House renovations are far from over
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52217)
Staten Island, New York
March 13, 2024 10:06am CST
Our house renovation started some time in July of 2023. It is now March 2024 and things are still a long ways to go. I can’t wait for it all to be over. Don’t like living in this mess.
We redid the kitchen and the living room bathroom. Now we are repainting most of the walls in the house, the ceilings, and the stairs. And we will redo the floors and stairs. Not installing new things but fixing what we have already.
I wish we could also repaint the two bedrooms and redo the floors there, and redo the basement bathroom but my mom is paying for all the renovations. Doing these things is costly. She already spend a lot already. Can’t have her spend even more. She needs that money for herself.
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Mar 24
Home renovation has got to be the slowest job on Earth. Nice of your mom to pay for it. I don't like living in a mess either. I am trying to get my daughter and grandson to get some things done around here in preparation for the housing inspection coming up later this month. They are so slow. Frustrating.
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@lovebuglena (52217)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Mar 24
She owns the house we live in. She wanted to renovate so I couldn’t say no.
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Mar 24
@lovebuglena .......That is a bit different. I hope it is done at some point and doesn't linger on into infinity.
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@lovebuglena (52217)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Mar 24
@celticeagle I hope so as well.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
13 Mar 24
It will be fab when it is all done Lena.
Yes it costs so much I know.
Would be nice to do the bedrooms and all too though.
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@lovebuglena (52217)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Mar 24
Yeah. Would be nice. But my mom is not a cash cow.
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@kaylachan (84908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Mar 24
Sadly renos can take months, sometimes even years. I'm sorry it's taking longer than you had hoped.
@lovebuglena (52217)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Mar 24
Our contractor has another full-time job which makes things take longer. He can’t dedicate the whole day to doing stuff in our house.
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@kaylachan (84908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Mar 24
@lovebuglena It's not uncommon for contractors to have meltable projects going at the same time. That's why most Renos take forever.
@lovebuglena (52217)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Mar 24
@kaylachan what are meltable projects?
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@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar 24
Renovations can seem to go on forever. Are you doing the painting yourself?
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Mar 24
@lovebuglena Much better idea!! 
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@lovebuglena (52217)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Mar 24
@JudyEv he does everything pretty much.
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@lovebuglena (52217)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Mar 24
Nope. Our contractor will paint everything.
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@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
14 Mar 24
Are you having painters come in for the redo? Have a good day.
@lovebuglena (52217)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Mar 24
The same contractor is doing everything.
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@lovebuglena (52217)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Mar 24
@LindaOHio that’s not an easy thing to do.
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@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
15 Mar 24
@lovebuglena That's good. I would hate to have to paint!
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