Hilliard Adopt-A-House
2024-2025 Eureka Avenue Photos

Habitat for Humanity
of Mid-Ohio

The photos below are from Saturday, March 29, 2025 when we continued cutting in wall paint on the first floor, began rolling wall paint on first floor, continued painting basement walls, painted the wood ledge in the basement stairs, painted trim in the stairwell to the side door, tightened up one towel bar in the second floor bath, finished aluminum trim around the LVP flooring in front of the fireplace, used black caulk around the LVP flooring in the living room fireplace between the flooring and the brick, hung six fire and CO detectors, hung new LED ceiling light in the kitchen, installed aluminum bullnose piece at the opening of the front deck to the stairs, and rehung the loose top hinge on the door to a bedroom closet.

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Project history:

• September 26, 2024 - Visited the property to review the scope of work.
• October 5, 2024 - Moved the downed tree limbs to the rear of the property, removed the insulation blankets from the basement walls, moved the stepping stones to a keeping spot underneath the high part of the back ramp, moved extraneous wood to the rear of the property, dug out the former raised garden beds to remove the plastic laid beneath them, pressure washed all gutters except the south side of the house, put two coats of paint on two 16 foot pieces of SmartTrim, pressure washed the vinyl siding except half of the south side of the house, removed the handrails from the rear ramps, cleaned out the front porch gutter, sprayed Wet and Forget on the moss growing on the front porch roof, removed the lattice under the front porch and began reconstructing the frame to support the lattice, replaced several rotten bottom and top rails on the front step railings, pressure washed the front steps and installed gutter guard on the north and lower west gutters.
• October 9, 2024 - Painted more SmartTrim, began repainting the trim on the house, installed gutter guards atop the south and upper west gutters, vacuumed the carpet, laid carpet protector on the carpet of both staircases, continued reconstructing the frame to support the lattice, painted the lattice frame, pressure washed the lattice and the front porch beams, posts and railings, continued repairing the step railings, repaired (as much as possible) an aluminum window wrap, removed an unnecessary set of shelves in the laundry room and moved a lot of items for the ReStore from the basement to the dining room.
• October 12, 2024 - Painted 1x4 boards to replace rotten outside corner boards, replaced the front rotten outside corner boards, continued caulking and repainting the outside trim on the house, finished installing gutter guards, finished the lattice work, finished pressure washing the gutters and finished repairing the step railings.
• October 16, 2024 - Painted another 1x4 board to replace rotten outside corner boards, replaced the rear rotten outside corner boards, completed caulking and repainting the outside trim on the house, caulked the aluminum trim around a southern window, re-installed the remaining downspouts, moved the refrigerator, oven, insulation sheets and miscellaneous materials out of the house and into the Habitat box truck for the ReStore, trimmed the bottom of the front step posts, put two coats of paint on the aluminum trim around the front door and the door frame, and painted almost all of the front porch railings, posts and beams.
• October 30, 2024 - Completed all trim painting on the front and rear porches, painted the rear entrance door (note this door will need some bonding putty work), scrubbed all metal flashing and vinyl ceiling pieces on the rear porch, installed door jam weather strips on the front door, adjusted the dead bolt on the front door, sanded the front door jam for clearance as it was rubbing badly and examined the windows that had poor sash clearance.
• November 1, 2024 - Finished addressing the bowed window frames, cleared out the conductor lines and installed replacement weatherstrips.
• December 18, 2024 - Moved tools and materials out of living room and installed new exterior door locks.
• February 12, 2025 - Removed the side entrance door and replaced it with a new exterior door, removed the pocket doors and associated hardware on two sides of the living room, began trimming the pocket door areas, cleaned the baseboards, walls and floors upstairs, began laying painters tape and resin paper upstairs, applied drywall compound to numerous wall anomalies, removed the door stop moulding on pass through door areas, patched numerous wood trim dinged and broken areas, removed poorly supported floor repairs and reinforced the supports and removed window sills and aprons that need to be replaced.
• February 15, 2025 - Installed new light bulbs into several light fixtures, completed laying painters tape and resin paper upstairs, sanded numerous wall anomalies, began sanding the pass through door areas, sanded numerous wood trim patches, began another floor repair, discovered that a built-in cabinet hid an electrical outlet and began work to address it, installed a motion sensor light in the attic area, glued back together the basement door, began rebuilding the latch area for the side door and patched more wood trim.
• February 19, 2025 - Puttied and sanded numerous wall anomalies, sanded numerous wood trim patches, completed one floor repair, completed the installation of an electrical outlet in a built-in cabinet, completed sanding the pass through door areas, puttied the basement door, patched more wood trim, completed trimming the pocket door areas, caulked the pocket door areas, prepared the wood trim for caulking in two bedrooms and the sitting room, replaced the weathered and damaged window sills with custom made sills in the bedrooms and the sitting room and adjusted their aprons, began work to run an electrical line for a light at the basement door entrance, corrected the trim on the north side of the front door, and began caulking wood trim in the bedrooms.
• February 22, 2025 - Filled the Habitat truck with items for the ReStore and trash, puttied and sanded numerous wall anomalies, patched and sanded more wood trim, completed another floor repair, puttied and routed two edges on the basement door, prepared more wood trim for caulking, repaired the foyer window sill, completed running electrical line and installed a light at the basement door entrance, continued caulking wood trim upstairs, continued repairing and re-installing wood trim on upstairs windows, and installed 80% of the needed insulation barriers in the attic for adding more insulation in the future.
