Oh my! I have taken a bit of a break around here. Not that I planned too, but I just could not seem to get caught up on things around the house. Just as things started to slow down a bit here, we are now embarking on a new adventure. We live in a house that is 100+ years old. It has always been our plan to completely remodel it, however, money and time were always an issue. We have done a few things here and there, but nothing major. Lately, we have been noticing some settling and sagging in some of the upstairs rooms. Today, we took the first step to find out what is causing this. This is a current photo of my kitchen floor.
It's not a pretty sight down there. There is no basement under this particular part of the house. We have discovered a lot of rotting wood. It looks like a long and messy project and I am praying for the patience to deal with this. It will not be easy. I am not sure where we will come up with the money to complete this whole project, but I do know that it is necessary. Please pray that I don't lose my mind during this craziness!
It's not a pretty sight down there. There is no basement under this particular part of the house. We have discovered a lot of rotting wood. It looks like a long and messy project and I am praying for the patience to deal with this. It will not be easy. I am not sure where we will come up with the money to complete this whole project, but I do know that it is necessary. Please pray that I don't lose my mind during this craziness!
Whoa! Good luck with that project!
ReplyDeleteOh my! I can't even imagine having to do that sort of project on my home. I know we all think "Oh it'll be so much fun to have a house and do this, and we can fix this... put this there, blah blah blah" Then we actually have to do it. And somehow live AROUND it all. LOL I'm looking forward to reading about it all!
ReplyDeleteI'm restoring a 100 year old Victorian, so I feel your pain. Hang in there; one step at a time!
ReplyDeleteOh boy! You just made me feel better! Ha! That probably doesn't sound good...but we've been doing so much housework to prepare for the homestudy that I'm losing my mind....but seeing your kitchen floor sure makes me feel better!
ReplyDeleteoh good grief,,,,,, i absolutely know what you are gonna be going through! keep your chin up!
ReplyDeleteEek! That sounds like a big job! Good luck with the renovation!
ReplyDeleteAt first I was thinking how cool it was that you live in a old house. You probably got all these little cubbies off of a room. You know...nooks.
ReplyDeleteThen you said rotting wood, Yikes. Good luck and hopefully it doesn't hamper your holiday and your summer.
That looks like a really big undertaking. I suppose you will learn a lot. And the end result ought to be great. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sandy!! Thank you so much for the warm welcome to the SITStahood! I am going to pray for you and this rennovation- it sounds like quite the project! I have faith you'll be able to do it ;) just stay focused and remember to breathe!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog. Good looking family you have! I love big families, they are so fun! Both sorry and happy for you with the kitchen. Sometimes it takes something crazy to get us over hurdles we didn't want to face! GOOD LUCK!
ReplyDeleteI'll be praying - good luck!!
ReplyDeleteWhoa girl!! I feel your pain. We are at the tail end of a 4 yr remodel of our downstairs!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Been there.
ReplyDeleteWe just put our 'nearly 100 year old' house up for sale. We had big dreams for it and thought about keeping it to come back to in a few years, but it just became too time consuming to hold on to *sigh*,
Good luck with the remodeling. I'm sure it will be so worth it when it's all done!
That does not look fun!
ReplyDeleteI would rather move than remodel. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHugs and Mocha,
Stesha
Oh wow - I am sure you will just love it so much when it is all done. My sister and brother in law have a beautiful old home and the basement is pretty rough - some dirt floors - their plan is to remodel and finish it as well - baby steps....I will continue checking in on your progress!
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