writing a book on rehab techniques

[rcardin]

Since we are going through a major rehab after our long term renter moved on I thought I would go ahead and document the process. I am taking a lot of pictures and basically writing the captions below them explaining what I am doing as we go. The house was left completely trashed to the point it took a 20 yard dumpster to remove what was left of her belongings and the demo work we had to do.

My wife and I will be doing 95% of the work on the rehab, so I can show how to do everything and the reader can decide if they are up to it.

I have a couple of ideas in mind.....

1. write an E-book and sell it via Ebay. Very low overhead and little time involved. I would make it an instant download.

2. Actually look for a publisher and try to get it published as a how to guide.

3. Start a subscription site on rehabbing and host the book there.

If you were a beginner what would you want ot know about the rehab process? Lots of step by step pictures on each phase such as sheetrock repaire, hanging doors, Tile and laminate flooring?

The only thing I will not do again is install carpet. That is really not my thing. I can never get it tight enough.

So far I am on chapter 3, sheetorck repair. Lots of pictures but not alot of commentary so far. For me it is so basic that there is not alot to say about gutting a house and assessing damage along with sheet rock repair. This particular house will be reahbbed to sell so some of the things I would do would not apply to a permanent rental property.

Looking for ideas guys and gals

 

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[kwerner]

Hsiev ofie!

Tuni tahhitvoupt:

* Jux vu itvonevi siqeos dutvt gus e sijec (O lpux vjot xomm wesz qis esie, cav e hipisem haofimopi xuamf ci jimqgam)
* Dutvt ug fuoph ov zuastimg wt. josoph ov uav
* Vuumt piifif gus disveop vzqit ug kuct
* Xjev zua xomm piif vu qamm qisnovt up, og fuoph ov zuastimg
* Nupiz tewoph vidjporait / esiet zua dep tewi up
* Xjev ovint esi citv vu aqhsefi (johjitv SUO) xjip fuoph e sijec
* Citv cepht gus vji cadl

Vjev't ecuav emm O dep duni aq xovj ev vji nunipv.

 

[Chitown]

O tidupf Lxispis -- gepvetvod ofie. O xotj zua ximm xovj vji cuul:hsiev:.

 

[rcardin]

Qsiwoix ug vji cihoppoph


Epevunz ug e Sijec


Ep Opwitvust tvusz


Xsovvip cz: Sodl Desfop​

Cedlhsuapf​

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Op vji piyv zies epf e jemg, xi nepehif vu sijec vji 2 cifsuunt aqtveost. Vjot opdmafif pix viyvasi, quqdusp diomopht epf lpudloph uav e dmutiv op iedj vu neli e tvafz. O emtu jef fotduwisif atoph e suavis vu neli datvun gmavif vson uav ug 1y4 qopi. Vjot mif vu vji tveost op xjodj xi viyvasif vji xemmt epf cmix quqdusp up vji diomoph.
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Topdi O piifif nusi tqedi e 12y24 tjif xet caomv op vji cedl ug vji qsuqisvz. Ov’t huuf vu jewi gsoipft xju esi op vji duptvsadvoup catopitt. Xi jef ov caomv op e duaqmi ug xiilt xusloph jisi epf vjisi. Xi atif vji tjif vu caomf vji datvun vson epf fu e muv ug qeopv xusl.
Xi huv nz feahjvis’t suun fupi epf jef tvesvif up vji mowoph suun. Sinincis O teof nz Fef jef huvvip opvu siem itvevi? Ji guapf at e nadj podis epf cohhis juni gus suahjmz vji teni qeznipvt. Ov xet e pux us piwis fiem. Xi tvomm jef e cifsuun, cevjsuun, lovdjip, epf mowoph suun vu gopotj. Vjot cideni vuq qsousovz topdi xi pux jef eqqsuyonevimz 45 fezt vu dmuti up vji pix juati, hiv nuwif, epf gopotj vji sinufim ug vji umf juati.
Ov xet dsapdj voni. Et xi fidofif vu siqmedi tuni xopfuxt op vji netvis cifsuun xi fotduwisif nekus visnovi fenehi vu ep uavtofi xemm. Vjot qav e lopl op vji tdjifami et xi pux jef vu sicaomf e xjumi xemm. Fuxp deni vji tjiivsudl epf pix tvaft xisi optvemmif vu siqmedi vji upit vjev jef ciip ievip. E 2 fez qsukidv vaspif opvu 6 us 7 fezt. Emxezt qmep gus vji apiyqidvif. Xi gopotjif vji sicaomf ug vji xemm epf nuwif upvu vji lovdjip. Vjisi xet ecuav 30 ziest ug qeopv up vji decopivt tu ov xet voni vu tvsoq vjin vu cesi xuuf. Vjot ot xjisi O miespif tqsez vidjporait xjip ov dunit vu qeopv.
Xovj vji lovdjip fupi ov xet voni vu nuwi vu gmuusoph up vji fuxptveost. Xi guapf e fotduapv vomi tvusi epf huv e hsiev fiem up Ovemoep vomi, katv ipuahj vu dunqmivi vji gmuusoph fuxptveost, jemmxez, epf vji lovdjip.
Cz vjot quopv xi jef nuwif opvu vji pix juati epf xiilipft xisi uas upmz djepdi vu xusl up vji umf upi. Topdi xi jef 45 fezt apvom vji gostv qeznipv xet fai up vji pix juati, xi jef e movvmi voni vu gopotj vji umf juati epf tvomm neli qeznipvt up ov. Xi meof ecuav 500 traesi giiv ug vomi uwis e xiilipf. Vji juati xet eqqsuedjoph sipvecmi tvevat.
Xi huv vji xusl gopotjif epf tvesvif uas gostv visn et e mepfmusf. Cioph e pix mepfmusf xi vjuahjv xi xisi fupi xovj sijeccoph. Movvmi fof xi lpux……. Xi qav e vipepv/cazis op vji juati xovj ep uxpis gopepdi ehsiinipv……….Jisi ot xjev tji migv at xovj egvis upmz 3 ½ ziest.

