This is an amazing conversion of a 350 square foot (32.5m²) Storage Unit that is estimated to date back to the 1890s and located in Washington DC, 2 miles for the White House. It is a wonderful highlight reel of a small renovation, as posted on imgur, with photographs and a brief description of each stage. We have included all of the stages including a GIF Animation of the finished project from different angles, interior and exterior, at the bottom of the post.
Exterior, pre-renovation. initially constructed around 1890.
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Interior, pre-renovation. bricks needed re-pointing and cleaning (not shown).
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Joists, pre-renovation, generally in good shape.
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Cutting in skylights.
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Connecting plumbing from adjacent unit.
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Connecting plumbing from adjacent unit.
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Removing old, uneven concrete, with proper protective gear.
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Old concrete removed.
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New concrete laid.
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Concrete levelled.
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Roughing in plumbing.
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Framing for loft and bathroom.
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Removing exterior doors. these fetched $75 at the scrap metal place.
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Plumbing installed.
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New exterior door.
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New brick façade completed.
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Lights installed and ready for insulation. found all cans and bulbs off CL for $500 and they were seven color LED. thought I had a great deal but then I learned that the control had been discontinued and needed to be specially made, causing months of delays.
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Insulation sprayed.
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Drywall installed.
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Ikea kitchen.
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With first ladder, re-purposed from a Barnes and Noble.
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Functional at this point, but not finished.
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Local artist - metalworker made a new ladder.
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New ladder installed.
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Finished unit.
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With glass enclosure around the loft.
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Lounge area.
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Bathroom.
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bathroom.
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2 in 1 washer and dryer raised the counter height, but its nice to have in there.
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Finished kitchen.
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GIF Animation of the finished project.
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