CricketBeautiful
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Registration Date: 04-04-2004
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Well, the house is ours. Double mortgage until we sell this one, what fun.
Former owner was a home handyman who didn't know what he was doing, and I don't know how he talked the professionals into doing some of the stuff, unless he was pretty brave.
Things like adding a few extra lights to a circuit (easy) and upsizing the breaker to compensate (not easy, and stupid, seeing as the wire for that circuit was sized for the smaller breaker). Dryer and air conditioner on the same circuit -- installing A/C isn't a simple job, so a professional did that one. Gonna get an electrician to go over the whole house and tell us what's not up to code. What's not safe vs just inconvenient.
Pipes in shower leak? replace only the 3 sqft of tile you need to, and ignore that the wallboard behind the tiles to the side is getting non-wallish. Tub's only got a few years left in it, so we'll replace tub and wall together, before the kids start splashing around.
Kitchen fawcett loose? Go under the counter and tie the pipes together with nylon string. That one, not sure whether to replace countertop now, or wait till we can redo more of the kitchen. We like the style of the cupboards, but need more of them.
We knew most of this when we bought it, and it was a good price. If new, would be worth 25% more than we got it for, but it's still a lot of work.
Not to mention cleaning and painting. Seriously, how many people empty and sanitize their dry goods' cupboards more than every few years? But there's something about other people's dirt...
So, you won't see a lot of me for a bit.
Cheers!
Cricket
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25-04-2006 13:54
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