Two weeks ago it was revealed that my mother/father in law were leaving their very rundown rented house and shifting to a very run down property on the lake which by the way they owned but due to recieving $80/week rent and paying $40 /week for where they were the $40 was a bonus as they are on a pension.
With neither very healthy and able to fix the other property to a respectable state i suggested to my wife we spend some $$$ and bring it up to scratch.
My wife has 4 other sisters with husbands and the thought of approaching them for some contributions didnt seem right to me(i dont think they could afford to)so we went ahead and spent $2600 and with all their help,(sanded,painted,tiled, demolished,layed vinyl,laminated,carpeted,new taps,bath tub,kitchen handles,door,vanity,mirrored,)basically AUCTION SQUADDED the place over 4 days from friday morn.
The experience far outweighed the personal cost to us.
To say her mum nearly collapsed is an understatement.(she wasnt allowed to watch at all and was kept in the dark)
Before this i had basically no exp in Renos and i just wanted to say that i couldnt believe how enjoyable it was.Ive learnt lots of new skills that i didnt know i had in me and it was all pretty much common sense.Im fairly fussy so just followed on with that.Also couldnt believe how far the money went.
Anyway just wanted to share my experience with you all and say to anyone interested in Renos if you get a chance to do one or even help with one(for no monetary reward) get in there and have a go,it will be invaluable in the long run.
Darren
With neither very healthy and able to fix the other property to a respectable state i suggested to my wife we spend some $$$ and bring it up to scratch.
My wife has 4 other sisters with husbands and the thought of approaching them for some contributions didnt seem right to me(i dont think they could afford to)so we went ahead and spent $2600 and with all their help,(sanded,painted,tiled, demolished,layed vinyl,laminated,carpeted,new taps,bath tub,kitchen handles,door,vanity,mirrored,)basically AUCTION SQUADDED the place over 4 days from friday morn.
The experience far outweighed the personal cost to us.
To say her mum nearly collapsed is an understatement.(she wasnt allowed to watch at all and was kept in the dark)
Before this i had basically no exp in Renos and i just wanted to say that i couldnt believe how enjoyable it was.Ive learnt lots of new skills that i didnt know i had in me and it was all pretty much common sense.Im fairly fussy so just followed on with that.Also couldnt believe how far the money went.
Anyway just wanted to share my experience with you all and say to anyone interested in Renos if you get a chance to do one or even help with one(for no monetary reward) get in there and have a go,it will be invaluable in the long run.
Darren
