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Renovating/Remodeling- anyone else?

pleasantsargpleasantsarg member
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I must be nervous. Tomorrow I have to move everything around to make room for plumbers and bathroom people to come and redo our bathroom and plumbing (starting renovations- the kitchen & windows are next). Meanwhile DH has to work so I hope I keep focused.  I keep thinking "wow, wouldn't it be cool to have this done so I could think about the nursery". I also think about babymoons, and spa day's and basically anything that is something I can't do until this stuff is further along. Next Monday we move the dogs and ourselves to our neighbors' house and hope we will be able to move back by Saturday.

I am very grateful we are doing this-it has been a long time coming, but it is a lot to do in a short period of time.



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  • rnbride18rnbride18
    good luck! I can't imagine trying to renovate right now...painting a couple rooms has put us in a topsy turvy mode as it is!
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  • cntrygrl123cntrygrl123
    My husband and I are having an addition put on!  It is crazy!  I thought it would have started sooner but just started this week and probably wont be done til the end of october with me due the end of november!  i totally feel your pain!! major stress especally since work will be done on the room that is supposed to be the nursery which means I can't set up the babies furniture etc!  it is crazy!
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  • tklmechris98tklmechris98
    My nursery has been put on hold as well.  My tenants moved out and my DH has been busy painting and fixing up the apartment for the new tenants to move in September 1st. He's been so busy and luckily has had 3 of his friends to help. Plus now his mom is coming on Monday from Florida and staying with us for 3 weeks! So my LO's room probably won't be started until September or October. Sad
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  • ValentineNJValentineNJ
    I have to call the contractor to reconfigure my office which is to become the nursery....and have been putting it off.  I have the greatest contractor (I tell him what I want, he gives me a price on a handshake and I give him the keys to the house and its done not too far behind schedule)....but having people in my house all the time and the dust is enough alone to drive me nuts. 
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  • kellimadsonkellimadson
    We are completely redoing the inside of our house. DH decided to do this right when we found out I was pregnant. He wants his daughter to have the best house. Our August and September project is the final phase and that's the upstairs. We are redoing our room and starting and finishing the nursery. Luckily, DH won't let me do anything so it him and his friends doing it and I just supervise. It's quite the project to take on, but it's worth it in the end.
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  • JLG95JLG95

    My husband and I are do it yourselfers. ?We've remodeled our bathroom, built a large shed, and done all kinds of drywall, plumbing, wiring and carpentry. ?I think it's important to pace yourself, accept that sometimes things go wrong and not yell at each other.

    Before the baby comes in December, we're hoping to put new tile, cabinets and counters in the kitchen. ?We're also re-arranging the rooms. ?Our bedroom is moving downstairs and the office and guest room are moving upstairs. ?We want our room near the baby's room and the bathroom. ?

    I'm still feeling very able-bodied, so I think we can do it. ?

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  • luckyangelluckyangel member

    We're renovating.  Our house is 153 years old.  Its in great shape but was not set up for a 6 person family.  We're converting the garage into an office for me and a very large mudroom, then the 10'x24' laundryroom that exists now will be split into a 10'x14' baby's room and a bathroom & hall way.  Its hard because I think the same thing-man if this was done I could be working on the nursery!

    We're getting there...the office/mudrooms are almost completely done already.  We need to get plumbers and electricians out here after our vaca to move our washer/drier and water heater and remove an old wash sink.  Then we can get working on the baby's room!  YAY!  

    I also hate thinking of all the stuff we could be buying for the baby, or the money we could be leaving in savings if we weren't paying the electrician and plumber.  It sucks but in the long run it will be SO SO nice! 

    accordingtoabby.com" "From of suffering emerges the strongest souls. The most massive characters are seared with scars." Kahlil Gibran
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  • pleasantsargpleasantsarg member

    We are DIY'ers too, but this time- since it is major electrical and plumbing (and it is DH's busy season) we are hiring out (also, it seems like we k now some stuff, but continue to have a lot to learn-and I wouldn't know how to do the br). I kind of feel weird not doing the work myself. Like a little useless. . . .

    good for you guys for doing so much!


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  • pleasantsargpleasantsarg member
    imageluckyangel:

    We're renovating.  Our house is 153 years old.  Its in great shape but was not set up for a 6 person family.  We're converting the garage into an office for me and a very large mudroom, then the 10'x24' laundryroom that exists now will be split into a 10'x14' baby's room and a bathroom & hall way.  Its hard because I think the same thing-man if this was done I could be working on the nursery!

    We're getting there...the office/mudrooms are almost completely done already.  We need to get plumbers and electricians out here after our vaca to move our washer/drier and water heater and remove an old wash sink.  Then we can get working on the baby's room!  YAY!  

    I also hate thinking of all the stuff we could be buying for the baby, or the money we could be leaving in savings if we weren't paying the electrician and plumber.  It sucks but in the long run it will be SO SO nice! 

    wow! cool house. Ours was build in 1930 and I love that.Good luck with your conversion.

     

    BTW, don't even talk about 'vaca' I'll start to cry. . .


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  • pleasantsargpleasantsarg member

    imagekellimadson:
    We are completely redoing the inside of our house. DH decided to do this right when we found out I was pregnant. He wants his daughter to have the best house. Our August and September project is the final phase and that's the upstairs. We are redoing our room and starting and finishing the nursery. Luckily, DH won't let me do anything so it him and his friends doing it and I just supervise. It's quite the project to take on, but it's worth it in the end.

    hehe, have our DH's met? sounds like the pg was a similar motivator. Yes


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