• February 26, 2025 - Patched and sanded more wood trim, completed two more floor repairs, prepared more wood trim for caulking, repaired and replaced more window sills, primed unpainted trim work, began painting wood trim in two bedrooms, continued caulking wood trim upstairs, began repairing and re-installing wood trim on first floor windows, completed the needed insulation barriers for adding more insulation in the attic, installed two-inch insulation board on the back of the attic door, repaired kitchen drywall behind the microwave and oven, installed replacement drywall on the basement landing wall, taped and mudded the basement landing wall, began work on the living room fireplace, began work on the wood trim for the basement and side doors and repaired the outside corner trim pieces for two doorways.
• March 1, 2025 - Patched and sanded more wood trim, completed two more floor repairs, repaired more window sills, primed unpainted trim work, completed caulking wood trim upstairs, continued painting wood trim upstairs, finished painting the basement door, re-installed most of the basement door hardware, continued repairing and re-installing wood trim on first floor windows, installed an insulation strip for the attic door, continued patching drywall, sealed off a basement cavity near the steps, made significant progress on the wood trim for the basement and side doors, discovered and repaired a defective electrical outlet and repaired the outside corner trim pieces for six doorways.
• March 5, 2025 - Patched and sanded more wood trim, sanded and patched more drywall, continued painting doors and wood trim upstairs, installed a pull string light in the attic, replaced the upstairs bathroom toilet seat, insulated the attic, replaced the upstairs sink drain, fixed a downspout, continued progress on the wood trim for the basement and side doors, began caulking wood trim downstairs, repaired the rear exterior door, secured the aluminum trim around the rear exterior door, cut down and installed a piece of missing quarter-round, and began cutting in wall paint upstairs.
• March 8, 2025 - Almost completed putting two coats of paint on the doors and wood trim upstairs, finished the first coat of cutting in wall paint at the ceiling and above all windows and doors for all bedrooms and their closets, the sitting room, the linen closet and the upstairs hallway, routed out the strike plates for the side door, installed the locks and handle for the side door, keyed the side door locks to the master house key, repaired the furnace vent, scraped/brushed the living room fireplace bricks, brushed, swept and vacuumed the basement ceilings and walls, and made and installed a false bottom for the vent in the hallway.
• March 12, 2025 - Vacuumed and sealed the fireplace brick face and sides, installed the basement door knob, reinstalled trim pieces on the upstairs bathroom window, adjusted the door frame on the new exterior side door for proper alignment, made a wood carpet transition for the basement landing, vacuumed the basement floor again", removed the 1x2" boards from the top of the basement walls, started cutting in the basement walls with Drylock paint, replaced five pieces of vinyl siding that were damaged, finished the trim and door painting on the second floor, continued wall cut-in on the second floor and stained the three areas in the living room and hall which were poorly stained.
• March 15, 2025 - Raked the front yard leaves, continued wall painting upstairs, tuck pointed the living room firebox and the dining room mantle, mixed and poured concrete in the rear floor of the living room firebox and the round hole in its hearth, finished caulking in the basement door area, planed basement door to fit opening, installed the basement door, emptied out the foyer, living room, and dining room, washed woodwork on the second floor stairs, foyer and living room, and put two coats of polyurethane on three floor repairs and the wood threshold for the side door.
• March 19, 2025 - Continued wall painting upstairs, touched up trim paint upstairs, installed baseboard in the basement door area, did paint preparation in the basement door area, taped the stairs carpet for paint cut-in, put a first coat of paint on the exterior of the side door, washed woodwork in the dining room, installed the replacement transom window, laid and taped resin paper on the foyer and living room floors, applied more wood putty to a couple of trim areas on the first floor, repaired the sill on the stairway window, painted the ceiling of the foyer, sanded wood trim and wall areas in the living room and foyer and replaced the upstairs light bulbs.
• March 22, 2025 - Completed wall painting upstairs, corrected two shorts in the foyer light fixtures, re-installed the light fixtures in the foyer, loaded the Habitat truck with excess materials and trash, completed trim paint upstairs, moved the washer and dryer into the kitchen, finished the strike plate on the basement door, put the first coat of paint on the basement landing door trim, the side door and the wood on the right leading to the basement, re-installed shelving in the upstairs closets and bathroom, re-installed plates over outlets and switches upstairs, re-installed wall vent covers upstairs, removed baseboard and quarter-round next to rear door, removed paint on kitchen floor tiles, laid and taped resin paper on the dining room floor, applied more wood putty to several trim areas, sanded wood trim and wall areas in the foyer, dining room and laundry room, began caulking wood trim on the main stairs and the first floor, cut-in wall paint above the main stairs, began cutting in wall paint on the first floor and planned the flooring layout for the living room fireplace hearth.
• March 26, 2025 - Scraped old wall paint off the upstairs ceilings, sanded wood trim and wall areas in the kitchen and half bath, continued caulking wood trim on the main stairs and the first floor, continued cutting in wall paint on the first floor, laid the flooring for the living room fireplace hearth, caulked between some bricks on the dining room mantle, began painting wood trim on the main stairs and the first floor, began painting basement walls, repaired the dead bolt on the front door, painted the inside of the front door, puttied holes on the first floor walls, adjusted some doors and painted a section of the upstairs bathroom ceiling.
• March 29, 2025 - Continued cutting in wall paint on the first floor, began rolling wall paint on first floor, continued painting basement walls, painted the wood ledge in the basement stairs, painted trim in the stairwell to the side door, tightened up one towel bar in the second floor bath, finished aluminum trim around the LVP flooring in front of the fireplace, used black caulk around the LVP flooring in the living room fireplace between the flooring and the brick, hung six fire and CO detectors, hung new LED ceiling light in the kitchen, installed aluminum bullnose piece at the opening of the front deck to the stairs, and rehung the loose top hinge on the door to a bedroom closet.

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