One new dishwasher = completely remodeled house

[CoasterMatt]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Dude, that thing is a monster! All I can think is "I'd have to keep the fridge clean, everyone can see what's inside"

If I get one of those, I'll finally have a place to store my severed heads!

[jdramj]

But scaeagles, once the rooms look all tidy, then the furniture has to go. I know this because our glasstop cook top shattered last June. Seriously......probably more than $50K later...yes more than $ 5 0 K, later!

I now have:

Brand new Kitchen (from scratch-totally gutted) and new cooktop with new dishwasher and range hood and refridge.

Brand new Bathroom (from scratch-totally gutted)

Tnkless water heater (you forgot about that one...I'm sure it coming)

Air conditioning (never had it before)

New 6ft wide window (to take out the wall mounted non working air conditioner so we had something pretty to look out at)

New side yard full of concrete and a new planter (for my DH to grow fresh herbs to cook with in the new kitchen)

Several painted rooms (but now the other rooms need paint, they look horrible!)

New furniture to match new paint jobs

New brick facade on the front of the house and a matching porch extension

New front door (old was now looked terrible)

New front lawn and sprinklers are in process

New paint on whole house waiting until lawn is done


I am fairly sure I am forgetting things. But my point....all from my DH cracking my pretty cooktop just to boil some water for spaghetti. All since June of last year.

[sleepyjeff]

You guys are scaring me......we just bought a new fridge and now my wife is dropping hints that the Kitchen looks old and rundown next to it

[Not Afraid]

I think my priorities are messed up. Our house needs work, but I'd rather travel.

[scaeagles]

I'm with you jdramj.

The 5 year old got new furniture. The living room is also getting new couches. We got new dishes, new chandaliers, and the cabinetry will all be refaced with new counter tops as well. I'm debating exactly when that will happen....I'm thinking I'm going to try to reface the small bath myself to see how it goes and make a determination as to if I want to do the other baths and kitchen myself or hire someone. The labor is so ridiculously expensive. I'm saving about 3K installing my flooring myself, and while it's several tough weekend in a row, it's certainly worth 3K.

And Sleepy....be afraid....be very afraid....

[jdramj]

What I did not mention....I TOTALLY LOVE IT! I would not trade my new remodeled digs for anything...ok well maybe a new suburban, which will have to wait until the kids are done with college in 2022, due to my new digs, but whose counting?

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

The labor is so ridiculously expensive. I'm saving about 3K installing my flooring myself, and while it's several tough weekend in a row, it's certainly worth 3K.

And Sleepy....be afraid....be very afraid....

Mommy

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I think my priorities are messed up. Our house needs work, but I'd rather travel.

Nah, I'm with you. I'd rather spend a couple grand going to Europe than replacing windows, even though I'd like the efficiency of double or triple panes

[wendybeth]

We need a new kitchen floor, but instead we just bought our airline tickets for our Hawaiian cruise this August.

I know what sort of trouble a new kitchen floor will led to, so I figure the cruise will be cheaper in the long run. Funner, too.

[scaeagles]

But how will a Hawaiian cruise increase the value of your home? My consolation is that I know that every dollar I invest is worth probably 2 to 3 dollars (because I am doing the labor) in value.