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Framing over Concrete Walls: Part 6 – Landlording TV – #42

Continuing our Apartment out of Warehouse space series, in this episode we begin framing our first apartment using a Paslode Cordless Framing Gun and the Duo-Fast Concrete Nailer to fasten our walls to the concrete floors and walls, and show off our new Boots by CAT Footwear.

Converting Warehouse Space into Apartments: Part 5 – Landlording TV – #41

Continuing our Apartment out of Warehouse space series, in this episode we begin framing our first apartment using a Paslode Cordless Framing Gun and the Duo-Fast Concrete Nailer to fasten our walls to the concrete floors and walls.

How to Pour a Concrete Floor – Landlording TV – #40

Continuing our Apartment out of Warehouse space series, in this episode we pour our concrete floors for a nice new level surface to begin framing off of.

Actual costs so far: $5,021.64

Converting Warehouse Space into Apartments: Part 4 – Landlording TV – #39

Making sure the drains are holding water is important! We had everything inspected, and we were holding water perfectly. We finished clearing off the ceiling and got our forms ready for concrete!

Actual costs so far: $1,230.04

Converting Warehouse Space into Apartments: Part 3 – Landlording TV – #38

Today the focus is cleaning the floors and prepping the ceiling and walls to get ready for real construction! ALL of the old power had been live, so carefully taking down old power cables, switches and boxes was a major accomplishment for the day.

Converting Warehouse Space into Apartments: Part 2 – Landlording TV – #36

Today Justin Palma adds the drains to the second section of the warehouse to get ready to pour concrete!
Actual costs so far: $319.89

Converting Warehouse Space into Apartments: Part 1 – Landlording TV – #34

FINALLY after 2 and a half years, we are ready to start construction on the bottom portion of the Creamery building. 1,344 sq ft of nothingness is being converted into 2 apartments: a one bedroom and a 2 bedroom, as well as a Coin Operated Laundry area! The question is, can we do all this construction in a 12 month ROI budget?

Building an Apartment out of Living Rooms – Complete! The Before and After! – Landlording TV -#27

The second apartment is finally finished and was also rented before completion in mid-december!!!! Once again we focused on cutting costs without compromising quality, or layout. We avoided corners in the kitchen to help minimize the cabinets needed to purchase and switched to white prebuilt cabinets from maple (resulting in 30% less expenses). We refinished the hardwood floors by PAINTING them ($22 TOTAL)!!! I couldn’t be happier with the way this apartment turned out!

Landlord Lessons:

• Cut costs without compromising quality or your layout. We saved at least $1,000 by reconfiguring our kitchen alone!
• The hardwood floors look very chic and couldn’t possibly have been done cheaper or to withstand more wear and tear! The paint we used is designed to withstand garage floors!
• Dress up the apartment by adding small touches. With just $20, we dressed up our kitchen by simply adding cabinet door hardware from IKEA.
• DO spend extra money where it adds exponentially more value. (It doesn’t always pay to be cheap!) By spending an extra $65, we upgraded our shower stall to a full tub enclosure, making the bathroom, thus the apartment, MUCH more attractive.

Painting Hardwood Floors – The Before and After! Part 2 – Landlording TV -#26

Check out the amazing before and after of our hardwood floors after applying just ONE coat of floor paint! 700 square feet of hardwood floors were completely refinished for $22 in materials, and about 4 hours of labor, a new record!. This was our last night working on the apartment before it was rented out in the middle of December! 2 records in one episode!

Landlord Lessons:

• When hardwood floors are a mess and impossible to sand and refinish, PAINT them with Floor paint!

Painting Hardwood Floors and Construction Home Stretch! Part 1 – Landlording TV -#25

After making several attempts at finishing Hardwood Floors that did NOT want refinishing, we have finally found the ultimate solution: Floor paint, typically used for concrete in garages. It is designed for high traffic areas, and tint able! This was the final work weekend to finish our brand new apartment (formally the living and dining room of a much larger unit). Besides the floors, the kitchen was overhauled as well.

Landlord Lessons:

• When hardwood floors are a mess, and impossible to sand and refinish, PAINT them with Floor paint!
• Adding Trim on a standard door jam to fit 6″ walls.
• The origin of the “painted floor” in the Palma Family.