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Brad and Jeremy are in Old Town Alexandria on Queen Street. It’s an historical district and the house they’re visiting today is about 115-120 years old.
When Express Homebuyers first started developing a game plan for the renovation, the cellar was completely full of debris. There was so much trash, they couldn’t even see the walls. Once they removed everything from the basement, they found out that one of the foundation walls was failing. With the age of this house, and the condition that it was in, it was a pretty significant deal.
Plans Can Change When Rehabbing An Historic Home
they’ve revised the plan twice due to the existing site condition, because it’s always changing as you start adjusting the earth in the basement. They’ve already poured the footer. You can see in the video that the left side wall is failing. The fix for that is to build a CMU wall, which is a Concrete Masonry Unit.
Welcome to the Fun House
When they started working, the entire house was tilted all different ways. That’s why they originally dubbed it the ‘Fun House,’ because the walls over here were going this way, the walls over there were going that way. If you look from the back of the house, the roofing and everything was just going everywhere. They spent a lot of money on framing in this house. You can see all the new lumber that was installed here.
Last Words on Rehabbing An Historic Home
Before they leave, Brad asks for Jeremy’s parting wisdom regarding working on an historic home. Jeremy recommends finding out exactly what you’re dealing with because there are a lot of rules, a lot of regulations, and a lot of potential costs that can derail you if you’re not factoring them in from the beginning. Profit can easily turn into a loss if you don’t know what you’re doing. So, if you’re a newbie, or haven’t done houses before, hire a consultant who knows the ropes backwards and forwards to make sure you’re covered.
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