After COVID, what would you like to improve in your home

Refugeepea Have you tried looking on build.com and putting in your height requirement? The site will tell you how much water it holds. I’m Getting plans drawn up for my bathroom and kitchen now. I scoured this site and the local plumbing distributor I’m using. I did notice the same style name may come in a few different dimensions. Good luck.

Ugh...we just talked about looking into doing this our deck boards before winter sets in. I had no idea that this would be an issue.

We'd like to sell in a year or two so this was going to be one of the big projects that we thought we could easily check off the list. Ugh!

I want new living room furniture. My dogs have been so hard on it. But I am hesitant to get new furniture because my dogs are so hard on it. My dogs still have a lot of life left in them. Really regret not covering up our furniture better.

I want the living room, stairs, and upstairs hall repainted. Our quick paint years ago looks like crap now. The walls in the stairway are really high and need a ladder to get to it. I'd rather a professional do that. I've patched the holes but the walls need to be painted. Plus the stairs need to be refinished. We go back and forth on doing it ourselves and hiring someone.

But first, figuring out how to pay for new siding.

Whole house generator.

We have been doing improvements now... First a new garage door (the whole door), then a dishwasher.   Then a new range which was about two months ago.  Next I have saved up for a new washer/dryer.  That will be in a couple of weeks.  

After that, a new fridge.  Carpet and the biggie is windows.  All that will just bring our home up to date.  Nothing fancy.  Bathrooms need to be redone as well.  But little by little we are getting there.

Also installed a new doggie door for the new pup.  

COVID has played a lot into all this buying.  Both of us have been making more money and all these things have been on the back burner forever.  It feels so good to get this done and paid for.  I thank God everyday for all these things we are able to get.  It wasn't long ago where we almost lost our house.  I hope never to be there again!! 

I get this!! We have 5 adults in a small house.  My daughter has decided to move out and her new apt lease starts tomorrow.  Love the girl but I'm really excited to have my own office (her room) and redecorate the rec. room which was outside her basement bedroom. 

We don't really have anything that requires workers to enter the house, and DH has been doing home improvements like crazy! Some of those home improvements have been at my mom's house, but still....

I got a new kitchen sink (woohoo--I can finally wash large pans!). He has installed flooring in part of our basement an has one more room to go. He painted a couple of bedrooms. He built a new shed out back this summer, and it looks great. He did hire someone to seal the driveway, but all other outdoor projects have been his--landscaping, power-washing the siding, installing security cameras, etc.

This fall he plans to build some raised garden beds for the backyard and make some deer-proof screens to allow us to grow some fruits and vegetables next summer. He also has some olive barrels that are going to be turned into compost bins this winter. prepforshtf.com/make-barrel-compost-tumbler/ We have two barrels that my brother picked up for $15 each, and we will have one "cooking" while we fill the other. Then when one is ready to be emptied, we will start "cooking" the other. That way we will always have one ready for scraps!

Our deck needs to be replaced.  It's unusable because there are so many rotten boards it's unsafe.  We got a quote for Trex composite decking that almost made me pass out.  (It's nearly half the cost of my first house!)

My neighbors have a great outdoor living area on their deck and I'm totally jealous.  They have had people over for dinner and sat apart on the deck.

We have been working a lot during the pandemic, but we do a lot of it ourselves. We redid our entire back deck a little at a time. Replaced about 1/3 of the fence, painted all three bathrooms (well, 2.5 baths), and installed a new vanity in the half bath. We hired someone to do the bathroom flooring in the two full bathrooms, and to install the new vanity and sinks in the master bath. Other than letting them in the door and answer questions from another room, we really didn't interact with them. We also hired the same people to paint the exterior of our home. Next up will be replacing the other 2/3 of our fencing before it gets cold. The neighbors to the left just moved out, so we are going to use this opportunity to get that section of fencing done. After the fences are finished, I just want to rest a while. There is more to be done, but it is all very minor compared to what we have already done.

We are having 5 trees cut in the next few weekss in addition to the dead trees we had cut in the spring. There went my fantasy vacation up in timber. We are on the list to have the irrigation pump house moved to the side of property (kids call it dead fish cove) instead of in the middle of swimming area. The pipe extends about 20 feet into the lake, kids and adults alike step on it and wiggle it. The rains from Hurricane Sally may slow it all down though.

Want to do? Replace the flooring and re-do the kitchen
Will do? Replace the roof and possibly some interior ceiling due to damage from the bad roof leak

I have an actual list in my notes on my phone that gets added to regularly! LOL It's a long list. I just moved in a year ago, and I'm slowly changing things out. I have a ton of projects I would like to do, but will only do them when I can pay cash, and once I feel like my job is more stable (and I get my COVID salary cut back!!) None of it is urgent, thankfully!

I hate that COVID has had such a big impact on my personal finances. This place could look amazing by now!
I really just need a handy husband!

Projects completed during COVID (all small things I did other than the exterior paint)
- New / upgraded blinds in living room
- Built out a home office / workout space in a spare bedroom (sold old furniture, bought new furniture, decor, wall art, etc)
- New mattress for master bedroom
- Pressure washed house, back porch, front porch, sidewalk and driveway
- House/trim repainted (covered by the HOA)
- Guest bath - painted vanity, added cabinet knobs
- Added under cabinet lights in kitchen
- Started a travel wall

Projects to do:
- Master bath - replace vanity, light and mirror
- Master bedroom - replace blinds, hang tv on wall, replace ceiling fan
- Hallway - paint oak trim black
- Kitchen - New lighting (add canned lights), paint cabinets white, replace (or cover) backsplash, add cabinet knobs, replace microwave, stove, refrigerator
- Living Room - replace ceiling fan, sell furniture, get new furniture (already picked out!), hang TV above fireplace
- Dining - New light fixture, replace blinds, shiplap wall, replace dining room chairs
- Entry - new light fixture
- Laundry - Swap wires helves for cabinets, paint, update flooring, brighter lighting, install some sort of rod/curtain system to hide the ugly ass water heater
- Guest room - paint a bookshelf, hang art
- 1/2 bath - replace sink, mirror and light fixture
- Outside - replace porch light (but painters helped break it, so hopefully they fix it!)