Renovating!!

[annedougherty]

Having a newborn just wasn't enough for us lol, so we bought a house that we pretty much had to gut and make suitable to at least move into by the end of this month. I thought it would be fun to show our progress. I don't have before pictures because it was super gross lol, so we will start with photos in progress.

[Patty Smyth]

Well you know what they say if your relationship can survive a reno you are set for life

Good luck, can't wait to see the progress.

[Patty Smyth]

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[Natalka]

Wow, so much on your plate! Good luck with it all.

Hope all goes well with baby, and that you are feeling good!

[coupon girl]

good luck with the reno -I bet baby is a joy too

[i_forget]

Wow. You have some serious determination!! I know a guy who does renos....if you need a hand, PM me.

[hirev]

Dont forget to price match on reno material.

I got a quote from kent and PM the lower cost items at Home Depot when doing my roof and gutters.

Original price from kent 1250
original price from HP 1300
With PM since some was lower at HD and Some lower at kent I got it all for 1090 all in. with delivery

[ninna]

Holy wow!! Are you nuts??? My kids are fully self sufficient and I'm exhausted just looking at the pictures!

A new born baby and a reno at the same time? Girl, you are SO brave!!!

I don't have any memories of the first 3 months with my newborn--it's all a haze. LOL.

You got determination...and it's going to look great when you are done!

Hope motherhood is treating you well!!

[ticul]

Wow, you sure have lots on your plate. We did the same thing but - a baby. Yes you are very couragous. It is hard work but all worth it. Good luck with everything and keep us updated.......................................

[travel-mum]

WOW!
I know it's hard now, but the sweat equity you're putting into your house will pay off big time in the future.
Try and take care of yourself, as well as your new baby.

[annedougherty]

lol yeah I don't know which end is up right now, but this will all be totally worth it. We got a really good deal on the house because it needed this much work, and the property is crazy, the backyard is huge. It's also just a 20 minute walk from where i am now so I walk baby luke back and forth lol.

[Lynn49]

Anne, we did exactly that, but we had a little one about 15 months old, and I was pregnant with our second, at 6 months!!
We sold the house after we re-did the kitchen, lol.....good luck, and keep a sense of humour at all times!

[walkonby]

Holy wow!! Are you nuts??? My kids are fully self sufficient and I'm exhausted just looking at the pictures!

A new born baby and a reno at the same time? Girl, you are SO brave!!!

I don't have any memories of the first 3 months with my newborn--it's all a haze. LOL.

You got determination...and it's going to look great when you are done!

Hope motherhood is treating you well!!

Thanks for saying what I was thinking ninna and for making me laugh even harder!
Anne it will be so worth it all when the work is done, but I simply cannot remember a newborn phase anymore??
You are probably diving into it all with both feet and loving it! Enjoy!!

[oscarandme]

What a nice sunny space. Congratulations on your new home and again on your little angel. I look at this differently. You can monitor the reno, do some if you have the energy, use it as an excuse to get away, use it as an excuse to take a break, use at as an in-your-face timeline. I think sometimes although I can only imagine all the work a little angel is sometimes why not another project. Somehow it always gets all done and later on you look back and say how did we get through that? With a plan, lots of love and patience and teamwork and little angel to build a beautiful kitchen for and share those mornings with messy hair, sleepy eyes and chubby little fingers trying to capture those Cheerios you can leasurely spend hours in your beautiful kitchen you built/planned together. It is great and I am certain your little angel will be in the photos during the progress, awesome baby pictures to look back on. Cannot wait to see more photos. Congratulations again.

[Shwa Girl]

What a nice sunny space.

Agree. The kitchen has some nice sunlight coming in.
Nice brick walls too -- no particle board stuff.