Available at 
Tweet
So, as most of you will recall, since we moved in 12/11/06, the following has been done:
new toilet for Nikolai's bath
removed the wallpaper in Nikolai's bath
moved Master pedestal sink to Nikolai's bath
had Nikolai's room and bathroom painted.
had Master bath done down to the pier and beam under the house, new tile, new vanities, new fixtures, new paint. Shower also installed on 6 foot claw foot tub.
Bookcases installed w/ window seat in office
New washer and dryer.
Completely new HVAC system which included new unit, new registers, new ducts and three new thermostats to individually control the front half, the back half and the upstairs.
New fence (yes, that would be 260 LINEAR FEET of handmade wrought iron fence...) is ordered.
Painted all 9 columns PLUS first coated the porch floor AND the steps.
Bought a new lawn mover and fired Matt the Stoner.
and today? pin hole leak discovered UNDER the house. Which required excavation to get to the pipe. and then the plumber had to crawl under the house, remove the bad pipe, replace with new and then the excavators had to return to fill in the hole. Hello quick 1k expense...
Thank goodness I got paid today.
But, the upside is that we had 1st Thursday again, at the oldest house on the street (1895)- it's AWESOME inside. They've unintentionally done it shabby chic. Like the Shabby chic ladies could learn from these ladies. Sat in the backyard, sipped vino, ate yummies and looked at some amazing architecture.
Lesson learned: don't buy an historic home until or unless you are willing to spend every single penny you may ever accumulate (accidentally or on purpose) on home maintenance.
Jenn
new toilet for Nikolai's bath
removed the wallpaper in Nikolai's bath
moved Master pedestal sink to Nikolai's bath
had Nikolai's room and bathroom painted.
had Master bath done down to the pier and beam under the house, new tile, new vanities, new fixtures, new paint. Shower also installed on 6 foot claw foot tub.
Bookcases installed w/ window seat in office
New washer and dryer.
Completely new HVAC system which included new unit, new registers, new ducts and three new thermostats to individually control the front half, the back half and the upstairs.
New fence (yes, that would be 260 LINEAR FEET of handmade wrought iron fence...) is ordered.
Painted all 9 columns PLUS first coated the porch floor AND the steps.
Bought a new lawn mover and fired Matt the Stoner.
and today? pin hole leak discovered UNDER the house. Which required excavation to get to the pipe. and then the plumber had to crawl under the house, remove the bad pipe, replace with new and then the excavators had to return to fill in the hole. Hello quick 1k expense...
Thank goodness I got paid today.
But, the upside is that we had 1st Thursday again, at the oldest house on the street (1895)- it's AWESOME inside. They've unintentionally done it shabby chic. Like the Shabby chic ladies could learn from these ladies. Sat in the backyard, sipped vino, ate yummies and looked at some amazing architecture.
Lesson learned: don't buy an historic home until or unless you are willing to spend every single penny you may ever accumulate (accidentally or on purpose) on home maintenance.
Jenn
Right now my husband is outside in a rainstorm wading through the pond of water that accumulated due to the sh!tty grading. We've found that the window into his office is leaking. 
What I love is all the mysterious wiring, rewiring, plumbing, and re-plumbing that seems to go through these homes. You can never guess what's behind those walls. In our first old house, we had all the original gas lighting fixtures and plumbing in place. Better people would have saved them....but we only kept a few for atmosphere.
Comment