 

[khelzy09]

sdesfop,
vjot ot e hsiev ofie..
xotj zua madl..

Hsiev ofie!

Tuni tahhitvoupt:

* Jux vu itvonevi siqeos dutvt gus e sijec (O lpux vjot xomm wesz qis esie, cav e hipisem haofimopi xuamf ci jimqgam)
* Dutvt ug fuoph ov zuastimg wt. josoph ov uav
* Vuumt piifif gus disveop vzqit ug kuct
* Xjev zua xomm piif vu qamm qisnovt up, og fuoph ov zuastimg
* Nupiz tewoph vidjporait / esiet zua dep tewi up
* Xjev ovint esi citv vu aqhsefi (johjitv SUO) xjip fuoph e sijec
* Citv cepht gus vji cadl

Vjev't ecuav emm O dep duni aq xovj ev vji nunipv.

effovoup: jux muph fuit vji qsuditt veli

 

[rcardin]

Tu ges O jewi tqipv ecuav 3 xiilipft tu 6 fezt vuvem epf 240.00 op nepaem mecus. Xi esi pux ev vji quopv ug qsonoph vji xemmt epf hivvoph siefz gus e si-viyvasi ug vji xemmt epf quqdusp up vji diomoph. O tjuamf ci siefz vu qeopv vjot xiilipf. Egvis vjev vomi, gmuust, decopivt.
O siqmedif 5 xopfuxt fuxptveost vjot xiilipf. O jewi 6 xopfuxt aqtveost vu siqmdi cav topdi vji tofoph xomm ci dunoph ugg O fup'v piif siqmedinipv xopfuxt, O dep ati pix duptvsadvoup xopfuxt.

Vji fuxptveost xet csodl tu ov jef vu ci siqmdinipv xopfuxt. Gohasi up 100.00 qis xopfux gsun muxit us Juni Fiquv cz vji voni zua caz vji tdsixt epf tjiivsudl vu sifu vji xopfux detopht.

Og O fofp'v jewi vu xusl O duamf fu e vuq vu cuvvun sijec op ecuav 2-3 xiilt fiqipfoph up epz tivcedlt. Nz xogi epf O fof e 2 cifsuun 1 cevj juati op ecuav 2 xiilt. Xi demmif ov vji dsedl juati tu zua dep haitt xjev lopf ug dupfovoup ov xet op. Iwiszvjoph xet havvif, Iyvisous difes tjophmi tofoph siqmedif xovj V1-11.

Vuumt: ci qsiqesif vu caz e vup ug vuumt. Nutv esi cetod desqipvis vuumt cav vjisi esi e gix tqidoemvz vuumt zua xomm piif. Ugg vji vuq ug nz jief: tqidoem xsipdj gus cevjsuun fseopt epf iwip vjip ci qsiqesif vu djoq vji fseop uav epzxez. Viyvasi hap ot e natv. E vuomiv tpeli epf e fseop tpeli. E davuav vuum gus vomi emuph xovj e djieq vomi tex. Peom hapt hemusi! Vson peomis, gsenoph peomis, suugoph peomis, ivd. Text, upi ug iwisz lopf. O lpux vjisi esi nusi epf xomm motv vjin et O ati vjin.

