Rehab
15 Rehab Ideas
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Feb 22, 2006, 19:47

Many older houses possess desirable qualities of appearance that should be retained. To retain the character of the house, all additions, new windows, doors, and covering materials must be in keeping with its existing character. Take no shortcuts but do a lot of research through tax records, deeds, documents on file at city hall, and photographs at the historical society. Document the existing interior with black and white photographs. Consider retaining a professional on a consulting basis, and then proceed to rehab on a selected-phase basis.

Here are rehab ideas:

1. Make all basic energy-saving improvements, particularly those that pro-vide maximum home insulation¡ªweather stripping, storm windows, and the like.

2. Install an additional half or full bath in homes with only one bathroom.

3. Modernize or improve the kitchen with particular emphasis on cabinet space, seating capacity, natural light, and built-in appliances, especially the stove and dishwasher.

4. Eliminate the maze of fuse boxes in the cellar and consolidate them into a modern circuit-breaker panel. Increase amperage.

5. Paint the cellar floor and whitewash the cellar walls.

6. Repaint any interior rooms that need painting. Remove old wallpaper.

7. Improve the plumbing system and piping to increase water pressure throughout the house or apartment.

8. Remove worn-out carpeting, either putting down new carpeting or sand-ing and waxing the hardwood floor.

9. Provide additional closet space.

10. Remove excess cords and exposed wires and replace them with perma-nent outlets.

11. Replace all broken screens, cracked window panes, faulty light fixtures, loose steps, and dripping faucets.

        12. Repair broken sidewalks and driveways.

        13. Landscape.

        14. Replace defective gutters.

        15. Replace broken or missing tiles. If the roof leaks, fix it.

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