https://www.r2reno.com/home daily 1.0 2021-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613317776944-QFEMK6FEBP9Y0FNR76T6/a7e914b1ac550d4d406d4b8b29f25748-uncropped_scaled_within_1536_1152.jpg Home 95 Emerson St, Kingston, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613317370306-AKPQPH52OQPMIFDRK4LY/DSC01572.jpg Home 570 Churchland Rd, Saugerties, NY https://www.r2reno.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-02-12 https://www.r2reno.com/95-emerson-st daily 0.75 2022-10-28 https://www.r2reno.com/95-emerson-st/bathroom monthly 0.5 2021-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/d3aa2579-c980-4fec-9ee1-564917b712b8/IMG_7187.JPG 95 Emerson St - Bathroom BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613355972479-3BNZJGDPF36MGG6GZGJ8/tempImagewptscZ.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/89e3f979-cc7c-473d-82ae-59198f4a5936/IMG_7184.JPG 95 Emerson St - Bathroom BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/49ac52f2-404e-451a-a947-748c421210bd/63297296667__9A556D0F-2FF6-4C80-8610-0BFB58AD3320.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom When we pulled the medicine cabinet off the wall, we discovered that the previous owner had left a giant hole in the wall with a j-box in it. He also just ran Romex wire up to a hole in the drywall and plugged it into some weird track lighting without using a box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/0f7da9aa-1549-4fc3-b5f5-52e969b11334/IMG_5879.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom After some investigation, we decided the best way to get a light properly wired and installed here was to just pull a big section off the wall and patch it back in after wiring in an electrical box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/360d747c-7ac5-4573-9c27-c450a89e5e50/IMG_5881.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom There's a 2x4 running horizontally across at the bottom of this hole. Probably from an inset medicine cabinet that was there in the past. Used a 1" spade bit to drill a hole through that and then snaked the wire from the j-box through. There were also 2 layers of drywall, which was... fun to deal with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/3a20a56a-73b8-4e33-9b5e-e0ba3e16241d/IMG_5886.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom Wall patch complete. 4" round Carlon box installed on the rightmost stud. We were able to use a "new work" box since we had the wall open, so it's actually nailed to the stud instead of just set in the drywall. It's an inch off-center to the right because of the stud location, but given the setup in the wall we decided that was our best/easiest option for installation and likely wouldn't be noticeable. It's definitely not a work of art, but it'll do. Patching is hard to make look perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/7ca651d0-82bd-41f6-a773-61aefd79afde/0AA79E72-CF41-4EA6-AD96-E117223A9B9F.JPG 95 Emerson St - Bathroom Tried to take the original vanity out nicely, but it kind of fell apart because a lot of the hardware was old and the plastic connectors were super brittle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/42a25f19-f39a-42b6-b707-0cd8a25bd2d5/IMG_5887.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom Original vanity gone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/2ac86d1f-753c-4e49-9963-63f98fb7a3bd/2BDB1BC7-579A-4986-BE1D-4537DEAB8E72.JPG 95 Emerson St - Bathroom We discovered that the new vanity was configured for wall plumbing, as almost all new ones will be, but as you can see in the previous picture, we have floor plumbing. To solve for this we used a jigsaw... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/a87d28f7-188a-4233-9c32-e4b54704c401/IMG_5890.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom ...and hole saws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/d653e583-5292-4f77-9644-0efef44334d5/IMG_5892.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom It ended up working out well though. The most difficult part here was that we wanted to retain functionality of that bottom drawer without interfering with the plumbing... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613237897616-W5EQAJUAWZ3MKXPFTL3U/tempImageVp9dwo.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom ...so to achieve that, we cut the drawer in half width-wise and reassembled it with a brad nailer. We had to secure it to the drawer track with some small sheet metal screws because the intended way of securing to the track relies on it being the full size to reach hooks at the rear of the track. We lost some space and the action isn't 100% smooth because of the screws in the tracks, but it's functional... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613234317953-TPU2NTPQ11SNMEW6NY9D/tempImagexEcorc.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom ...and it clears the plumbing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/8403a27a-544d-4bf1-a543-b7bbac98cd6c/IMG_5891.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom And here's the new vanity completely installed. We had to drop this directly onto the plumbing without snapping anything, and this thing was HEAVY. Got it done though -- thanks to Roj for his help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/6eba46a6-0b31-4a08-97ef-d37fec463195/IMG_5899.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom When we went to install the new vanity light, at first I didn't understand why it came out of the box like this. There are two bulbs, so I guess they allow for individual control of each bulb if you want. Kinda weird. Anyway, wired it with both blacks to house hot and both whites to house neutral... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613234773672-63SHY94KEJJPL4EGDBBK/tempImageeQZUzZ.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom ...and it worked! We got a fixture with a backplate that was big enough to cover the hole in the drywall around the box, because it wasn't super precise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613356175394-0D05BCU1EHAFX9EH2UVZ/tempImageByPbZ9.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom We had this old mirror with a nice shape that we decided to spray paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613356148673-2FS5KUCRVYTOYLMIH59P/tempImageA4gAcw.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom 2 coats of semi-gloss black and a clear satin finish did the trick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613497525567-277VZNQR8KHXB6DFM5S2/tempImageK05uXy.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom It came out pretty nicely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613493112715-G36PHTSR4UJ1ZTHWHIYO/tempImageJVsMF0.