Bought a house today! [LOG] [PICS]

[DatTrolololsong]

Call a local realtor when you're done and get them to do a comparative market analysis. It'll tell you what your house is worth for free. Don't pay for appraisal.

[LYCLifter]

Thanks for continuing to post the updates. Congratulations on your first finished room!

[notbigenoughyet]

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Guaranteed they are leaving half that chit behind.

No no NO

donations = tax write off. CL the good chit.

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[talik]

That gym room is becoming a baby room very soon, you know this OP right.

[gsxtreme1987]

Damn OP mirin skills.

The floor looks great.

[socrates07]

so when we partying fellow jacksonville brah?

[notbigenoughyet]

Gf gon come running. Read all 24 pages. Mirin. Looking forward to the kitchen remodel. Plan on doing some myself shortly nothing as awesome but my house was turn key. First house was 1000sq of renovation over 15% roi tax free due to it being my primary for over 2 years, not sure about FL but I wouldn't bother moving. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Make the basement into an apartment and have the tenants pay your dad back in no time with the possibility of a room m8 on the first level and the rest... profit/man cave.

Young men have the world by the balls don't we.

[Distreser]

OP your house is looking juicyyy mane. I'm glad I found this thread again.

[FL_Z32]

That gym room is becoming a baby room very soon, you know this OP right.

Hell no. I have no interest whatsoever of having a kid at this point my life, if ever.

so when we partying fellow jacksonville brah?

IDK brah, I don't really party too much. Where do you live?

Gf gon come running. Read all 24 pages. Mirin. Looking forward to the kitchen remodel. Plan on doing some myself shortly nothing as awesome but my house was turn key. First house was 1000sq of renovation over 15% roi tax free due to it being my primary for over 2 years, not sure about FL but I wouldn't bother moving. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Make the basement into an apartment and have the tenants pay your dad back in no time with the possibility of a room m8 on the first level and the rest... profit/man cave.

Young men have the world by the balls don't we.

lol at the GF comment. It's actually been discussed. She's still in school, but once she graduates and is on the job hunt, the question becomes whether or not she would make Jacksonville her top choice to live in. The thought of living with a GF kinda scares me... I like my independence.

[Dieseled_Look]

Awesome job brah, really mirin the effort and drive!!!!! The house is slowly transforming into a home.

Just finished tiling 1300 sq ft basement during the holidays so know dem feels.

[NeonIndian]

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Mirin long term project brah, really hope it becomes a lovely home that's comfortable to live in soon looks great so far

[0p3rator]

Coming along nicely.

^are the ceilings low or do you have really tall doors? i've never seen door casings so high before, unless it's a basement or something?

[Miraak]

A miscer has finally made it? Mirin' the fuq outta your house OP.

[Naitchin]

Posting to read full log later

Mirin so hard for now though OP. Do you have any home protection being a FL brah?

[MURedHawk235]

Floridians got it so easy. 125K for house.

thats how much i got mine for here in cinci but it is only 1600 sq feet haha

[FL_Z32]

Coming along nicely.

^are the ceilings low or do you have really tall doors? i've never seen door casings so high before, unless it's a basement or something?

That hallway has a lowered ceiling. It baffles me that they did that crap in the 70s. Hmm, lets intentionally make a ceiling lower than it has to be. Makes perfect sense!

Eventually I'll raise it to the proper height. That was just one more project I didn't want to take on just yet though. It's also nice to have a extra space in the attic right now for hooking up all the HVAC stuff.

Posting to read full log later

Mirin so hard for now though OP. Do you have any home protection being a FL brah?

I don't understand why there is a such a big misconception that the entire state of FL is a crime ridden place to live. There are good spots and bad spots just like anywhere else. I feel very safe in my neighborhood. It's filled mostly with old people.

But to answer your question, I'm a gun enthusiast, so I better be expecting you if you decide to pop in ( :

[clangsta]

mirin hard af cuz.

