here is what I started with.

1/2 the front abd back

3/4 demo

5/6 both views of the kitchen that was also the laundry room.

[BOBALOO]

Here are a few more

1 having an extra bathroom was a godsend, we called it the "Blue Lagoon"

2 removing the siding and stucco. (alum siding on the whole house only got me 75$ at the recycler)

3 what happens when tou get too close to the house with the Bobcat excavator.

4 our "studio" apartment (living room) for a while, this definitely sucked.

[HOOTER SLED-]

Where's the rest of the pics yo?

[TrojanDan]

Two years to finish?? I would have fired your ass! :D

House came out bitchin! :thumbsup

[BOBALOO]

Where's the rest of the pics yo?

I've got alot more pics, here they come....:D

Two years to finish?? I would have fired your ass! :D

House came out bitchin! :thumbsup

You cant fire yourself on your own house, trust me, I quit the project a few times but am too cheap to pay someone for something I can do myself.......up to a point. Would I do it again:hmm NO F-ING WAY !:smackhead:D It is nice now but what a time consuming and pain in the ass. It's different when you are getting paid to do something instead of doing the work in 3-4 hour increments AFTER you get home from work.

1. raised foundation started

2. framing happens FAST!

3. living room/ kitchen

4. side of house

5. back of house

[BOBALOO]

1. This area under the stairs was supposed to be blocked off, I changed the framing and added a door to make the space into a closet.

2. believe it or not, the stove and laundry is functional in this pic. Laundrymats SUCK!

3. progress

4. This is the first time I've ever done a shower pan, or everything else concerning the shower. LOL

5. These solar tube skylights work well and I have 3 in the house. Got a rebate on my taxes for them too!

[BOBALOO]

1. Cast iron drains for the shower, tub and toilet on the 2nd floor. This is a must if you dont want to hear water running in the ceiling with every flush.

2. wiring hell, I've got control of everything. (electrical):D

3. master bathtub framing

4. drywall is here, YAY! :beer

5/6. it goes up FAST and really changes the look of everything

[BOBALOO]

try this again:fsakes

[BOBALOO]

1. the closet we added under the stairs

2. Our mean inspector.....Summit:D

3. My 1st tile job ever. This is my laundry room.

4. this tile underlayment is called Ditra and only adds 1/8" to the floor thickness. the squares bevel in like a mortise to hold the thinset from separating. cool stuff.

5. my 2nd tile job in the 1/2 bath. I think I did an excellent job.:D

[River Lynchmob]

Place is taking shape fast...looks really nice :thumbsup

[RiverDave]

Bobby, are you doing all of this yourself? Including framing up all that shit?

I thought my river house remodel was an undertaking.. LOL Now I know why you just kinda snickered!! Holy shiznit!

RD

[BOBALOO]

Place is taking shape fast...looks really nice :thumbsup

Thanks

Bobby, are you doing all of this yourself? Including framing up all that shit?

I thought my river house remodel was an undertaking.. LOL Now I know why you just kinda snickered!! Holy shiznit!

RD

Trust me Dave, I know what it takes to do your own work AFTER you get home from the day job....or in your case on weekends.:smackhead Your bathrooms got me motivated to finish the 2 things left on my list. The frameless shower door ( have a curtain now ) and the tile backsplash in the kitchen. Angie brought a few samples home yesterday and we decided on a pattern today. 3x5 tumbled travertine subway tiles in 3 shades and a 4" ribbon with broken glass 2x2 diamonds and travertine diamonds inbetween. I'll post pics as I go.

I havent really worked much on my house for the last year, I burned out but am ready to make a comeback !

