Tap.....Tap.....Tap.....Is this thing on?
One tired momma here. Two days of prep work for the bedroom updating. Hours of store runs to price stuff for various scenarios.
Why can’t there just be one brand of paint, one type of base and one type of finish? Nooooo, it has to be complicated. And, then there are all those paint chips!
And drapes and drapery rods—good grief! Different types, shapes, finishes, rod diameters, double/single..sheesh!
It was easier to build this house 30!years ago!
A few years ago we gutted our kitchen to the studs because of water damage.
Selecting cabinets/stain, counter tops, paint, etc. was a nightmare I hope to never experience again.
I was so worried about making a "mistake"!
All's well that ends well, we have a beautiful kitchen:)
@Not_your_average_granny
Oh, I know! Mistakes were always on my mind and felt the same way when we did ours when we built this house. It was overwhelming to do a whole house.
With only excavating, foundation, trusses, roofing, some plumbing, some electrical, gas and electric lines, a/c & furnace contracted out, It was the hugest project my husband and I ever undertook. We also hired friends and local business acquaintances to help with the things two of us alone couldn’t do.
Never again!
@CherNohio @Not_your_average_granny building our house was a trial for me. But worth it in the end.
Even with the few times I got shot with a nail gun 😉
I like knowing where every wire is. 😁
@Kurtroedeger
I didn't catch this before I logged off the other night. It is satisfying to know all the ins and outs when you're involved with building a home. Wiring particularly! I still have the wiring diagrams we drew up when we wired our house too. And, knowing the quality construction put into the house is a plus!
@Not_your_average_granny
@CherNohio @Not_your_average_granny have the diagrams and took pictures before drywall went up too. 😁
When I had my inspection, the guy noted I did it myself and looked so worried. Irst outlet he saw should have been GFCI by the washer, gave a huge sigh. And power was live before he came, but that was on elec co.
I nailed everything else in the inspection. He admitted he was worried walking in but said he wasn't going to worry about that one outlet, he would trust me to change it
😁😁😁
@CherNohio elec co. Screwed me over for temp hookup to build. I ran the whole project off generators. Had trench open for them to run it to house, they call and say, no can do, you have big rocks in it. Get to site and look, the ass knocked the rocks in himself laying the line, I could tell by the boot prints. Then they walked without pushing line into meter box so I did that and connected it (that's a big no no). Then they turned power on without an inspection sticker. Oops.
@CherNohio other than that and the nail gun incidents, it was almost fun to do. Sense of pride.
Between the work I did and acting as GC, tallied it up and saved over 100k. Not something to sneeze at and would have made the project cost too much for us.
But it's not for the unorganized and easily stressed.
Slept on cardboard one night when ice storm shut the roads down (heat installed, just working on finish stuff)
@CherNohio hurricane Sandy hit us less than a year after finishing. Lost 1 ridge shingle and had 1 window leak and that was only when I watched the wind blowing so hard the water was going UP the window. So figure I did a decent job if that was it. Window has never leaked since. 😁
Rambling too much and filling your at-mentions, sorry
@Kurtroedeger
Not rambling at all. I’ve enjoyed hearing of your experiences. And, walking down memory lane! Be proud of your accomplishment. It’s awesome! Thanks for sharing.
@CherNohio it is a fun trip down memory lane. Spent a day buzzed pretty hard after putting poly down on the floors. Even had windows open, but when you poly a whole house. Oopsy.
Nailed my finger to the fascia board too after working a 15 hour day. Double oopsy.
It's also family land going back to my great grandfather. So my son is 5th generation here. 😁
@Kurtroedeger
I was just eavesdropping, but you guys are awesome to have taken on and accomplished that. Just my 2 cents, I've only ever done a bathroom and a bedroom paint job, but a whole kitchen and a whole house? Major kudos to you badaxxes
👍 👍 👍
@Kurtroedeger
Absolutely it’s one hell of a thing to tackle. The year we built we had record heat waves. 110 daytime. Had to blow our insulation in the attic starting at midnight. Even then, it was raging hot up there. It was my shift to handle the hose. I sat down on the rafters, holding the hose, started hallucinating (between little sleep & heat) dozed off. Woke to find insulation covering myself and not where it was to be blown. We both worked and built this after 5 weekdays, 24 hr weekends
@Kurtroedeger
Started April 1. Drive the last nail July 4th weekend. Moved on mid July. Crazy shit.
@Kurtroedeger
I don’t know what it is about people doing their job! We had to constantly keep on top of it for deadlines. Our temp power was delayed. A contractor friend loaned us generators. We didn’t have to use them long (can’t imagine the whole project) but it was annoying as hell.
What the electric company doesn’t know LOL.
@Kurtroedeger @CherNohio gorgeous! I love timber frame, mortis and tenon construction.
@USAPatriot @CherNohio thank you 😁 all the pegs are just tapped in, the house could be disassembled and moved if we wanted. It also carries the loads and the only wall that can't be moved is along the stairs. Everything else we could gut and rearrange as we want or if we want.
@Kurtroedeger @CherNohio brilliantly beautiful!
@Kurtroedeger
You put in much thought into this home and possibilities for the future. That's a great accomplishment.
@USAPatriot
@CherNohio no plans to remodel, but do plan to never move. All the 1sr floor doors are 6"wider than normal so when we are old and in a wheel chair we can get around easy. And the master suite is 1st floor.😁
@Kurtroedeger
Excellent planning for the future!
@Kurtroedeger
This is beautiful! A lot of hardwork and love in those beams. 💜 I especially love, as you mentioned in your toot last night, that the land your home sits on is multi-generational owned. Very special.
@CherNohio grand parents bought it from great grandpa, that house is next door. Cut two lots off for two sons, one my dad. Years ago it failed septic testing, so my parents never built. But I work in civil engineering and knew there was new ways to do septic and bought it from my parents since they just downsized for retirement and werent going to build.
@Kurtroedeger
Having the background you do, certainly comes in handy!
@CherNohio definitely does. Then I used the house building experience to expand what I do at work and now I help insurance companies with questionable claims. 😁
@Kurtroedeger @Not_your_average_granny @CherNohio Congratulations!!! INspectors can be ruthless, You did great!!!
@Kurtroedeger
We had the same experience with the electrical inspector. Our power had been on almost a month before he showed up. Backlogs or something. We had one issue (can’t recall what) but do remember when husband addressed it, inspector was impressed with his knowledge.
It’s rewarding, as you know, to have hands on experience with a project as large to tackle. And, it costs less too! 🤗
@Not_your_average_granny