Stories at this level: 12

Editor's Note:

After a year in a new house in suburban Virginia, Steve Ciccarelli decided to trade modern comforts and conveniences for the process of renovating an 1898 Victorian house. This series of stories chronicles the ordea....er, process.

• Steve's House: An Introduction
  Follow along as Steve Ciccarelli renovates a turn-of-the century Victorian home in Virginia


• 2) Steve's House: An Introductory Tour
  Steve Ciccarelli offers a first-peek tour of the house he'll restore


• 3) Steve's House -- The work begins
  It's mid-November, the house now belongs to Steve, and demolition is underway ...


• Dust, debris and decisions
  The two upstairs apartments are gutted and work begins downstairs.


• Christmas 1999: New walls, old hauls
  How the Ciccarellis spent their Christmas vacation. Hint: It wasn't at a ski resort.


• From the Bottom to the Top
  The Ciccarellis turn their attention to the cellar and the attic of the Victorian they are restoring.


• Flues and Winter Blues
  The Ciccarellis discover that renovating their Victorian in the middle of winter is tough going


• Cold, wet nights
  Mistakes turn out to be blessings in disguise as the Ciccarellis tackle plumbing and framing


• OOPS! ANOTHER SETBACK...
  The Ciccarellis learn the hard way that every decision has its risks when one of their chimneys comes tumbling down.


• VOICES OF EXPERIENCE:
  The Ciccarellis: "Don't renovate in the winter; don't live in the house you're working on."


• DEMOLITION AND DETAILS
  Steve and Corby Ciccarelli plug away at details and begin the last of the demolition that will eventually bring their Victorian to its original splendor.


• Turning the Corner
  With the demolition finished, the fun of rebuilding Steve and Corby Ciccarelli's house begins