So here's where my money's going for the next 30 years of my life. I close on my first house in two weeks. I'm pretty excited to be a homeowner for the first time, but it's going to be a while before this house is, well, even close to perfect. It's got a million electrical problems, there's a leak in one of the two bathrooms, everything needs paint, I've got to move and/or replace the furnace, which is in the middle of the kitchen (??) along with the hot water heater, the roof needs repairs, there's no washer or dryer, and the kitchen needs all new appliances and cabinets (which I'm having a hard time picking out!). Oh and I basically am spending all of my money buying the house and won't have much left for repairs. So that's all...
The first-floor bathroom (the leak is at the faucet, where some of the hideous tile is damaged) was added by the previous owners, I think, sometime in the last decade or two. The house itself was built in 1890.
The sink looks pretty new, but no storage, and not that pretty. Ew, and that tile again!
The back half of the living room (or should we say the dining room?) leads to the first-floor bathroom, and that's some ugly duct work up on the ceiling (which is pretty darn high, yay!). Not exactly sure why you have to step up into the bathroom, but somebody explained it to me.
I think that's the vent from the fan in the bathroom. But really? Did they think that was the best way to do it? It looks like something from "Ghostbusters."
So that's the extent of the cabinets in the kitchen. And yes, more ugly duct work. Oh, but it gets worse.
Yeah so that's one of the two windows in the kitchen, obscured by the furnace, water heater and a bunch of duct work -- and oh yeah, it's a carbon monoxide hazard.
Out back, the illegal flue from the water heater (I think?). And Daddy on the parking slab. He will be helping out a lot.
So here's where my money's going for the next 30 years of my life. I close on my first house in two weeks. I'm pretty excited to be a homeowner for the first time, but it's going to be a while before this house is, well, even close to perfect. It's got a million electrical problems, there's a leak in one of the two bathrooms, everything needs paint, I've got to move and/or replace the furnace, which is in the middle of the kitchen (??) along with the hot water heater, the roof needs repairs, there's no washer or dryer, and the kitchen needs all new appliances and cabinets (which I'm having a hard time picking out!). Oh and I basically am spending all of my money buying the house and won't have much left for repairs. So that's all...
The first-floor bathroom (the leak is at the faucet, where some of the hideous tile is damaged) was added by the previous owners, I think, sometime in the last decade or two. The house itself was built in 1890.
The sink looks pretty new, but no storage, and not that pretty. Ew, and that tile again!
The back half of the living room (or should we say the dining room?) leads to the first-floor bathroom, and that's some ugly duct work up on the ceiling (which is pretty darn high, yay!). Not exactly sure why you have to step up into the bathroom, but somebody explained it to me.
I think that's the vent from the fan in the bathroom. But really? Did they think that was the best way to do it? It looks like something from "Ghostbusters."
So that's the extent of the cabinets in the kitchen. And yes, more ugly duct work. Oh, but it gets worse.
Yeah so that's one of the two windows in the kitchen, obscured by the furnace, water heater and a bunch of duct work -- and oh yeah, it's a carbon monoxide hazard.
Out back, the illegal flue from the water heater (I think?). And Daddy on the parking slab. He will be helping out a lot.
