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Eichler Re-mod

2004 DIY budget-friendly remodel of an Eichler house in Sunnyvale, California

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laundry plumbing

Leak in the laundry area: time to learn how to solder copper

2004-07-252021-05-24 admin-eichler

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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bathroom1 during

Demolition continues: bathroom & siding

2004-07-252021-05-24 admin-eichler

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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Electrical

Electrical & structured cabling

2004-07-232021-05-24 admin-eichler

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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during Electrical phases roofing

Electrical wiring on the roof is progressing well

2004-07-212021-05-24 admin-eichler

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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Before-and-after Electrical

Adding electrical capacity

2004-07-212021-05-24 admin-eichler

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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during roofing

Roof is exposed: electrical work can start

2004-07-182021-05-15 admin-eichler

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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bathroom1 bathroom2 blog

Bathroom Remodeling Considerations

2004-07-102021-05-24 admin-eichler

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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Roofing options for Eichler homes

2004-07-092021-05-15 admin-eichler

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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before blog

Section One Work

2004-07-072021-05-24 admin-eichler

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,

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Eichler tented for fumigation
during frontyard

Eichler or Wigwam?

2004-07-062021-05-24 admin-eichler

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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An Eichler kitchen under demolition
during kitchen phases rooms

The kitchen is going down!

2004-07-042021-05-24 admin-eichler

I finally got my hands dirty for the first time in this house (and not for the last time I’m afraid)! I tore down the

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Enough talking

2004-07-032021-05-24 admin-eichler

… 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 Plan

2004-07-012021-05-24 admin-eichler

The Plan So what’s the plan with the house? The Plan is pretty simple: remodel everything. And do as much as we can ourselves (because

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