We bought an old home almost 20 years ago and did a gut renovation of much of the house. Twenty years, two kids, and several pets later the house is showing wear and tear. Everything is still perfectly functional but counters are worn, plumbing fixtures can be flaky, grout is breaking down, carpets are shot, some electrical and lighting is semi-obsolete, some dated features we didn't address 20 years ago are even more dated, and a full repaint is needed.
What I'm trying to figure out is how to address all this stuff without basically taking on a full-time job as a designer/GC or spending a fortune. We could talk to GCs, but I doubt a GC wants to take on glorified handyman tasks and bits-and-pieces work on a budget that's less than what they could get spending their time on a rip and replace job. We could throw money at more substantial renovations (we're not moving soon but expect to sell in 5-10 years) but we'd be unlikely to recoup much of that when we sell. Or we could nibble away at it with smaller projects where we manage the contractors ourselves, but doing it piecemeal is high overhead and is hard to make it all work together.
What did the Bogleheads do in similar circumstances with their homes?
What I'm trying to figure out is how to address all this stuff without basically taking on a full-time job as a designer/GC or spending a fortune. We could talk to GCs, but I doubt a GC wants to take on glorified handyman tasks and bits-and-pieces work on a budget that's less than what they could get spending their time on a rip and replace job. We could throw money at more substantial renovations (we're not moving soon but expect to sell in 5-10 years) but we'd be unlikely to recoup much of that when we sell. Or we could nibble away at it with smaller projects where we manage the contractors ourselves, but doing it piecemeal is high overhead and is hard to make it all work together.
What did the Bogleheads do in similar circumstances with their homes?
Statistics: Posted by CascadiaSoonish — Sun Feb 02, 2025 6:16 pm — Replies 13 — Views 1073