joleat
Member
My wife and I purchased our house, a 1959 1-1/2 story on 6.5 acres, back in May.
In its current configuration, the main structure of the house is 4 bed (2 upstairs and 2 downstairs), 1.5 bath (both downstairs) and is approximately 2000 sq. ft. There is also a 300 sq. ft. 1-story addition serving as a family room.
The ultimate goal is to convert the house into a 3/2 with the two adjacent bedrooms on the first floor becoming a master suite with a walk-in closet. The current 1/2 bath is located in a rear utility room and will be removed to create a more spacious utility/mud room.
We are fortunate enough to have a gas well on the property with free gas. We are currently set up with a gas furnace, gas hot water, gas dryer, and gas range. We will eventually explore a gas generator and solar as we are interested in homesteading.
We want to DIY as much as possible, but will happily involve a licensed electrician, plumber, etc. where needed.
I look forward to participating in this community and hope to learn and share my experience along the way. I've already created a thread about insulating the walls, so I hope some of you will give it a read and let me know your thoughts.
As I mentioned, we want to DIY was much as possible, but we don't want to DIY ourselves into a situation that will require a professional to fix later.
-J
In its current configuration, the main structure of the house is 4 bed (2 upstairs and 2 downstairs), 1.5 bath (both downstairs) and is approximately 2000 sq. ft. There is also a 300 sq. ft. 1-story addition serving as a family room.
The ultimate goal is to convert the house into a 3/2 with the two adjacent bedrooms on the first floor becoming a master suite with a walk-in closet. The current 1/2 bath is located in a rear utility room and will be removed to create a more spacious utility/mud room.
We are fortunate enough to have a gas well on the property with free gas. We are currently set up with a gas furnace, gas hot water, gas dryer, and gas range. We will eventually explore a gas generator and solar as we are interested in homesteading.
We want to DIY as much as possible, but will happily involve a licensed electrician, plumber, etc. where needed.
I look forward to participating in this community and hope to learn and share my experience along the way. I've already created a thread about insulating the walls, so I hope some of you will give it a read and let me know your thoughts.
As I mentioned, we want to DIY was much as possible, but we don't want to DIY ourselves into a situation that will require a professional to fix later.
-J