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!

@CherNohio

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
😁😁😁

@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

@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.