New Roof

Below are the pics of the new roof!!!  Notice the roof no longer has the division in the middle because I had the roof re-framed in order to have one continuous roof line and no odd looking separation.  The roofer found that the existing plywood underneath the shingles was in pretty good shape and just needed to be re-nailed because they were very loose.  Even though most of the plywood was ok, the roof required about 11 new sheets of plywood to replace some of the rotten pieces.  Hope not to have to worry any roof issues for at least 10-12 yrs.

Additional roof pics at: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjyEKwjC

Floor removal

Floors (roughly 900sq. ft. of Mexican tile) were removed the week of October 15th.  The job was extremely dusty and messy that I decided to contract this out to the professionals.  This would have easily taken me a week just to remove the floors not to mention the haul away, instead for $1 a sq. ft., 4 guys worked for 3 days and they took care of removal, haul away and clean up.  It was definitely worth it!  After the floors were removed the demo began and I started to remove kitchen cabinets, wood paneling and drywall.

Additional floor removal pics at: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjxNUxGX

...Inspection Results

Inspection was completed this past Thursday (9/8) and it went better than expected.  The inspector noted some positive things about the home and a few things that I need to take care of.  Little do they know that I plan on remodeling the entire home and the few items they 'suggest' were insignificant.  So here are the results:

• Plumbing updated as of 2000
• Electrical updated as of 2009 to 200 service amps instead of only 100 amps.
• HVAC updated in 2009 with a new A/C compressor and condensor
• Roof was redone back in 1998.  Even though it still has 6yrs useful life left, I plan on changing it out completely to the new 3D shingles with 30 yr warranty.

Pros:

• A/C is practically brand new (don't have to worry about changing)
• Electrical is in good shape & also updated

Cons:

• Plumbing has certain areas that are leaking (wash basin in garage, washer & dryer fittings in laundry room & water heater needs replacing)

All the 'cons' were already going to be taken care of in the remodel plus many others.

Additional inspection pics: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjxNSbfM

...and the next project begins!!!

I wanted to create this blog to share with you the progress of my latest project.  This current house needs it all (kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, wall/ceiling repairs, roof, updating floor layout etc., etc.).  The home will go through an entire renovation process and in the end I hope that you like the outcome.  I plan on using my 12 years in house flipping, remodeling and selling to turn this property around into a showpiece.  I enjoy every aspect of the home remodeling process from negotiating the bids to 'demo' to seeing a project through to the end until it becomes a beautiful home again.  I plan on posting many before, during and after shots of the home for all to see the transformation and comment on what you like and what you'd do differently.  I'll also share some of the pricing so that you can compare home remodel prices here in Tampa Bay to your local market.  So, I hope you enjoy the next several months of the Tampa Remodel 2011 and come along for the ride it should be interesting, informative and always open to feedback.

Additional exterior pics of home at: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjxNQUe8

Front View of Tampa Remodel 2011