After the build. How is your house living?
Lori Wagerman_Walker
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Lori Wagerman_Walker
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Comments (21)Happy 4th of July WWWonderwhiskers! It being the 4th of July and then seeing this old post revived reminds me of the 4th of July that passed while we were in the midst of building our house. (July 4, 2008). That summer was dry and hot and the 4th was a windy day. Since we were building out in the country, round mid-afternoon DH and I got to worrying about what might happen is someone started shooting off fireworks on or near our property. All that wood and sawdust in our less-than-half-completed new home and nobody to call the fire department if a fire got started! So we skipped out of the barbeque we HAD been planning to go to, dug up a couple of our battery operated camp lanterns, bought a bucket of chicken and headed out to the new house with our cell phones. We spent the entire evening perched on a 4x8 sheet of plywood up in the attic (roof wasn't on yet) of our new house watching distant fireworks and looking at the stars! Finally headed back home to bed around midnight when we finally stopped seeing or hearing any fireworks. One of my better memories of the house-building process... Happy 4th everybody!...See MoreHow has building a house affected your marriage/relationships?
Comments (86)kculbers 3 months ago Pinebaron: how did you find out about those tourmaline rocks?? kculbers: My apologies for not responding sooner, just saw your message. Some online research plus knowledge gleaned from a book of fortune or something, helped a lot since I was previously only aware of stones negatively impacting various things. Now I keep a very large tourmaline rock on my office desk below my monitor and another really large one in our living room; that definitely did the trick for us. Now it's almost exactly three years since we moved to our 'masterpiece' although it only became party capable a year later (we love to entertain), i.e. by Thanksgiving 2019. At the time the pandemic struck, my DW was promoted at her work and my own work tripled due to an insane demand for what I do, helping generate an enormous surplus, an ingredient that helped grease the wheels of life. Buzz Solo in northeast MI @Pinebaron We finally sold our house in September 2020. we lost money on it but it's out of our hair (and I left my old neighbors with a good new neighbor!) And DH and I are still married, still frustrated in different ways (the home building board has seen a lot of my "can't find an HVAC guy" posts, but we're getting there. What worries more I think is what we're going to do with ourselves when it's done and we move in! we're going to have to find another project so we don't sit and stare at each other all day. Buzz Solo: A house, no matter how complete, is always going to need some love and there should always be a project or two in-flight to keep you both interested and engaged. If all is really done and when travel becomes easier, take a vacation or two, even a one day sightseeing or window shopping excursion can do wonders....See MoreApril 2018: How's your house living?
Comments (31)How's your home living? -oh it''s living. la vida loca. lol. always looks like it's damn well pleased with itself. me, on the other hand..)) Do you love it? -oh yes. wanted to burn it to the ground numerous times, but we do love it. "I hated you; I loved you, too" What would you change if anything. -myself. also, the fireplace is one crooked abomination-just last minute screw up. not on me-but needs to be fixed. other things..well I don't know. We should gut that only bath we didn't gut-it flooded anyway lol. The only old drain in the house(we gutted and added..this bath was the only thing that partially stayed). Also. Love my kitchen-but if I knew what I know now..mybe I'd rethink the concept. Then I'd have big problems with flooring though. Am not sure. Would you ever build again, or hell no? -umm. on one hand-HELL NO. on the other hand-my brain got really twisted..I somehow got into this "how I'd do it" mode. On a theoretical level. I enter a house or an apartment or whatever-I'm immediately into details and whether job well done or poorly and what I'd do. Can't shake it off. Were the heartaches and time worth it? -Depends when I'm asked. Today-no. It's not a kid. With all my love-and I get very emotionally attached to houses, and I loved this one, I felt for it deeply, it's alive to me, it's so alive-yet it's still a house. But who can predict these things. I hoped it'd be worth it. It maybe was. Maybe it is-and I just don't know. Not today. Upcoming projects? -have to do hardscaping/landscaping of the backyard(we moved year and a half ago..can't catch a breath since then. We're supposed to be long finished with it-haven't even started yet). To redo the fireplace-really bothers me. To improve the mirrors situation in master. I have an elegant idea-just no energy to execute it. To hang art that's not hung yet. To frame art that's waiting to be framed)) Decorating/organizing tips? -oh. a) add storage wherever you can. Have a plan-why I add it? What I want from it? how it will function? b) know and learn your house and thyself, from less obvious things and untangibles like character and quirks, unique to your house and your family, to very obvious things like measurements..always stick a measuring tape in your purse..have a paper with plan and dimensions..have a notebook with your notes and a pen..just always have it on you. You never know when you'll need it. I spent two years of my life like that. Ah. And have main things saved in different formats. Say I have 20 or so paints in my house(including different sheens etc)-but I also have a very detailed comprehensive list, on paper, on computer, eveywhere. Save references. c) never, ever hurry. Never go for one store only even if you love it crazily, even if you can afford it. Good rooms can't emerge in a day. Don't buy placeholders if you can-most things can wait. Do find a small stuff that makes your every day a bit happier-a plant, a coffee cup, a whatever. don't shy away from second hand if you can(some people can't and I totally respect it)-they made things better:) Even 20 years ago. Thank you for opening a great thread-and I enjoyed reading everybody's replies, and being Eeyore myself:)...See MoreSeptember 2019 - How is Your Home Build Going?
Comments (263)NYCish I somehow missed your post! Your kitchen is so pretty and that island is big! Are you getting excited while waiting a slow death? lol I am trying ti imagine your nuclear system but that kinda stuff befuddles me. The iron work will complete everything outside. Looking really good! Buzz chipping your tooth now? be careful up there girl, that wind will blow you away! Junk looks like it is going up fast! Kathy so happy things are getting done now. Getting so exciting for you I bet. I started the October Build Thread- https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5797658/october-2019-build-a-new-home...See Morebeckysharp Reinstate SW Unconditionally
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