Being a homeowner is tiring

[slow_motion]

Hi all, im still around, but havent been on a whole lot. I love being a homeowner now, but geez, there is so much to do just so you can really start to live in a house. Since we moved in a month ago i have been almost non-stop on "small" projects to get done. I have wired and plumbed for a dishwasher, a dryer, done some electrical work(grrrrr-old houses), building a new hallway, among many many other things. Still, i wouldnt give it up to rent again. Its just going to take a bit to get it how we want it. We managed to get one of the toys in the garage, if i can find time before the snow flies, and get the garage in some type of order, i will see about retrieving the other 2 from there current place of rest at a friends house. Well, i'll just browse around here for now, just wanted to let you all know i havent left here, just been real busy. You can always PM or email if you want something, just might take me a day or to to get to it.

--chad

[scaldeddog]

No more landlord to rely on. Isn't that great. You'll always have a dozen little projects to tidy up around the house. But like you said, It's YOUR house!

[Ryan (Strange246)]

I feel your pain Chad, we moved into our new house close to 3 months ago now and I still cant see the Demon in the garage or have a day off without painting, fixing or moving stuff but it's a good tiring!

Ryan

[1967dart406]

i feel the same pain as already mentioned been in mine for three months and still dont know where one project starts an another finishes

[Ed]

Lots of joys with a house, but the best is plumbing.   And don't get me started on the rest

[67Dart383]

wWelcome to home ownership, it ain't easy. The Kidd and I finally put together a 10*12 storage building last wednesday evening and moved alot of stuff out of garage into it.Then we shoved the DART inside the garage.The temp was 71 degrees that day, now its a high of 36 today. Heck its too cold to even work in garage. 

[1meanfish]

Welcome to home ownership. It's worth the extra work it in the end because it's YOURS. Congrats.

[SIKPUP]

  I've been here 13 years and I still don't have it like I want it !   Congrads again Chad, make it like you want it.

                                                          SIKPUP

[jamesdart]

weve had our house 3 years. i took about a year off from the first major project. upstairs was a complete gut job. bathroom and 2 bedrooms. all wiring, beefing up bad joist. plumbing... it was ok. i hate the demo and cleanup part. worked on m cars fo rabout a year and a bunck of other miscl. projects. this summer i planted at least 30 plants and shrubs. some of which my dogs killed. tried a garden, my dogs snuck in and ate half of my stuff.... came back form my wedding and gutted my living room and dining room apart. removed the wall between the 2 rooms, opend up my stairs, put in a 4x12 laminate beam in for that.  some framing, removed the old ducts that fed upstairs, put new ones in better locations, now i have to patch drywall in my fresh stuff upstairs. all electrical, had no lights in the cieling, hardly any outlets.  ill have to do a little plumbing, move the main waste line.... it just doesnt end. always finding better ways for something. the best part is im already wishing i did the bathrooom a little different. my guess is 2 or 3 years and that is coming out. all of this in a balloon framed house from the '20s.  nothing is standard, nothing is easy. anything i touch involves 10 other things. its all a big project. its fun though. i have to say, it keeps me out of trouble.

[dangerdawg]

don't feel like the lone ranger.

[wilddriver]

JAMESDART are you surewe didn't buy the same house.ballon framing ,rewiring etc.The bad part is somebody already hung drywall throughout the house,but didn't rewire or insulate,so know i get to tear it back out and redo it.