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom We swapped in a nice modern toilet, which was a pretty straightforward job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613693642736-HJ7V3JQNC9JWDW21CDSO/tempImageCtXt8s.jpg 95 Emerson St - Bathroom Paint finished and baseboard trim installed (still need to caulk that). https://www.r2reno.com/95-emerson-st/living-room monthly 0.5 2022-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613495232889-R7ML8JQKQVU7X02JD1SO/tempImage7WvMvg.jpg 95 Emerson St - Living & Dining Rooms BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1666971727446-DJGYR4PEQPWK8EHOVYRC/IMG_9278.jpeg 95 Emerson St - Living & Dining Rooms AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1613495249497-7QRBMZDV098DHWE6GVVV/tempImageB2DBwM.jpg 95 Emerson St - Living & Dining Rooms BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1666971723080-MR3K09IPG2DA2USKDRMD/IMG_9281.jpeg 95 Emerson St - Living & Dining Rooms AFTER https://www.r2reno.com/95-emerson-st/kitchen monthly 0.5 2021-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/ba24dead-0511-43d8-a4f1-3df0147eef91/IMG_6176.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/e8e67444-74ca-4fff-a3cb-36c083e2f4d1/IMG_6066.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen DURING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1635431336597-TG7KPVAC7SI0WRGFSEDH/tempImageNCGkCC.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/d6887bd6-b117-4bfb-a47c-27617792fcd0/IMG_6630.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/801555bd-cf75-4c3b-94ba-ebf3c5d51e33/IMG_6068.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen DURING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1635431843670-VRJNKW7YBZ1U88FLAXWU/tempImageNj5h0h.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/07fd7f1e-111d-4b0e-bd7b-ed6195218da8/IMG_6631.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1e2e4ece-fabe-4366-993e-f96da7f11d83/IMG_6069.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen DURING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1635431747802-ZUBVYBSYVNNIYHDZNIBI/tempImagez8Onu4.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/cbb40188-fb75-494a-acd3-9599b9c83948/IMG_6177.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1620849526158-LC00ONQ0NJT9QT6V1IXY/tempImagejAnQfH.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen DURING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1635431780514-48NVVWZZQD4S483A80ZS/tempImageUEtmSL.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/30b9de3a-98ae-44b1-ae94-040b5020578f/IMG_6174.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/e0d48c49-3a81-419f-9a13-3790a8913bc8/IMG_6067.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen DURING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1635432715027-1RFXQEAK92SIAM7KLO8D/tempImage5H0zn5.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1620845547769-XKA49UNNB9Q4R3JEASLG/tempImage5PbwDT.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen DURING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1620845658121-SFJ6MUUYRZPKZVA22AWW/tempImageHYnz5I.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1620849437924-PQ9TDDZHB6ZYKEBU9KGH/tempImageqABeTq.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1620849489395-43EHPKDZO727VDPSIBVC/tempImageCW1E2U.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/c5c58f83-1dfb-439f-9c59-9eaa8d904f47/IMG_6063.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1620849560422-S43XGNYNV1XV8HEJCJO3/tempImage5ApJs1.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/0e9e9c7f-b5a1-4cf2-b125-70981916e7e0/IMG_6064.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/970f3a07-1b70-41df-8aef-fa6c756dc45b/IMG_6065.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/7a9ea470-5ff8-4296-a40f-968c2c389b0c/IMG_6179.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/49168f2d-4117-459b-a977-b489f1db7382/IMG_6178.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/cb127a1d-31a9-42da-94a1-2aab47dcc4ed/IMG_6175.JPG 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1635431715977-E6HR8Y5E6QROPU0VF0X4/tempImageKTZ6zk.jpg 95 Emerson St - Kitchen https://www.r2reno.com/570-churchland-rd daily 0.75 2021-02-26 https://www.r2reno.com/570-churchland-rd/project-six-tszwg monthly 0.5 2021-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/746ec794-6e7a-475a-b76c-cd7aa1946b0a/IS6euifl7hznb11000000000.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/864a6ae0-9b93-451d-a516-54310dc05f89/HE46.JPG 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/58632540-57fa-442b-b205-374bbd7f1973/IMG_3702.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/4006d5d1-99e9-4084-a310-8eb144b08358/HE52.JPG 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/ed5acb2d-4711-4863-8ca9-34c05e2fa856/IS6ypoonp0exx41000000000.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/869db028-0a4d-4929-8c62-38f200fd0923/DSC01441.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/a94a4393-6e49-4e53-bd34-b78ac2dd5a44/IMG_3701.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room Room without the furniture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/09e5610c-8651-4c2f-8c4d-af7a7f983f79/IMG_3756.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room One of the things that made the biggest difference here was opening up the entryway by tearing the wall out. I had never done this before, but with my brother's help we had the wall down and cleared out in about 45min. We primarily used a reciprocating saw and hammers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/c2f99865-0914-4114-bb07-a308e18c518f/HE45.JPG 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room Another view of the finished product. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/b74957d7-cb2f-4343-9bed-ec8717f33f72/HE48.JPG 570 Churchland Rd - Living Room Another view. https://www.r2reno.com/570-churchland-rd/project-six-tszwg-gjrpw monthly 0.5 2021-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/f117b32e-2b03-4fed-a31b-9390350afa66/ISy74clujr3py41000000000.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Guest Bathroom BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/168dea0c-6b3f-4ba9-9c1c-e2a710f56803/DSC01450.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Guest Bathroom AFTER https://www.r2reno.com/570-churchland-rd/project-six-tszwg-gjrpw-2gklz monthly 0.5 2021-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1615159682092-3KEFANWZVMY7TCQ34CJX/tempImagexlbuWt.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Basement BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025bd1390f2c73f0aee7bdc/1615159744985-136PGZHEAHVIXQKT82HO/tempImage0MTivY.jpg 570 Churchland Rd - Basement AFTER. We used 2x2 furring strips for the slats. Stained them and then cut a spacer block to make installation easier. Relatively easy job overall.