House Renovation

The purchase of the house hit a few problems on the way that others may learn from.

First mistake and it may seem minor when purchasing a house, but make sure the current owner of the house plans to remove everything you don’t want left there, and get it in writing.

This house was fully furnished when we viewed it, though no one had lived there for at least a year. Now the owner had listed on the inventory they planned to take all the furniture, but a week before completion it became clear he intended to leave a LOT of stuff!!

To be accurate the renovation started just over a week ago (completed the purchase 27/02/2006), but I only got the idea to start a blog about it a couple of days ago.

This is my first major project, really my first house like project since before this house the only stuff I’ve done is minor DIY projects like building the kids a bunk bed which they fall out of occassionally

I also have a disability, couple of degraded disks in my lower back that gives me constant low back pain (take strong pain killers for that) and dodgy knees (recently started having steroid injections for those). The knees are are going to be the main problem since this is a 4 storey house, basement to atic filled with room upon room!!