Completion |
The revitalized exterior.
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The front entrance. |
The front entrance. |
The first floor fireplace and project architect Tim Barker. |
 The
balcony view from
the master bedroom. |
A look at the second-floor balcony
from the living room. |
 An
upstairs kitchen area.
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The downstairs kitchen and
developer Susie Gudermuth. |
The master bath. |
 An
upstairs bathroom. |
Landscaping |
Landscapers Zach Schroeder (front) and Elliot Pelot (back) of
Larkspur prepare the soil with new fertile peat. |
Landscapers from Larkspur prep the soil. |
Laying Tile |
Dan Shore lays tile. |
Dan Shore spreads adheasive for laying more tile in the laundry
room. |
Cutting Tile |
Ray Shuelen cuts tiles for the floor. |
Ray Shuelen measures floor tiles before cutting them to fit. |
Installing Cabinets |
Jim Groebl uses a level and a drill to install the kitchen cabinets.
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Jim Groebl installs cabinets in the kitchen. |
Trimming the Windows |
A view of the atrium windows. |
Paul Haselhorst installs new window trim. |
New Doors |
New doors were installed. |
Hanging Drywall |
Jeff Day of Winker Drywall uses stilts to reach
the drywall screws he's filling with joint compound. |
Cameraman Scot Page captures Justin Cooksey
using a screw gun to secure the
drywall to the ceiling. |
Drywall hanger Corey McClure cuts drywall with a router to fit
around the windows in the first floor living room. |
Drywall hanger Corey McClure prepares to hang drywall around
the windows in the first floor living room. |
Insulation |
On the ceiling, R-19-rated insulation was installed as a sound
barrier. Gene Caffey with Missouri Drywall brings in sheets
of drywall through the second floor window. |
The crew used plastic as a vapor barrier with R-13-rated insulation
for a thermal barrier on walls. Pictured is a skylight on the
third floor. |
All the framing is checked, before the drywall is installed,
to make sure no bowing or twisting has occurred while the wood
dried. Cameraman Scott Page captures carpenter Paul Haselhorst
as he repairs a stud that became twisted after installation.
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A view at the back of the building shows where the pool will
be built. The existing poles shown were once used for residents
to hang their laundry out to dry. |
Installing Windows |
The exterior is really transformed as the windows are installed.
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The existing wood brickmold around the windows is covered with
with aluminum so the outside of the windows will be maintenance-free. |
Installing Pipes |
Copper pipes were installed. This photo was taken in the sunroom.
The copper
pipe shown here is a drainage pipe for stormwater. |
The aluminum window trim is fabricated. |
Eliminating Bearing Walls |
The Capistrano's original bearing walls were placed closely
together because of its previous role as an apartment building.
New engineered lumber beams replace the old walls. |
With new beams in place, larger spaces with living
areas that meet today's
demands are created. |
Rebuilding the Floors |
New floor joists are made to replace those that are improperly
sized. The goal is to make the joists as level as possible to
make way for sheathing. |
Producer Margie Newman and
developer Susie Gudermuth
stand on the newly laid sheathing. |
Gut Rehab |
Project Carpenter Jim Groebl and producer Margie Newman prepare
for this month's edition of Rebuilding St. Louis. |
Before other construction can begin, The Capistrano must undergo
gut rehab--extensive work to the interior of the building. |
Old tile, flooring, frames and other materials are removed so
that construction can start from scratch. |
Removal is a lengthy and sometimes dangerous job but after the
process has been completed, the Capistrano will be ready for
the next step: framing. |
The State of the Building |
Years of neglect and fires left the Capistrano in dire need
of rehabilitation. |
Over the years, various neighborhood guests have made this building
their home. |
Susie Gudermuth, founder of Tower Grove Homes Inc. and the developer
for Rebuilding St. Louis , looks at one of many historic pieces
left in the Capistrano that she hopes to save and restore. |
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