Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Started a major home remodel this morning. Master bath demo today. After the bath comes the kitchen, all interior doors and floors. Hey, it's only money. Going to be messy for a while.

I actually enjoy doing renos. Helped my dad with the basement and kitchen at their house, as well as tearing apart most of the lake house to redo

Originally Posted by Tcoat

No kidding

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Yep, green flag dropped this morning. I just write the checks.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Yep, green flag dropped this morning. I just write the checks.

*cheques.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Cole

Have also found a brand new appreciation for Elton John.

Bennie and the Jets is killer

I love Elton John, well until his more recent stuff. The last few albums left me cold.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Started a major home remodel this morning. Master bath demo today. After the bath comes the kitchen, all interior doors and floors. Hey, it's only money. Going to be messy for a while.

Must be that time of year. Our kitchen reno starts on Wednesday.

Unfortunately in this case I'm not doing DIY but PSE (Pay Someone Else). I would love to do it myself but MomHawk says she can't do without the kitchen for the amount of time it would take me.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Must be that time of year. Our kitchen reno starts on Wednesday.

Unfortunately in this case I'm not doing DIY but PSE (Pay Someone Else). I would love to do it myself but MomHawk says she can't do without the kitchen for the amount of time it would take me.

Yep, my job is to say "that looks great honey" for any tile, flooring, etc.my wife picks out an write the checks. Oh, sorry Tcoat, cheques.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Must be that time of year. Our kitchen reno starts on Wednesday.

Unfortunately in this case I'm not doing DIY but PSE (Pay Someone Else). I would love to do it myself but MomHawk says she can't do without the kitchen for the amount of time it would take me.

We just paid off the PSE for our 12 year old renovation just before Christmas. Would do the same again in a heartbeat.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Started a major home remodel this morning. Master bath demo today. After the bath comes the kitchen, all interior doors and floors. Hey, it's only money. Going to be messy for a while.

Oh, I hear that. We did that about 8 years ago. Yep, except for the kitchen counter and carpeting, I did it all myself.

The spare bath was the worst. Water from the shower had gotten into the walls. So, I had to dig further than the shower wall lining ..... past the sheet rock, new wall studs, new subflooring, new floor beams ...... what a project!

Oh yes, I suggest you be sure to keep your receipts, because, in certain states, the expenses can be deducted when you sell ..... if you have a capital gains situation.

All I know is the next time mrs humfrz feels we need to update/remodel ..... we are just going to move ....... into a house that is up to date .......


humfrz

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

We just paid off the PSE for our 12 year old renovation just before Christmas. Would do the same again in a heartbeat.

One nice thing is my contractor and his partner are both very good life long friends, so I get the friends and family rates, and doesn't mark up for materials or subs. Also I can trust him with the keys to the house, that's a big deal to me that I dont have to be there, and they appreciate not having the homeowner in the way.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Must be that time of year. Our kitchen reno starts on Wednesday.

Unfortunately in this case I'm not doing DIY but PSE (Pay Someone Else). I would love to do it myself but MomHawk says she can't do without the kitchen for the amount of time it would take me.

Well, it's about time ........


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Yep, my job is to say "that looks great honey" for any tile, flooring, etc.my wife picks out an write the checks. Oh, sorry Tcoat, cheques.

Smart man!


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, I hear that. We did that about 8 years ago. Yep, except for the kitchen counter and carpeting, I did it all myself.

The spare bath was the worst. Water from the shower had gotten into the walls. So, I had to dig further than the shower wall lining ..... past the sheet rock, new wall studs, new subflooring, new floor beams ...... what a project!

Oh yes, I suggest you be sure to keep your receipts, because, in certain states, the expenses can be deducted when you sell ..... if you have a capital gains situation.

All I know is the next time mrs humfrz feels we need to update/remodel ..... we are just going to move ....... into a house that is up to date .......


humfrz

I wanted to do it myself but the wife is much wiser and figured that she would like the job completed before we both died of old age.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

One nice thing is my contractor and his partner are both very good life long friends, so I get the friends and family rates, and doesn't mark up for materials or subs. Also I can trust him with the keys to the house, that's a big deal to me that I dont have to be there, and they appreciate not having the homeowner in the way.

That's a plus for sure.

About 5 years ago, I had a roofing friend replace our roof (shake - complete tear off). I gave him the keys and we left on a 10 day driving vacation. When we returned, we had a new roof .....


humfrz

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

That's a plus for sure.

About 5 years ago, I had a roofing friend replace our roof (shake - complete tear off). I gave him the keys and we left on a 10 day driving vacation. When we returned, we had a new roof .....


humfrz

Ok, gotta ask. Why did he need keys for a roof?