Ah... to make our home new...

Has anyone out there ever remodelled their home? Well... the opportunity has arrived for Lara and I to do the same. Never before did I realize how little I actually know about this process. I never considered the need of an architect. I never understood that gutting a room and rebuilding it is easier, more effective and productive, and NO more expensive than trying to fix up what is already there. Then the idea came of moving walls...

Well... that idea is currently on the back burner... although a good idea it easily leads to adding on square footage to our home. With this my humble $30,000.oo remodel quickly jumps up to a $60,000.00 remodel. OK... now that I have realigned my ideaology once again...

So... asside from city building permits and inspections... maybe I can just organize this myself. If I can coordinate the remodel of my small 6' x 7' bathroom and reduce the cost from $8,000.00 down to $3,500.oo... I am gonna try it. If this works out well... watch out kitchen 'cause you are next. It will be nice to see all of this done... in the mean time - WHAT A PAIN!

Without pain, there is little gain... sometimes, I just have to learn the 'hard way'!

'till next time,
Babocan