Eichler renovation update, Electricity, HVAC, Tile, and Paint
PG&E was nice enough to run a new cable from the power pole to our new 200amp service mast for…
Eichler Residential Fire Sprinkler System
The pipe fitters showed up on Saturday and installed all of the fire sprinkler heads. They used fire-resistant CPVC pipe…
Spray Foam Insulation in our Eichler walls
The spray-foam insulation went in this week. It is pretty amazing stuff – you can barely put a dent in…
Eichler Renovation Pictures and Update
I plan to do some more comprehensive posts detailing each process later, but here is the quick and dirty: Electrical,…
Landscaping progress in our Eichler backyard
While we’re on hold waiting for building permits, we’re taking the opportunity to work on the yard. This weekend we…
Eichler floor plans in Autodesk Revit
We created a complete floor plan using AutoDesk software (Revit) for the building permits. It ended up taking 12 hours…
Eichler plumbing upgrade, our great plumber!
I can’t say enough good things about Anthony – besides doing a beautiful job on all of the copper plumbing…
Eichler wiring upgrade romex installation
My Dad and Uncle Dave came down from Oregon to do the wiring. They actually are very qualified as they’ve…
Eichler renovation / original wiring exposed
Here is how it looked once we finished all of the demo work. You can see some of the original…
Eichler before renovation pictures
Here are some ‘before’ pix for context. These were taken while the house was still staged with furniture by the…
Eichler demo pictures, renovation begins
We started the demo on 7/19/08 and most of it was done after two days of hard work. We had…
Eichler home restoration project
We’re currently in escrow on this 1961 Eichler home. We plan to start the demo the day after we close.…