The house is looking rather hideous from the outside right now. 🙈
It all started with insulating the block sections of the house. We insulated the brick and stone walls from the inside because we wanted to preserve their original look on the outside. After all, this house was built around 1880, and those old walls are part of its history and charm. SO… still not finished…
But one thing led to another, and now we’ve decided to replace the gutters and the wooden boards under the roof overhangs (soffits, I think they’re called in english). I marked all the parts we’re planning to change in red. It’s going to look a little worse before it gets better! 😅
Here you can see the house with removed old parts. And the next image is with already added new.
Why not post the whole gallery of this mess 🙂
I don’t know when it will be finished, we need to go through metal construction to get in and out the house 🙂
Ilze
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Your home looks lovely, certainly not hideous, Ilze. Soffits is correct. A home is a hole into which one pours money… 🤣
ha ha ha! YES – all our money is going in that hole… I’m happy we did it without mortgage! WE are free! It takes time, but we want our freedom 🙂
It’s lovely!
Thank you, Kate!
That’s a house with a lot of character, and instead of prettifying it as so many people do with old houses, you are restoring it. Little by little, step by step, you’ll get there. And it will be beautiful.
Catterel here – not anonymous!
I know it’s you. I replayed: Thank you! ❤️ It’s charming, full of character, and absolutely perfect for us! We don’t really care what others think. 😊 The world is already full of shiny new things, people constantly running in their hamster wheels, always chasing the next thing. I’d rather have a house with a soul, a history, and imperfections that tell a story. We want to preserve what makes it special, not erase its past to make it look like everything else. It’s a slow journey, but it’s our journey, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. ❤️
Thank you! ❤️ It’s charming, full of character, and absolutely perfect for us! We don’t really care what others think. 😊 The world is already full of shiny new things, people constantly running in their hamster wheels, always chasing the next thing. I’d rather have a house with a soul, a history, and imperfections that tell a story. We want to preserve what makes it special, not erase its past to make it look like everything else. It’s a slow journey, but it’s our journey, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. ❤️
Once again WP has made anonymous – catterel here!
I find that if I use the reader to post comments, WP knows who I am. If I go straight to the site from the email it recognises me for a like but I need to log in again to stop the comments being anon.
That’s WP… works in mysterious ways. Since they don’t have “real” support anymore, this is just sad. I once had WP support – few years ago, it was nice, and solved the problem, but now with AI, I can’t get past it…
I know it’s you 🙂
Renovations are always chaotic. Just be patient and keep making small steps forward.
(I write this looking at our mess of timber and long grass that will become three planter boxes and a deck)
I actually enjoy it! 😂 How often in life do you get to crawl under metal scaffolding just to get into your car? I have a feeling it will stay like this until spring, and honestly, I’m OK with that. 😁
I think I’m feeling better overall, too, which helps me see the funny side of these little renovation mishaps instead of getting frustrated by them. ❤️
I’m in a good place.
Good luck with your “mess of timber”.
I love your house, even while in process! We have renovated 2 older homes, though certainly not as old as yours, and it is challenging, as was living in 2 other older ones that we only temporarily rented. I have lived with a lot of construction chaos in the past 5 years, and although challenging, it is worth it now. Wishing you the best as you continue and look forward to your progress!
Thank you! ❤️ I don’t want to let anyone down, but I think our three years here have taught us that we still have at least five more years (make it 7) of work ahead of us. 😅 And that’s OK. I never want to leave or trade this place for anything else. I just hope we’ll be lucky enough to call it our home forever. ❤️ Especially with the aggressor only 50 km away and everything that’s happening in the world, it’s hard not to think about how precious that hope really is.
Good for you in taking care of your home. I’m sure the end result will be worth it. We’re in the middle of some home repairs, too but we hope ours will only take a year.
Thank you 🙂 My suggestion – enjoy small things and the process.. and maybe say to yourself – after two years this will be over 🙂