I've done ALOT of the work myself and what I didn't do myself I did all the prep work for.
I did all the demo, stucco,concrete,etc
dug the footings and crawl space
all the electrical, rough and finish, and quite a bit of changes in the old part of the house too
including a 200 amp underground service to the house and 100amp to the garage.
drywall prep, furring out studs and ceiling joists using an 8' straight edge so all the drywall is straight.
hardwood flooring (20 hrs alone to level subfloor and install)
stair treads, had to widen them which is harder than it sounds
all solid core doors and I couldn't use pre hung
all the moulding and trim including holding crown up by myself:mad:
tile work
patio cover
concrete forms and grading
lots of plaster and drywall repair in the existing house
framing in the existing house and modifying things in the addition
landscaping and removal of about 6 large trees in the front yard
painting everything but the addition walls
skylights
insulation (not all)
finish plumbing and some reconfiguring of existing
installed all the cabinetry
all the gas lines ( upgraded gas meter to 1 1/2" )
block, stucco and slate gas firepit
fascia board
closet organizers and shelving (2 small walk in's)
damn tile in the master bath took me a month starting with a shower pan to grouted and sealed tile.
window seat custom made in master

there's more I'm sure but I've blocked it out, I had an AWESOME framer that made that part easy. I hired out
framing and foundation. (23 yards in the stem walls )
drywall
roofing
addition walls painted
windows installed
stucco
some of the concrete poured on the patio
rough plumbing (Flying Vees):beer:D
air conditioning ( I had to furr out walls and make duct chases )

Doing alot myself afforded me to put some nicer things in my house, like the cabinets, counters and appliances. I found some at the Sears outlet and on Ebay close to home.
We would get 20% off coupons to Home Depot and Lowes and buy massive amounts of materials at a time. Some sat in the garage for a year before they were needed.

We added 1240 sq ft to our 998 sq ft home and reconfigured about 200 sq ft of the old house to flow with the new.

[BOBALOO]

1. amazing how fast trash piles up

2. walls painted

3. pantry and double convection ovens

4. convection microwave (awesome)

5. wine fridge

6. rangetop and custom hood (3 Days only )

[RvRrat]

Dude, you're a nut.
I've always wanted to tear my house down and rebuild it.
That place looks friggin sweet.
Nice work :thumbsup

[BOBALOO]

Dude, you're a nut.
I've always wanted to tear my house down and rebuild it.
That place looks friggin sweet.
Nice work :thumbsup

Have Bruce do it for you! He likes that kinda crap.:D I just realized that I dont have many pics of the finished house, I'll get on that tomorrow.

Thanks for the compliment, I think it came out nice too.:beer


When I say I did most of the work I mean I didn't have ANY help from friends because I wanted them to REMAIN friends. I did almost everything by myself..........stupid:smackhead I think the hardest thing was holding crown moulding up without a helper.

[BOBALOO]

Master bath shower and tub, notice the extra tall niches for my wifes extra tall shampoos and conditioners, I actually measured the bottles. The shelves are pre fabbed granite backsplash material that I cut down to fit.

[whiteworks]

you get my vote for the most ambitious home improvement project, looks great:thumbsup

[Phat Matt]

Bobby. You are one lazy mofo. I can't believe it took you 2 years to do that shit. :D

[atomickitn]

looks great ... next time any of my subs mouth off to me... you are hired and they will be fired...:D

[BOBALOO]

looks great ... next time any of my subs mouth off to me... you are hired and they will be fired...:D

Thanks .........but no thanks!:eek::D

I know contractors do this all the time but they get paid for it. How many people do you know that would tackle this by themselves and actually FINISH the project? I grew up with everything half finished in my parents house, dad was a contractor and had no desire to work after a day at work.

[HBCraig]

Awesome man, freaking awesome. Where do you live? Looks like a great neighborhood.

[BajaMike]

Great job.....more pics??

:thumbsup:beer

[Kachina26]

Man, you are a fooking maniac! Congrats, I've taken on a few small projects and they all kicked my ass!
I grew up with everything half finished in my parents house, dad was a contractor and had no desire to work after a day at work.
It sounds like I might be your dad, except I'm no contractor, just a procrastinator.

[Outdrive1]

Holy shit, you are the man. I need you here for about 6 months.........:hmm:D

[TBI]

Shit! Here I've been thinking I'm the man for spending the last two weeks building a deck by myself. :smackhead

Thanks for ruining that for me :swear :p



Nice work! Congratulations on a job well done :beer

[Member: 70]

My man, you deserve a cold beer, maybe several.:beer
Great work, kitchen looks good, it will all payoff in the end.

