Hello,
It would be really great if everyone here could just post one or a few pictures showing the current state of their house.
I'll start right away.
For renovations, it’s best to provide a comparison of before and after the remodeling.
Before March 2014:
After May 2015:
It would be really great if everyone here could just post one or a few pictures showing the current state of their house.
I'll start right away.
For renovations, it’s best to provide a comparison of before and after the remodeling.
Before March 2014:
After May 2015:
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Smialbuddler21 Apr 2022 09:26Holzhäuschen schrieb:
What you don’t see are the discussions, my tears of being overwhelmed, our constant back-and-forth moving of the insulation boards. Unpacking the insulation boards outside and laying them out to dry. Tidying up and searching for things in the chaos. Measuring ten times or not being able to remember any measurement for longer than 3 seconds, and the entire framing of the house basically being one big notepad. What you also don’t see is how we dance around the rooms to ’90s music, laughing and having fun.
Ah, doing it yourself definitely has its moments. What a fantastic, honest description. You put it into words perfectly, and I can absolutely relate 1:1 from our mostly self-performed renovation of an old building, including the ’90s music :-D Our big effort was 2-3 years ago now, and we often look at spots in our house and nostalgically say things like, “Do you remember when the wall groove cutter slipped from your hand here? It’s hard to imagine now.” Enjoy the rest of it—and don’t let it get you down!The guy said to me at the shell construction stage when I asked for more work (but that won’t happen again 🙄:p),
“Sure, if you’re up for it, you could chisel a channel in the wall for the TV cables.”
So I started chiseling a channel with a hammer and chisel, quietly crying to myself. When he noticed, he looked totally shocked and said, “Oh dear, what’s wrong with you? Did you hurt yourself?”
And then I burst out crying, “Nothing is ever finished here, and now I have to damage our beautiful house again, always breaking things and chiseling channels. Dirt everywhere and nothing turns out nice.”
At that point, we were really exhausted 😀 Afterwards, we laughed about it loudly over a beer at the end of the day, and still do today, but in the moment, sometimes I really felt like smashing someone’s head with the hammer from being so drained and worn out!
It’s wonderful when I think back to it now and look at the TV and see that the channel isn’t visible anymore!
So @Holzhäuschen : EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY! 😀
“Sure, if you’re up for it, you could chisel a channel in the wall for the TV cables.”
So I started chiseling a channel with a hammer and chisel, quietly crying to myself. When he noticed, he looked totally shocked and said, “Oh dear, what’s wrong with you? Did you hurt yourself?”
And then I burst out crying, “Nothing is ever finished here, and now I have to damage our beautiful house again, always breaking things and chiseling channels. Dirt everywhere and nothing turns out nice.”
At that point, we were really exhausted 😀 Afterwards, we laughed about it loudly over a beer at the end of the day, and still do today, but in the moment, sometimes I really felt like smashing someone’s head with the hammer from being so drained and worn out!
It’s wonderful when I think back to it now and look at the TV and see that the channel isn’t visible anymore!
So @Holzhäuschen : EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY! 😀
Holzhäuschen22 Apr 2022 09:01Oh @Smialbuddler and @Wickie, thank you so much for your encouraging words!
I always try to keep in mind that it will eventually be finished and look really nice.
But when I’m actually inside the house, it still overwhelms me. I just see all the things that still need to be done, and my mind goes into overdrive.
I tend to be a perfectionist and want to be able to do everything perfectly right away without practicing.
That’s probably the worst mindset for a project like this. On top of that, I have trouble seeing clearly, and the tiny measurements on the tape measure or other tools keep blurring 😀
Also, for some unknown reason, we bought tiny drywall boards, which ended up giving us way more work. For the roof, we’re biting the bullet and buying larger ones so it goes faster.
Luckily, our house isn’t very big, and at least we know what needs to be done and by when. That helps a lot.
Not helpful for my frustration was that I broke my ankle on day three of construction and then sprained a finger over the weekend (it’s getting somewhat better). I am and remain a clumsy person on the building site.
But WUSAA, yes, everything will be fine!
I always try to keep in mind that it will eventually be finished and look really nice.
But when I’m actually inside the house, it still overwhelms me. I just see all the things that still need to be done, and my mind goes into overdrive.
I tend to be a perfectionist and want to be able to do everything perfectly right away without practicing.
That’s probably the worst mindset for a project like this. On top of that, I have trouble seeing clearly, and the tiny measurements on the tape measure or other tools keep blurring 😀
Also, for some unknown reason, we bought tiny drywall boards, which ended up giving us way more work. For the roof, we’re biting the bullet and buying larger ones so it goes faster.
Luckily, our house isn’t very big, and at least we know what needs to be done and by when. That helps a lot.
Not helpful for my frustration was that I broke my ankle on day three of construction and then sprained a finger over the weekend (it’s getting somewhat better). I am and remain a clumsy person on the building site.
But WUSAA, yes, everything will be fine!
Holzhäuschen schrieb:
Then over the weekend I sprained a finger (it’s getting a bit better). I am and will remain a klutz on the construction site.I can reassure you a bit. While installing the network cable/antenna cable on the construction site, I also bent a finger backwards. Nothing broken, but seriously strained. The "ring finger" was twice its normal size and extremely painful. It lasted at least six months.
Now, after about 1.5 years, my wedding ring still doesn’t fit over that finger, so I have to wear it on my left hand.
Especially when installing the palisades and curbstones, you really notice your age. We’re definitely not 25 anymore… :p
Holzhäuschen22 Apr 2022 11:22Oh my, that sounds really unpleasant.
I was told to have a cast for 6 weeks plus 2 to 4 weeks of physiotherapy, but after 3 weeks the cast was removed and I was just supposed to start walking again.
The finger is almost back to normal now (strange that it’s not a good idea to put your entire body weight on a breaking part of a drywall panel. And that the panel actually breaks off and the finger hits the floor. No one could have seen that coming 😀).
We’re also no longer 25; everything aches every day.
I was told to have a cast for 6 weeks plus 2 to 4 weeks of physiotherapy, but after 3 weeks the cast was removed and I was just supposed to start walking again.
The finger is almost back to normal now (strange that it’s not a good idea to put your entire body weight on a breaking part of a drywall panel. And that the panel actually breaks off and the finger hits the floor. No one could have seen that coming 😀).
We’re also no longer 25; everything aches every day.
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Aloha_Lars22 Apr 2022 12:09I broke my metacarpal bone here during the new construction 😀 I wanted to remove the last electrical outlet using a drill without a clutch, and then my hand went a bit wild. I had to wear a plaster splint for 6 weeks. Luckily, this happened during the phase when the interior plaster and screed were applied and then needed to dry.
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