This list is as much for me as it is for anyone else. Just thinking to day that we have done so many home improvements to date for only being here for 5 or 6 months.
Stripped and refinished wood floors.
Repaired toilet pipe to stack that was leaking
Replaced soffits and fascia(spelling)
Replaced gutters
Replaced water heater
Temp repaired cracks in shower surround
replaced water pipe to house
Fixed drainage on furnace
Bought and installed Washer and dryer
Recently I had to take apart bathroom sink piping to unclog and put back together
Installed new garage door
Fixed garage after ran into, fixed large door and service door
Removed tree on side of house
unburied sidewalk on side of house
Fixed attic door
Replaced broken window in attic
Reinforced spongy front deck.
Painted front deck
Fixed leaky faucet in tub
Patched leaky spot in foundation
Replaced Front and back doorknobs
Put plastic in windows for the cold months
In condo, tore up and had carpeting replaced
IN condo, repaired cracked walls and peeling paint
IN condo repaired window that would not open
Replaced lattice on porch
Caulked some spots where windows leaked
Thats all I can think of atm but there is probably more.
Some of this we had to pay for and some did on our own, so I imagine its easy to see why our finances have been strained between paying for both the condo and the house and all the repairs and upgrades.
Next years projects include :
Fixing fencing so it goes all the way around the house. sides of house do not have closable gates.
Removing old nasty shed and possibly replacing
Possibly replacing windows if we can afford it
cleaning up all the overgrown tree and shrubs on fence line
Possible roof related repair. Its soft in spots
Removing old chimney
Burning off or disposing off all the wood, and other materials that were not removed from yard during construction on soffits and tree/ wood removal
Trimming trees by back driveway
There is probably more here as well but thats all I can think of
As you can see our done list is longer than the to do list.
Yeah, and then the rental house the bathtub fixture needs to be replaced and I got an estimate from Home Depot person agent or contractor or whatever the heck they are. And I wanted some backsplash put up to around the sinks in the bathroom bathrooms. He gave me aYeah, and then the rental house the bathtub fixture needs to be replaced and I got an estimate from Home Depot person agent or contractor or whatever the heck they are. And I wanted some backsplash put up to around the sinks in the bathrooms. He gave me a nice estimate of 20 grand. The guy that came out to give an estimate gave me a good spiel about leak proof and mildew resistant and fog resistant glass doors and all this good stuff transferable 40 year warranty or some crazy stuff and I just said no thank you
We both had savings, I work, I had a large disability back payment which left some even after the house purchase, and for some of the jobs, we hired my ex brother in laws people, which may have done some of the work cheaper than a normal contractor would have. Also brother in law did some, like the water heater installation and I paid him. I also did some of it myself with help from family.
I went several years with no money and my back payment was significant.
I would not have purchased this house if I didnt have a decent amount to fix it up…because I knew it was going to need it.
Still, it really has been quite the drain on our resources.
Hopefully, they will be replenished once we are able to sell wifes condo.