[RadMan]

Wow. When i first looked at this, only your first two posts were up and I thought the first two pictures were the completed project.
You deserve a vacation.

[framer1]

Bobby, the place looks great....it really is a ton of work. If you don't stay a couple steps ahead in your head you can really mess up. Good job:beer Bruce

[Jyruiz]

Wow, awesome work, now it is time for a party.:D:beer

[LHC30]

That is something to be PROUD of! You did a great job on all of it..

And, I agree with Juan,,,,PARTY!!!!

[Racey]

I'd hate to see the bill for all this :D


Looks awesome! :thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

[Skyskier]

Awesome looking job :eek: my hat's off to you :D Me & Mrs. skyskier have ben building our ranch for 30+ years now, it's kinda like disneyland,........"It'll NEVER be finished" :D

[Cole Trickle]

looks amazing!!!

Tons of blood,sweat,tears and cash went into that job. When I see pictures like these it makes me want to take a sledge hammer to my bathrooms:D:skull

[USCFAN]

I am definitely in awe!!! That is pretty impressive to do by yourself.

[mrs flyin vee]

awesome Bobby great job.. and yes did I hear PARTY>> :beer:D



Damn that rough plumbing is fucking awesome.. :thumbsup:D

[Wendi]

Wow!!! Your home looks amazing. You did awesome work congrats and enjoy. We did a 750 s.f. addition a few years back, well our contractor friend did. It's nice to have the extra room and stay in the neighborhood you enjoy. :beer

[Havasu1986]

Nice jb Bobby. Were those blue covers for the fire sprinklers.???

[djunkie]

Nice job bud. I'll be going through the same in the next couple years I think. I won't be doing as much of the work as you but I'll be doing almost all the finish work myself.

[BOBALOO]

Awesome man, freaking awesome. Where do you live? Looks like a great neighborhood.

East of Pasadena Ca. a bit. This was my grandparents house and I bought it a little under market 8 years ago.

Shit! Here I've been thinking I'm the man for spending the last two weeks building a deck by myself. :smackhead

Thanks for ruining that for me :swear



Nice work! Congratulations on a job well done :beer

Thanks, building a deck sucks too, especially where it snows!

My man, you deserve a cold beer, maybe several.:beer
Great work, kitchen looks good, it will all payoff in the end.

The only way I made it thru this was NOT drinking beer while I worked. It would have taken 4 years if I did!!!!!:smackhead

Bobby, the place looks great....it really is a ton of work. If you don't stay a couple steps ahead in your head you can really mess up. Good job:beer Bruce

I think I spent more time planning HOW and WHEN to do stuff than actually doing it sometimes, that is where experience pays off! Thanks for the compliment Bruce.:beer

I'd hate to see the bill for all this


Looks awesome

looks amazing!!!

Tons of blood,sweat,tears and cash went into that job. When I see pictures like these it makes me want to take a sledge hammer to my bathrooms:skull

It took ALL that to build this thing, mostly cash (financing) though:D I can tell you that it cost more to finish than to buy this house 8 years ago.:fsakes

awesome Bobby great job.. and yes did I hear PARTY>> :beer:



Damn that rough plumbing is fucking awesome.. :thumbsup:

Thanks, even though YOU never came over to inspect the job!!!! (that means lay in the yard in your bikini):skull

Nice jb Bobby. Were those blue covers for the fire sprinklers.???


Oh DAMN! the focking hassle that was.
tha DAY I went to pull permits to pour the foundations the bldg dept told me I needed a fire hydrant flow test. No prob except it only flowed 740 gallons per minute and It was supposed to flow about 1500 GPM!:swear

Options.......
1. Pay to increase the branch line and hydrant from 4" to 8" across 2 houses yards to the middle of the street$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

2. fire sprinkler my house. $$$$$ 10k with the meter upgrade.