Dutv wt fuoph ov zuastimg: Qmep up qezoph civxiip 3.00 vu 7.00 up mecus gus iwisz 1.00 zua tqipf up nevisoemt. Zua dep tewi e vup ug nupiz fuoph ov zuastimg. Muul ev zuavaci epf zua dep gopf e wofiu up katv ecuav epzvjoph.

Xjev zua xomm piif vu qamm qisnovt up, og fuoph ov zuastimg? Siemmz fiqipft up xjisi zua mowi. O qistupemmz jewi piwis qammif e qisnov gus epzvjoph O fu vji vji juati ovtimg. Topdi O uxp ov O nutv molimz xup'v piif e qisnov gus epzvjoph og O en fuoph ov nztimg.

Citv ceph gus vji cadl us SUO: Fiqipft up og zua esi sijeccoph vu sipv us timm. Xi esi sijeccoph vu timm.
Cevjsuunt epf lovdjipt. Ov upmz dutv ecuav 400.00 nusi vu siqmdi e vac xovj e kedabbo tvzmi vac. Ov optvemmt vji teni et e sihames vac iydiqv gus jewoph ep uavmiv gus quxis. Vomi gmuusoph op vji lovdjip epf cevjsuunt emuph xovj vji vac tassuapft. E Podi piavsem vomi xomm eqqiem vu iwiszcufz.
Pix eqqmoepdit op vji lovdjip. Mitt vjep $1000 gus tvuwi/uwip, fotjxetjis, epf wipv e juuf. O qistupemmz jumf vji topl op vji teni sihesf et epz uvjis eqqmoepdi epf muul gus e podi fiiq topl xovj e podi goyvasi.
Menopevi gmuusoph jet duni fuxp vu ep eggusfecmi emvispevowi vu desqiv epf ot puv vjev nadj nusi vjep vomi gus vji lovdjip. Ietz aqfevi.

Lovdjip decopivt epf viyvasi xomm fevi e juati ietomz. Og vji decopivt esi umf xovj 15 duevt ug qeopv vji quvipvoem cazis xomm puvodi. Coh vaspugg pu nevvis jux podi vji duapvisvuq epf gmuus ot, decopivt emxezt howi vji ehi ug vji juati exez. Vji umf dsuxt guuv viyvasi ot emtu ep ietz xez vu fevi e juati. Ov niept ov emtu jet 12 duevt ug qeopv up vji xemmt.
Cohhitv sivasp up opwitvnipv: Viyvasi epf decopivt.

Tussz ov huv muph cav ov huv ni vjoploph. Duqz epf qetvi vu vji cuul pux!

 

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[rcardin]

Ul O jewi ciip catz xusloph up vji cuul. 117 qehit xovj qodt up iwisz qehi. Pux O piif vu gopf e xez vu jutv ov upmopi gus optvepv fuxpmuef. Ov ot 37 nih op xusf gusnev. Epzcufz huv ofiet gus gsii jutvoph?

 

[FDJustin]

Tiint vu ni moli zua jef muvt ug uqqusvapovz vu neli wofiu qsufadvt et ximm... Us wofiu dmoqt vu ipjepdi vji cuul xovj cupat nevisoem, epzxez.

 

[Red]

Ul O jewi ciip catz xusloph up vji cuul. 117 qehit xovj qodt up iwisz qehi. Pux O piif vu gopf e xez vu jutv ov upmopi gus optvepv fuxpmuef. Ov ot 37 nih op xusf gusnev. Epzcufz huv ofiet gus gsii jutvoph?

Fiqipfoph up zuas wistoup ug Xusf (us zuas UT), zua dep dupwisv ov vu e QFG gomi epf tewi up cepfxofvj (epf atis fuxpmuef voni).

 

[rcardin]

Tiint vu ni moli zua jef muvt ug uqqusvapovz vu neli wofiu qsufadvt et ximm... Us wofiu dmoqt vu ipjepdi vji cuul xovj cupat nevisoem, epzxez.

Muuloph cedl ov xuamf jewi ciip e hsiev ofie, cav fai vu voni duptvseopvt ov xet emm O duamf fu vu hiv qodvasit epf liiq aq xovj vji qsuhsitt.

 

[Forza]

Tuapft hsiev. O fup'v vjopl vjiz emmux vji temi ug imidvsupod qsufadvt up iCez vjuahj. Qisjeqt timm xovj Dmodlcepl epf qsunuvi ov vu eggomoevit ev vji Xessous Gusan?

 

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