exciting! scary! exciting!
as of yesterday, enf & i are in escrow for a cute 1910 arts & crafts house near piedmont ave in oakland! it has style & charm, but needs more than a little bit of work. so this is a shout out to all our homeowner pals (and other folks in the know) for recommendations for contractors/subcontractors. we intend to redo the electric, install central heat, do seismic upgrades, do some pest mitigation, renovate the bathroom, re-shingle the cedar shakes, paint the trim and eaves, repair or replace the front stoop, eventually weatherproof the garage enough to use it for storage, eventually redo the kitchen, eventually rebuild the back steps and/or add a deck, eventually add solar panels...how much and when is going to depend on getting real estimates. we have gotten some "ballpark numbers" but now it is time to get real.