I chose option#2
normally it would have been a 1 1/2 to 2 month wait for fire plan check but it helps to know the right people and I poured concrete 2 weeks later.:D Luckily the 1 person I know has a little "influence"



As far as a PARTY, you all missed them, yes there have been a few! I do miss the old days where the HB crowd would get together in CULVER CITY after the boat show. Bowling that night was a blast too.

[Havasu Dreamin]

Very nice...

[River Lynchmob]

East of Pasadena Ca. a bit. This was my grandparents house and I bought it a little under market 8 years ago.


Where about do you live?

[BOBALOO]

Where about do you live?

Close enough to know that you've been to ........

Drinkers Hall of Fame
First Cabin
100 to 1
The Brass Elephant



and a stretch here......Sportsrock waaaaaay back when I had my fake id!

I've never been to "the Buck though"



Monrovia:D

[Wmc]

Close enough to know that you've been to ........

Drinkers Hall of Fame
First Cabin
100 to 1
The Brass Elephant



and a stretch here......Sportsrock waaaaaay back when I had my fake id!

I've never been to "the Buck though"



Monrovia:D

Sportsrock now your going back. what about BOB's dairy in the good old days when they could sale beer:D we use to party above the dairy

[BOBALOO]

Sportsrock now your going back. what about BOB's dairy in the good old days when they could sale beer:D we use to party above the dairy



Oh Dang! A local, I'm not gonna say I've been upstairs from the dairy before. :skull Foothill and Mayflower The cow, ;) I had a few older friends back then, I graduated in 91 from Monrovia.

If you're older than me you might remember.....

Le Pappion (sp) that used to be on Myrtle, my friends that started Coal Chamber used to play there.


Or good ol Rusty Mc Coys on huntington west of Mayflower, I think it was a biker bar but I was too young to go in. My friends all have crazy stories about that place.

[HBCraig]

Sweet. I am rarely up there but I was in Arcadia yesterday off of Colorado near Sierra Madre. Those are some awesome houses in there. I love it.

[River Lynchmob]

Close enough to know that you've been to ........

Drinkers Hall of Fame
First Cabin
100 to 1
The Brass Elephant



and a stretch here......Sportsrock waaaaaay back when I had my fake id!

I've never been to "the Buck though"



Monrovia:D

The good ole DHOF...yea been to all of them at one time or another. The Buc is Sierra Madre's version of the DHOF...fun place and it has been there forever. My dad went there on his wedding day with his groomsmen and had a shot of 151 then to the church...that was 39 years ago.

Luckily I can walk home from The Buc.

Were close to the same age I graduated from...don't give me any shit it wasn't my choice...St. Francis in '90

[Havasu Dreamin]

Small world, I grew up in Temple City and graduated from the high school in 89...

[Wmc]

Oh Dang! A local, I'm not gonna say I've been upstairs from the dairy before. :skull Foothill and Mayflower The cow, ;) I had a few older friends back then, I graduated in 91 from Monrovia.

If you're older than me you might remember.....

Le Pappion (sp) that used to be on Myrtle, my friends that started Coal Chamber used to play there.


Or good ol Rusty Mc Coys on huntington west of Mayflower, I think it was a biker bar but I was too young to go in. My friends all have crazy stories about that place.

Wendi my wife 87 MHS
me William 88 MHS
Both went Clifton mid school
Wendi lived above the dairy with a a few other girls (Dairy Queens):skull

4th Dimensions on Myrtle (old JC Penny)
street racing... meet at burger palace Arcaida race at fish canyon
Toyota Turbo In the House
Chantry Flats before they close it
Paul Place the bar on huntington
Jonny's Burger
Taco Lita
in n out Arcaida
Had to leave to much trouble with MPD it's bad when they know your name and truck
YES a Monrovia Local

[Havasu Dreamin]

Wendi my wife 87 MHS
me William 88 MHS
Both went Clifton mid school
Wendi lived above the dairy with a a few other girls (Dairy Queens):skull

4th Dimensions on Myrtle (old JC Penny)
street racing... meet at burger palace Arcaida race at fish canyon
Toyota Turbo In the House
Chantry Flats before they close it
Paul Place the bar on huntington
Jonny's Burger
Taco Lita
in n out Arcaida
Had to leave to much trouble with MPD it's bad when they know your name and truck
YES a Monrovia Loco

Man, some of those places bring back memories...

[River Lynchmob]

Wendi my wife 87 MHS
me William 88 MHS
Both went Clifton mid school
Wendi lived above the dairy with a a few other girls (Dairy Queens):skull

4th Dimensions on Myrtle (old JC Penny)
street racing... meet at burger palace Arcaida race at fish canyon
Toyota Turbo In the House
Chantry Flats before they close it
Paul Place the bar on huntington
Jonny's Burger
Taco Lita
in n out Arcaida
Had to leave to much trouble with MPD it's bad when they know your name and truck
YES a Monrovia Loco

Had Taco Lita last Sat :thumbsup

[BOBALOO]

I drove by the "Boat" Clearmans Galley on Rosemead yesterday and they are finally rebuilding it!:beer

I hope the pitchers of beer, chili burgers and cheese bread are still good when they get it done!!!

[BOBALOO]

Wendi my wife 87 MHS
me William 88 MHS
Both went Clifton mid school
Wendi lived above the dairy with a a few other girls (Dairy Queens):skull

4th Dimensions on Myrtle (old JC Penny)
street racing... meet at burger palace Arcaida race at fish canyon
Toyota Turbo In the House
Chantry Flats before they close it
Paul Place the bar on huntington
Jonny's Burger
Taco Lita
in n out Arcaida
Had to leave to much trouble with MPD it's bad when they know your name and truck
YES a Monrovia Loco

Are you Chaka???? did you know Joe Elwell?:D

[River Lynchmob]

I drove by the "Boat" Clearmans Galley on Rosemead yesterday and they are finally rebuilding it!:beer

I hope the pitchers of beer, chili burgers and cheese bread are still good when they get it done!!!

You can still get all that stuff for lunch at Northwoods. We I did the Kohls store there I talked to the guys and they said everything will be exactly the same (menu wise) when the new Boat is done. :thumbsup:beer

[Wmc]

Are you Chaka???? did you know Joe Elwell?:D

Yes I'm Chaka :smackhead and I know JoeElwell. Do I know you?:hmm

[BOBALOO]

Yes I'm Chaka :smackhead and I know JoeElwell. Do I know you?:hmm

I'm sure you dont know me but I grew up with a bunch of the Mormon guys in town that knew Joe, and I knew his mom and dad. I was a goodie goodie (sort of:skull) back then. I haven't seen Joe in a long time but he always had some crazy story of something he had done. I remember seeing his truck after it got hit by the train and I think you were a passenger when it got stuck on the tracks right??

The memory I have of "Chaka" and what tipped me off was the turbo Toyota. I remember you going past Monrovia high in the truck clutching it and the front end coming WAY off the ground!!!!:eek: Did you even have shocks on the front?

Small world!

[HOOTER SLED-]

Yes I'm Chaka :smackhead and I know JoeElwell. Do I know you?:hmm

Dude, is your nickname seriously Chaka? LMAO!!!:D

[Wendi]

Dude, is your nickname seriously Chaka? LMAO!!!:D

hell yeah Chaka and I'm a legend :D

[kilrtoy]

Bobby is being very modest.
He is a genious.
Granted he possess no home building experience, But he read and I mean he read and read and he taught himself everything.
I watched almost from day one every single day as he and Angie undertook this what seemed uncermountable task.
I watched as he hit homeruns and a few times struck out. But yet he always came back stronger and wiser. It was a very trying and yet at the same time rewarding time for the Bobaloo's.
he is being very modest as he did EVERYTHING HIMSELF, with the few exceptions he mentioned.
DID I SAY EVERYTHING.
This place is a mini castle and my hat is off to Bobby for his meticulious
craftmanship and Angie patience with the project. The pictures do it no justice, Their house is incredible. and Bobby is nothing short of a genious.


Happy 8 year Anniversary Bobby and Angie

[BOBALOO]

I forgot all about this thread, I'll update it soon.:beer

[Mattman]

Place looks unbelievable. What a fantastic job u did. Congrats!!