Hi everyone! Part 3 brings us to the final segment in this Home Buying Tips series – Home Repair Plans. So, you have closed on your new “Old” House. Congratulations!!! Now its time to get to work, right? Well, not just yet! First, we need a plan!
Hi Folks! So, for Home Buying Tips: Part 1, we looked at house hunting tips and location, location, location. For Part 2 we move forward. So, you just put in an offer on a house, now what? Right? How do you know that one of the largest investments in your life WILL be a sound one? Get a Home Inspection!!! (more…)
Hi again folks, this technical blog kicks off a three-part series aimed at helping y’all figure out the nightmare that is the home-buying process. Not sure where to start??? Well stay tuned, you won’t want to miss these Home Buying Tips that WILL help you plan from start, to finish…so you don’t end up in an undesirable location! (more…)
Follow along as I continue the restoration on our “Old House” in Ann Arbor’s Old West Side Historic District! Learn from my mistakes, let me share with you the knowledge I have learned over the past 10 years (project management, planning, design, logistics, product selection, historical restoration, renovation, and much, much more), and let’s see what the rest of the journey has in store!
We are all here because we have some kind of passion for old houses! Maybe we grew up in an old house, we are currently renting an old house, or we currently own an old house. Whatever the case, we love and appreciate the history, character, coziness, and charm these old houses bring into our lives! My passion is to continue to share and celebrate them! Additionally, with the continued decline of our “old school” tradesmen and women, their knowledge is increasingly becoming a dying art. My mission is to pass on this information in an effort to improve the process of fixing, maintaining, and renovating/restoring/remodeling our “nonrenewable resources”!!!
Did I mention details? There are many wonderful groups out there sharing various pictures and projects, but for many of us, major gaps in project content still remain. We often see the before and after, and that is great, but what about all the details in between – The WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN , WHY, and HOW???
The key to any successful project is proper design, planning, and diving into every detail up front and early with “all” stakeholders involved – on paper…on purpose! Work smart…NOT hard!!! This minimizes mistakes, miscommunication, and rework – that costs you time, money, and having to live with something that you hate. We’ll talk about this a lot!!!
Keep in mind, no project is perfect, but with a holistic approach to design, pre-planning, and understanding of how all the project elements affect and interact with each other, we can accomplish “near” perfection, and end up with a space that is designed and built for maximum functionality…and easy on the eyes!!!
Follow along as I continue the restoration on our “Old House” in Ann Arbor’s Old West Side Historic District! Learn from my mistakes, let me share with you the knowledge I have learned over the past 10 years (project management, planning, design, logistics, product selection, historical restoration, renovation, and much, much more), and let’s see what the rest of the journey has in store!
Here is a sample of some basic topics we will dive into on my weekly blogs, so make sure to come on back to the site for a visit: