We are going to buy a house.
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Is there a guest room?
There is a dirty old aluminum shed that I have not torn down yet.
Dude what if the Garden Hose and the extension cord don't reach?
The previous owners:
a) Did not own or know of the existence of a caulking gun
b) apparently scored some free paint, specifically kelly green gloss enamel for the kitchen and dining room (WTFF??)
c) painted the walls with rags or maybe their hands
Seriously, the green paint on textured walls looked like Godzilla skin. What. The. Fvck.
After replacing and/or repairing all the baseboard trim, patching holes in walls, removing effed up lighting fixtures, removing and cleaning up some lead paint, replacing every door knob, then TSP'ing the whole interior floor to ceiling, I've had to mask and re-paint every square inch of wall and trim in the entire house.
I bought a factory refurb paint sprayer, which promptly died after 10 gallons of primer. (they took it back)
I opted for more muscle, hence I am now the happy owner of a brand new Graco 395. BIG difference.
After every room was primer'd (which killed the first pump), all the ceilings got two sprayed coats of Sherwin Williams Eminance. All the trim and built-in cabinets sprayed with Pro Classic waterborne alkyd with a fine finish tip. All the walls are getting brushed/rollered.
Looks like a different house now.
Before/after pics later.
I know the feeling, no lights in the house we had to add IC rated LED Cans. Room wall switch turned off all electrical outlets in the room, same in every room, had to rewire and run switch to can lights only with dimmer.
Kitchen total gut, appliances and cabinets nothing worth saving.
New water heater old one died in the first 3 months of occupancy.
Connect back up underfloor heating and AC ducts as they were lying on the ground.
Gas lines were insufficient to run Water heater and furnace let alone oven and clothes dryer had to run all new gas lines. new igniter for furnace, no heat.
No attic insulation we added R40 to the entire house.
Ah the joys of buying an older house ( built in 72)
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Lol. Mine was built in 27.
True. There is enough old growth redwood in my house to make a hippie die with grief.
I'll have to get my B&D elsewhere...
the house my parents have i'm guessing was built in the 50's......it essentially repels any cell signal.
Probably lined with lead in case the commies attacked.
Wow that is a lot of work. Looking forward to the pictures.
This time of the year I do the yearly maintenance. 1905 building and we renovated in 2006 when we moved in so with two boys and normal wear and tear there are always stuff to do. Still have some new projects I would like to start when I find the funds.
This time of the year I do the yearly maintenance. 1905 building and we renovated in 2006 when we moved in so with two boys and normal wear and tear there are always stuff to do. Still have some new projects I would like to start when I find the funds.
they have to go outside to take a call half the fvcking time....hahaha
Well paint plus hole repair too of corse. Not easy when you have two aspiring Kong Fu pandas in the house. At least I can do the work myself.
Your brother is doing it wrong. No re-painting until kids are off to college.
Pretty much. We closed escrow as I was at the airport headed to Australia. Been doing nothing but renovation since the night I got back. Oh, and a 40 hour/week day job.
Enjoy!
Awesome. 
not that bit about the 40hr/wk ... blaahhhh
not that bit about the 40hr/wk ... blaahhhh
congrats!