https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 09:02:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1638098 Thu, 15 May 2014 19:38:51 +0000 heartonastring 1638098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, we built new about six years ago.</p> <p>We plan to buy a bigger home in the next year or two though and whatever we buy will likely need some work based on our budget and the neighbourhood we want to move into. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1638011 Thu, 15 May 2014 19:22:39 +0000 matador84 1638011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's more of a needs updating than fixer upper. It was totally move in ready when we bought it, there is just a ton of stuff that needs to be updated to bring it to the 2000s... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1638000 Thu, 15 May 2014 19:20:11 +0000 DillonLion 1638000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, it's in great shape </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637998 Thu, 15 May 2014 19:20:02 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1637998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No; it's new and we reno'd to our likely a little before moving in. BUT- we went to Home Depot tonight to get some pool supplies and OMG. That place makes you hate your house. I went down every aisle and told DH I want a new house :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637970 Thu, 15 May 2014 19:16:40 +0000 chopsuey 1637970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we're building our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637963 Thu, 15 May 2014 19:15:33 +0000 loveisstrange 1637963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Id probably classify it as such, but it's livable. It was built in 1948. It was my FILs house that we inherited and he did next to no maintenance in addition to being something akin to a hoarder.</p> <p>-gut remodel the original, pink kitchen, including new appliances<br /> -gut remodel the original, also pink bathroom<br /> -refinish the hardwoods in the whole house (they are badly stained and worn)<br /> -new back porch<br /> -add roof to front porch<br /> -remodel 70s den addition (paint paneling, new floors, fix hole in the wall from tearing out built-ins)<br /> -new driveway<br /> -new garage door<br /> -remodel 70s finished basement (fake tudor and red/gold flocked wallpaper!)<br /> -add crown moulding in bedrooms and hallway<br /> -LOTS of landscaping<br /> -add 1/2 bath to finished basement</p> <p>The long game would be doing a whole master suite addition to upgrade it to a 3 bed/2(.5) bath and adding a second garage stall. The garage is under the house, so we'd double the garage and build the master on top. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637934 Thu, 15 May 2014 19:09:03 +0000 mrs. wagon 1637934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes! We are in the middle of the kitchen renovations now. It ended up having to be a total gut because of the way the original kitchen was installed. And some areas of the house have hardwood under linoleum under hardwood that had carpet installed over it..!! I swear every room has a tiny ramp up into it because each room has a different number of flooring layers on the floor.</p> <p>Our list of to dos keeps growing because every time a professional looks at our house something else is revealed that's not up to today's codes. Electrical, insulation, plumbing.. Every single thing needs to be completely overhauled. We've already switched from oil to gas, we're in the process of changing out all the electrical to this year's code, and we're getting insulation blown in because we only have an inch when now you're supposed to have 4. And that's just the stuff that NEEDS to be done (oh yes we need new gutters too). </p> <p>But it's an amazing house in our dream town so we're excited to be doing all the fixing upping :) it's been TOUGH with two small kids... But it'll all be worth it in the end! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637842 Thu, 15 May 2014 18:51:34 +0000 Andrea 1637842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we would like to remodel some areas, but I wouldn't call our house a fixer upper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637731 Thu, 15 May 2014 18:05:30 +0000 Pepper 1637731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kind of? It was built about 25 years ago, and needs new windows, new roof, new furnace, and a complete remodel of the master bathroom. However, none of these things are causing us problems right now (other than the windows are drafty, which raises our gas/electric bills). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637727 Thu, 15 May 2014 18:03:53 +0000 charmed 1637727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it was! The only big thing we have left to do is upgrade the electrical to 200 amp service. There are a few other smaller things, like refinishing the bedroom floors, but we have most the major things done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637637 Thu, 15 May 2014 17:25:56 +0000 MrsB2012 1637637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mmmm there's nothing that 'has' to be done, but lots of things I 'want' to be done. Most of it is just preference.. I hate all the lighting fixtures and flooring. I'd like to update the bathrooms and we're working on fixing the backyard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637631 Thu, 15 May 2014 17:25:14 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1637631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. It was built in 84 and never updated on the inside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637593 Thu, 15 May 2014 17:09:23 +0000 Dandelion 1637593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only a little. We had to get a new ac/heat unit and new kitchen appliances, but other than that the previous owners did a lot of the work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637588 Thu, 15 May 2014 17:07:34 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1637588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. It's awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637576 Thu, 15 May 2014 17:05:07 +0000 HLK208 1637576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, it's new construction </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637567 Thu, 15 May 2014 17:01:23 +0000 Sammyfab 1637567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The previous owners did a ton of renos prior to selling:<br /> -new kitchen<br /> -2 new washrooms on upper level<br /> -finished basement including a really nice full bath<br /> -new roof<br /> -new hardwood floors and baseboards on main level</p> <p>When we moved in we built a brand new deck in the backyard. We have grand dreams of redoing the front of our house (it has no curb appeal) and our master bedroom and ensuite, but otherwise, it's perfectly functional and updated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637565 Thu, 15 May 2014 17:01:10 +0000 prettylizy 1637565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really, it's under 20 years old. We've done some cosmetic upgrades like new paint, hardware in the kitchen and new counters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637543 Thu, 15 May 2014 16:55:25 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 1637543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's functional, as you say. We've lived here for a year but it's very much a fixer up. A quick short list of 'need to do' without any 'want to change' would be:</p> <p>Front porch tear down and rebuild<br /> Rewiring of some components/breaker box fixed<br /> Filling in old wall heater space (requires someone who works in plaster)<br /> Air conditioning/heating unit for upstairs<br /> New roof </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637542 Thu, 15 May 2014 16:55:05 +0000 autumnlove 1637542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it was our only way into our area and school district. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637535 Thu, 15 May 2014 16:52:51 +0000 Lindsay05 1637535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was. We pretty much had to gut it down to the frame and start over. Just finished the entire house recently! Now we are talking about moving...of course :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637533 Thu, 15 May 2014 16:51:36 +0000 sslm 1637533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! It was the only way to get into our desired neighbourhood. It's functional for sure though. We'll do things slowly over time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-house-a-fixer-upper#post-1637530 Thu, 15 May 2014 16:50:12 +0000 Bao 1637530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours has a long list of projects we would like to get done, but I think it's cute and functional for now. We are replacing the windows in a few weeks and in the future we would like to renovate the kitchen, new roof, siding and some small upgrades like light fixtures in the bedrooms. </p>