Well, *this* will be a short entry. ;-) With shows like "This old house" and mega-stores like Home Depot around, one might ask why we didn't consider doing the renovation ourselves. On the Piano Forum (where I spend huge amounts of time hanging out), mr_super-hunky (don't ask) had several long posts showing us these absolutely gorgeous homes he and his wife built from scratch and explaining in detail how you could do the work yourself and how much money you could save.
Alas, neither Jon nor I are particularly handy when it comes to home maintenance or carpentry-type stuff. Jon is better than I am at such things, but that's not saying a whole lot. It took us several weeks and multiple attempts and tools (including safety pins, twist-ties borrowed from a bread wrapper, 3 pairs of needle-nose pliers, and eventually a set of bolt cutters) to fix a flapper in our toilet. Seriously. Multiply the toilet flapper adventure by an entire house addition and garage, and it will be immediately obvious why we wouldn't even consider tackling the renovation ourselves.
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