And like many first-time homeowners, our budget and can-do personalities drove us to choose a fixer-upper.
We were confident that buying a home that needed some upgrades would make it feel more like our own.
But the exteriorincluding the roof, paint, and sidinghas seen better days.
Kate McKenna
The back deck probably doesn’t have many years left.
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He often even ends up helping me hone in on the perfect paint color.
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One of the first things we did when we closed on our house was replace all ceiling light fixtures.
After doing some research and consulting with my contractor father-in-law, we decided to invest in engineered hardwood.
This more than doubled the price, and would be more difficult and time-consuming to install.
Kate McKenna
Every time we complete a project ourselves, we marvel at “what a difference it makes.”
Kate McKenna
