Stick a fork in me, I'm done.

Today was bathroom day. Started at 8:00am. Replaced the tub and shower faucet that was leaking. That meant cutting into the wall in one of the bedrooms. Naturally being a 90 year old house, it was all sweated copper. We also painted the bathroom walls and cabinets, replaced the vanity and basin, the basin faucet, the flooring, all the hardware and hinges on the cabinets and door. I'm beat. Good day though, we got a lot done.

Tomorrow I get to finish the bathroom including hanging towel racks, TP holder, and replace some base board, fix the hole in the bedroom wall, replace the rest of the paneling and the closet doors in that bedroom, change all the outlets, switches and covers, paint all the trim, and hang new curtains. Should be another fun one. By then I should be dead.

I hate working on houses.

Being a 90 year old house, you're lucky it wasn't galvanized steel or even lead. Since it was copper, it most likely was replaced at least once in the house's lifetime.

..or nice, brittle brass... oh the (unpleasant) memories... so to be relived in a few weeks...

a suggestion about the hole in the wall..... put it back together in a manner that will allow you to access the water supply to the bathroom faucets in the future

please don't ask how I know this is necessary

Toyman01 wrote: .... I get to finish the bathroom including hanging towel racks, TP holder, and replace some base board, fix the hole in the bedroom wall, replace the rest of the paneling and the closet doors in that bedroom, change all the outlets, switches and covers, paint all the trim, and hang new curtains. Should be another fun one. By then I should be dead. I hate working on houses.

The last 10% of any project takes 90% of the time and money.

Except for bathrooms and kitchens!

I thought my 1894 Victorian was perfect until my son gets married in October, all of a sudden the bare spots in the lawn, moldy foundation, off white kitchen and back porch just aren't as nice as I looked past. Started out as "Lets paint the back porch". 5 X 10 ft. easy. Next thing ya know I'm in Lowe's signing for Trex decking and insulation.

Toyman, it goes in spurts. Do the bathroom, get 5 years garage time. 7 years from now you will be called upon, you're rested.....

Dan

Unfortunately the house is going on the market ASAP so it's all going to happen at once. I figure every grand I put in I should recoup plus some. The bathroom was in dire need of updating. I haven't touched it in 15 years. The kitchen is on the list too, just paint and flooring. The worst part is the roof is on that same list.

It never really looked that bad until we decided sell it and move. Then all those little projects that I've been putting off reared their ugly little heads.

Nothing to it but to do it.

Toyman01 wrote: It never really looked that bad until we decided sell it and move. Then all those little projects that I've been putting off reared their ugly little heads.

I'm in the same situation. I want to relocate fairly soon so I've been redoing the entire house to help sell quickly and get top dollar. Funny, but now it looks fantastic, better than ever, and it kills me to sell it as soon as I have it completely done. I hope my next place isn't so much work.

It took me about 6-8 months after work etc. to redo the entire interior of my house before I sold it . My buddy bought it and proceeded to gut the inside and change EVERYTHING before moving in.

We're in the process of selling our place right now too. It's amazing that some of the feedback we're getting is "We don't like the furniture" or "We don't like the wall colours". Newsflash, you're not buying the furniture and a new paint colour is a trip to Home Depot away.

Wayslow wrote: We're in the process of selling our place right now too. It's amazing that some of the feedback we're getting is "We don't like the furniture" or "We don't like the wall colours". Newsflash, you're not buying the furniture and a new paint colour is a trip to Home Depot away.

Staging a house is one of the keys to selling it, even if you are living in it. As home developers, my parents BUY furniture and either try to reuse it for staging purposes or sell it for a bit off the brand new price to help move houses.