Originally, I was going to start this blog for the specific purpose of sharing my experience and thoughts while going through the process of renovating a house. Maybe this blog will be slightly more then that; for now, this is catch up on what I thought about writing 6 months ago.
So I bought this house, in June, which it turned out was good timing, as my roommates had just done the same thing and my whole living situation was changing. The bad part, it needed to be extremely remodeled. It was almost liveable as it was, basically, I am roughing it in my own house (and it has only gotten worse). So, amidst worries about running out of money and keeping my business going, I have begun to tackle some stuff:
Kitchen: The most major of two major projects, its a complete redux. I am trying to put in a sweet kitchen. Its really hard to find cabinets with the right mix of price, contemporary design, and quality construction.
Front Porch: This is also major primarily because it involved removing the structural supports (usually called columns) and attempting to raise the floor of the bedroom above to eliminate a sag, adding structure, replacing the flooring, and finally putting the columns back with new bases, and no more rot.
Other upcoming projects include a new side porch off of the kitchen, a new half bath, a new furnace, new plumbing, and electrical work, in no particular order.
