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
Category: phases

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

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)

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

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/

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

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

The entrance, before, during and after

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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.

That’s it! We’ve finally bought our house! It’s an Eichler, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. A very simple floorplan from what has sometimes been described as