10/10 everything.

GJDM.

[FL_Z32]

The gym is complete, now that I've finished doing the baseboards, painting shelves, new rod and painting walls in the closet.




Worked on the other closet in the guest bedroom. Can't lay tile in this room until I lay tile in the kitchen, since the bedroom is right off the kitchen.






New front door got installed yesterday. Ran in to an issue with the hardware, apparently we ordered the wrong orientation handles (left vs right) according to the door hardware seller. The contractor who installed my door said I ordered it correctly and that the seller doesn't know what the hell they are talking about. Either way, we needed new handles, so the new stuff has been ordered. Old lock was put on new door for the time being.

Keep in mind, this is unstained. It will look like wood once I stain it. Still undecided about how dark I want to go with it.






Now I can finish laying tile in the foyer.

[Morati]

Havent seen this thread since september when I last replied. Admiring the hard work you put into the house. Looks waaaaay better than before.

I just bought a house as well but wont move in till the 1st july (215k euro's, which is like $250k). Luckily the previous owner took really good care ot property so I won't need to do as much work as you.
You have given me some nice ideas while reading though your progress.

Keep it up with the updates m8!

[FL_Z32]

Haven't been doing too much.

Got all of the foyer tiled and grouted. I also ordered the stain for the front door. Going to attempt it myself.






Organized my garage to some extent. Wanted to see if I could fit my car in there....Success.




And I tiled a bit more in to the guest bathroom (one that I'm currently using) so that my new door can go in.

[BioDiver]

Mirin progress, it looks great so far!

[oVo]

Finished patching/painting the wall where the old linen closet was. You can kind of see the joint, but it's not too bad. I'm happy enough with it.

Awesome job man.

Paint color? I own a lot of properties wjixh I've remodeled but usually stick to basic colors etc. I've been remodeling my home and now have a baby on the way. Like the gray in your pic. Reps for paint choice.

[FL_Z32]

still mirin, do you plan on flipping it ?

Not anytime soon. I'm sick of moving so often. It's nice to finally have a "home base". When I do sell, I'm sure I'm going to do very well considering the renovations that are being performed, and the price I paid for the house.

Awesome job man.

Paint color? I own a lot of properties wjixh I've remodeled but usually stick to basic colors etc. I've been remodeling my home and now have a baby on the way. Like the gray in your pic. Reps for paint choice.

Thanks. It's Behr "natural gray" from the Home Depot.




Also, here is a pic of what I'm hoping my front door color will be. This is the exact stain I ordered, so we'll see.

[rocketfish]

purchased my own home in dec as well. I would like to know the paint colors in the above pics as well .


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***what is the tile called that you used that makes it look like wood on your floors?

[carlos71786]

sheesh, look at the difference in the flooring LOL. that alone makes it look 100000x better.

i love this thread.

[LYCLifter]

Great updates. Keep it up!

[0p3rator]

New front door got installed yesterday. Ran in to an issue with the hardware, apparently we ordered the wrong orientation handles (left vs right) according to the door hardware seller. The contractor who installed my door said I ordered it correctly and that the seller doesn't know what the hell they are talking about. Either way, we needed new handles, so the new stuff has been ordered. Old lock was put on new door for the time being.

Keep in mind, this is unstained. It will look like wood once I stain it. Still undecided about how dark I want to go with it.

wait wait wait wait wait. this is a wood door? it doesn't look like wood...

[carlos71786]

wait wait wait wait wait. this is a wood door? it doesn't look like wood...

Came home from out of town to find my new front doors in my garage! Before my grandmother died, she made it known that she wanted to buy my front door for me. My dad went ahead and ordered it, but it was purchased with my grandma's money. It's fiberglass, and I will have to stain it myself to look like wood.

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[NoSauceAdded]

Myrin hard OP.. major good work!

What are you using to paint your baseboards and trim with? I don't see any brush strokes etc.

[0p3rator]

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sweet. is there some sort of application technique?