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Too right. They should sell "Fiddle dee dee" Jars at bunnings. And travelbug I think this reno has lasted about 5 months now. Still have about 2 months before I finish stage one. I agree the first 5 weeks are a breeze because you are all excited and motivated to take on the challenge...

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Nah that's just everyday stuff. And I got a tetanus booster only a fortnight ago when I slipped with the hack saw and needed 4 stitches in the back of my hand. On the bright side that injury never really hurt that much because I managed to cut the nerve so I can't actually feel the back of my...

Wish I could afford to pay for some labourers, but as it is I'll be chucking $6000 on the credit card to finish off stage one of the build. But it's all good. Had a fun day today putting up the temporary iron cladding at the back of the house (will be removed later for the stage 2...

To clarify, if getting punched in the face got me a renovated house, I would choose that over actually doing the renovations :)

I might not hate it as much if I had a holiday. It's been almost 3 years since I've had a holiday. I've got about 2 years of renovation projects lined up right now. But in 2 - 3 months I should be able to take a week off. Some days I swear I just want to burn the house to the ground. But I'm...

I hear this from people a lot. "You must really love doing renovations", "at least you are doing something that you love". Or random people commenting saying how much they "love doing renovations". I absolutely HATE renovations with a passion. I would rather be punched in the face repeatedly...