CowgirlJane 14,260 Posted October 7, 2015 It's pretty disruptive your life and no matter what you try to do - it impacts the whole family too! As ,much as you plan, there are many surprises! No matter how many people warn you what it is like to live in a house under remodel; you really have no idea until it is too late and you ask yourself "what have I done???" Things look worse before they look better. You've checked references, asked questions, tried to do your homework.... but it is still a leap of faith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babbs 14,681 Posted October 7, 2015 As a Realtor and an avid home decorator/home re modeler, I approve of this message! Very clever and true! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustWatchMe 7,117 Posted October 8, 2015 Love this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Julie norton 2,850 Posted October 8, 2015 And it takes longer than you may have thought...and costs $$... They are alike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glitter eyes 1,398 Posted October 8, 2015 So true!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProudGrammy 8,322 Posted October 8, 2015 leap of faith @@CowgirlJane nice new topic love each one of your bullets all great, and true can't GIVE any more words of wisdom but I will BORROW your great comments!! keep up your amazing job no surprise to me that you lost 158 lbs keep up the great job you've been doing for the past 4 years i ALWAYS knew you would be a success you've always been aces in my book!! kathy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inner Surfer Girl 12,015 Posted October 8, 2015 I'll add, it always costs more than your budget but if you choose a good team, are ready to take the plunge, and do your homework, the results will be better than you ever imagined. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowgirlJane 14,260 Posted October 15, 2015 well, today was supposed to be the last day of this phase... of course, they didn't finish.... contractor gave me some great tips on next phase though - I would definately recommend this guy. I am doing countertops directly with a countertop place (saves the 20% markup and i am on a low budget!) and doing my own handles/knob replacement (keeping my cabinets and floorplan for kitchen). He made suggestions on colors for countertops and style of knobs/pulls that will look good with everything else and update things considerably. Once he said it, I knew it was right! it is really great when you find a team you can work with! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites