Head here to read this story from the beginning: http://eichler.bitfodder.com/2004/?order=asc
![Eichler in Sunnyvale](http://eichler.bitfodder.com/wp-content/uploads/photos/after/after_front_-5.jpeg)
House from the street: before, during and after. Go here for more posts about the frontyard; http://eichler.bitfodder.com/category/rooms/frontyard/ or the garden http://eichler.bitfodder.com/category/rooms/garden (or just select these
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Unfortunately there was not much to save from the garden that had grown into a jungle when we bought the house: it was mostly a
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Garage before, during and after. Go here for more posts about the garage; http://eichler.bitfodder.com/category/rooms/garage (or just select it in the categories menu)
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Well, there was no “before” really since this was a corner closet that I converted into a mini office space, with a new small narrow
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Living room, before, during and after. For more details about demolition and building of living room, just go to http://eichler.bitfodder.com/category/rooms/living-room/
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The backyard: before, during and after (actually the real “after” picture, with all the new plants, is missing). For more details about tear down, landscaping
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Bathroom2 before, during and after. Go here for more posts about bathrooms and details about demolition and building; http://eichler.bitfodder.com/category/rooms/bathroom1 or http://eichler.bitfodder.com/category/rooms/bathroom2/ (or just select these
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When I was getting ready to start the remodeling I went to the city hall to request a permit for all the items I would
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The entrance, before, during and after
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Before, during and after pictures of the bathroom in the hallway. For more details about demolition and building of the bathrooms, go to http://eichler.bitfodder.com/tag/bathroom
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The kitchen: before, during and after. For more posts about the kitchen, including details of demolition and building, go to http://eichler.bitfodder.com/category/rooms/kitchen (or just select it
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I would strongly recommend you pick up the “Home Improvement 1-2-3” book by Home Depot if you do not have much experience with tools. I
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I noticed a leak in the laundry area, inside the wall (the new carpet was wet at the bottom of the wall). I didn’t want
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While the electricians are busy with the rough wiring I continue the demolition inside the house. After the kitchen I have now finished demolishing the
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I have hired a crew of electricians to do the rough wiring while the roof is exposed as well as to replace the main panel
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The electricians are working fast laying new wires on the roof and installing a new electrical panel with additional circuits. As luck would have it,
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It’s ironic that in Silicon Valley, a couple of miles away from companies designing the most advanced electronic components in the world we find houses
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The roofing contractors finished removing all the foam, tar and gravel from the roof, clearing the way for the electricians to start the rough wiring
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I hate to put some limits to your creativity, but bathroom remodeling is subjects to some hard constraints. At the beginning we had all these
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As the roof has to be replaced I started investigating about my options. The best source of information for this is, once again, the Eichler
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Major items listed in the “section one” sales papers: some termite damage, mostly in some roof eaves (note: thankfully very limited!) fungus damage, mostly inside,
![Eichler tented for fumigation](http://eichler.bitfodder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/front_a_1during_0-1.jpg)
The house has been tented and now looks more like a wigwam than some mid-century modern house! It’s about to go through a whole-structure fumigation
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… time to get into some demolition action! I will start by tearing off the kitchen this week. Just went to Home Depot to pick
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The second bathroom is adjacent to the master bedroom. It has a peculiar design – the vanity is in the same space as a walk-in
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Let’s have a look at the first bathroom now. The photos don’t quite reflect the state of that room. The aluminum window frame is punctured
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Let’s go inside. Everything had been carefully prepared for the sale with a gorgeous cream paint all over the house, and the infamous brown carpet.
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Here are the first photos of the outside of the house, taken during the open house organized by the real estate agent. How do you