house stuff
Thank you everyone for your good wishes and congratulations! :D
After going over the issues of the house, we're trying to decide if we can afford to do the work that it needs on it. we're generally leaning towards yes (i think) but part of that will depend on if we can get a home improvement loan at a reasonable rate along with the mortgage.
In general, the things that need to be done (gutting/drywalling the basement, replacing flooring, painting, caulking, redoing the bathroom) we feel confident enough to do ourselves (mostly). there are some things we need professionals to do (mud jacking the front stoop, making the yard so it doesn't drain into the house) and things that will need to be done in a year or 2 (replacing the roof, replacing the furnace/ac) *and* things that we would like to do but don't have to do right away (cleaning and inspecting the fireplaces further so we can use them, redoing the master 1/2 bath).
so. we wait to hear about our financing options. i hate waiting games. hatehatehate. if we do get it,our closing date will be june 27.
i'm probably going to take some time off work mid-july and do a lot of physical labor (i get to use a sledgehammer and crowbar in the basement!).
i don't know how to end posts, especially after i get distracted and have to pick up where i left off. time for more coffee, i think.
i will post more as i know more.
After going over the issues of the house, we're trying to decide if we can afford to do the work that it needs on it. we're generally leaning towards yes (i think) but part of that will depend on if we can get a home improvement loan at a reasonable rate along with the mortgage.
In general, the things that need to be done (gutting/drywalling the basement, replacing flooring, painting, caulking, redoing the bathroom) we feel confident enough to do ourselves (mostly). there are some things we need professionals to do (mud jacking the front stoop, making the yard so it doesn't drain into the house) and things that will need to be done in a year or 2 (replacing the roof, replacing the furnace/ac) *and* things that we would like to do but don't have to do right away (cleaning and inspecting the fireplaces further so we can use them, redoing the master 1/2 bath).
so. we wait to hear about our financing options. i hate waiting games. hatehatehate. if we do get it,our closing date will be june 27.
i'm probably going to take some time off work mid-july and do a lot of physical labor (i get to use a sledgehammer and crowbar in the basement!).
i don't know how to end posts, especially after i get distracted and have to pick up where i left off. time for more coffee, i think.
i will post more as i know more.