With
closing day fast approaching (if you consider taking 3 months to get here fast), the wife and I are slowly sinking into the realization that we have a lot of work ahead of us. While we already have a general idea of what areas need to be tackled first, there is still enough of that to make our heads spin a bit. That's why I wanted to ask you guys what you thought. So, in what will be the first of many polls, I'm asking what you would work on first if you were buying a fixer-upper? (assuming everything needs work)
I think it's interesting to hear other people's perspectives on this. I myself prefer to work on the inside of the house. It's the part I actually live in. However, my wife is big on the outside appearance because it's what everyone else sees and how people get their first impression of your home. So go ahead and answer the poll on the right hand side of the page, if you picked Other or just want to elaborate on your answer, go ahead and leave a comment below.
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Zack,
ReplyDeleteI would first start on YOUR bedroom. I bought a house (a move in ready one, mind you) about 4 years ago. I redid my bedroom first. I'm still working on the rest of it, but that's the room I spend the most time in.
The next was the floors (ripped up carpet and redid the hardwoods) from there it was just painting and detail work. 4 years later I'm tackling the bathroom. The kitchen will be next year.
But your bedroom first. The kids can wait. They'll be happy with the newness. Plus, they'll want to plan their own as they get older, right?
Thanks Ashley!
DeleteFirst, I agree with you, but in a round-about way. We've actually got a split game plan at the moment. The first major overhaul will actually be the exterior. We're going to have it professionally sided (not sure on material yet) so we are saving back for that. In the meantime, we are doing one of the bathrooms and the kids' rooms. I said I agreed with you because we spend most of our time in the living room or office/computer area, and those don't need a lot of work. Also, we do nothing but sleep in our room, so that's back-burnered as well. So that leaves the kids rooms and the hallway bathroom. We too have a kitchen remodel in our future, but it will be saved for after siding.
Thanks again!
Kitchen. That's where i tend to spend most of my time. Also, it seems like when we have people over, everyone wants to hang out in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteFood, beer... why wouldn't everyone be in there? :)
DeleteWe actually just had a big chunk of the family over tonight and the two most used areas were the kitchen (pre and post food) and back patio. So, I would say that is pretty common.
I am cooking up some plans for the patio but they will definitely come after the kitchen and many other things have been attended to.