By: m's

m's — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 16:25:44 +0000

This is so exciting to watch! You are awesome! If you can do this- I can get off my butt and do SOMETHING around here.. LOL. Seriously this is super fun to watch. If I was your neighbor I would totally come help. Good Luck! (and take care of your back!)

By: marenras

marenras — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 04:56:37 +0000

I like to wait until my husband is on a business trip to knock out walls too. But you take things to a whole new level.

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:49:31 +0000

Excited to see where you are going with the changes. You inspired me two years ago after I found your blog. I believe I even posted my issue with the floating “pretty plastic” in the ceiling that was to make the fluorescent lighting look great. 14 years I had wanted to do something. I found your blog and read up a bit more and finally felt that I could take it on. Waited till hubby was working 10 hours of overtime and demo work began. The biggest thing that was holding me back was the ac vent it was lowered to meet the floating ceiling and would have to be raised but the hole that was hidden was a mess. Found my solution, my really good friend was married to heating/ac duct work expert (it was his day job). So we traded my skills with custom ceramic for grandparent gifts for him moving the duct work. So I tore out very carefully all the floating ceiling and the three fluorescent fixtures. And sent hubby a picture on his phone to ease the blow before he arrived back home. He was a little concerned that this was above my skills but as most projects he offers help only when I ask and waits or hides in another room. After three weekends, it was done, I had 14 inches of extra head room in a small kitchen which made it feel so much bigger and new can lighting that just made a huge difference in the feel and work area. Along with new led under cabinet lighting for the task area. I DID IT!!!! only 14 years to finally do it. Guess what happened next……..We bought a bigger house and sold ours in 2 months!!!! yep, after finally achieving the kitchen. Truth was we we bought the house as couple and 14 years later 3 kids and 2 dogs, we had completely out grown that house. So we had a few more improvements to make to the house one was the storage shed out back that had always been an eye sore since we bought it but wouldn’t let my husband near it, he would have spend three times as much money and still not know what he was going to do. I spend less than $200 and had it looking all refreshed with all doors looking good and operational. So Thank you for inspiring us, I had done simple things like front door, garbage disposal, ice maker, shelves but never demo to a structure. I would love to share pictures! And yes my husband fears me when he sees the look in my eyes that tells him the wheels are spinning!! The new house, well it has been almost completely remodeled. But they started doing crown molding through out but didn’t get to finish all the rooms. So after I figure out how to score a new compound miter saw since the one I have had is 12 years old and I bought it from the retool shop here it is not a compound just a miter saw. There are a few things that have to be fixed like some eaves outside where there is water damage from runoff on the roof and the porch posts. The porch posts are not level in two directions and have to be redone. I am still doing my research on how to replace posts. The house is about 40 years old but built well and I have a dream kitchen that was remodeled with top of the line everything. Thank you for sharing your talents!! Denise

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:39:36 +0000

In reply to Mary R. heeheehee :-D

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:39:10 +0000

In reply to Tom. Oh man -- THIS is going to be epic! :-D Trust me.

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