tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26221967.post380264892862088058..comments2023-10-04T02:23:54.100+11:00Comments on emzeegee and the hungry three: Casa Brokenemzeegee & the hungry threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157103839748631293noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26221967.post-44125046552590434582009-11-04T21:08:15.434+11:002009-11-04T21:08:15.434+11:00You guys are making me feel better, somehow... I g...You guys are making me feel better, somehow... I guess renovation misery loves company! In our case the only thing (and I say that like it's minor, right?) we've discovered so far is that our boundary fence has fallen down... to the replacement tune of $2300!! <br /><br />I'm sure there are more broken things quietly lurking in the dark just waiting for me to discover them...emzeegee & the hungry threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157103839748631293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26221967.post-46207657571420927802009-11-04T15:32:03.199+11:002009-11-04T15:32:03.199+11:00We just replaced the floor in our master bath, and...We just replaced the floor in our master bath, and now the carpet in the bedroom looks (even more) horrible. Sigh. And I don't even want to think about what's becoming quietly more broken as I type this.melissahttp://www.makingthingsup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26221967.post-9947696887400614842009-11-04T01:08:56.396+11:002009-11-04T01:08:56.396+11:00When we recently fixed up our house to sell it, it...When we recently fixed up our house to sell it, it seemed like every time we went to repair something either something else got broken in the process or the project revealed a new problem that needed to be dealt with. For example, stripping the ugly 80s wallpaper in the bathroom revealed a big hole in the drywall behind the toilet that had just been papered over. (WHY?) The guys who replaced the flooring in our kitchen managed to break the oven door when they moved it. A month after we replaced some damaged shingles on the roof we had a major hailstorm and had to replace the entire roof AND the siding on 2 sides of the house. Etc.<br /><br />I hope your renovations go more smoothly!Christinehttp://trio.vox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26221967.post-74670718717771829122009-11-03T23:29:13.805+11:002009-11-03T23:29:13.805+11:00TBW: I can highly recommend calling the nearest &q...TBW: I can highly recommend calling the nearest "Hire A Hubby" franchise...and no, I'm not kidding! We used our local (and totally hot) HAH guy to do a heap of stuff. He was quick, cheap, professional and we adore him (not just because he's hot, LOL.)<br /><br />Claire: We were the same 8 years ago when we first bought this place. It's taken this long to realise that the magical money pot was not buried in the back garden (although I'd rather hoped for some sort of treasure in all that trash!)<br /><br />Memzeegee & the hungry threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157103839748631293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26221967.post-76765744857483205722009-11-03T21:07:50.846+11:002009-11-03T21:07:50.846+11:00I don't want to think about this, la la la la ...I don't want to think about this, la la la la la.<br /><br />Our new (to us) home is about as old as me, and needs things like the floors to be sanded and polished, and the deck rebuilt. Not to mention the canvas awnings it needs or the woodwork outside that needs painting.<br /><br />All of it will have to wait, we don't have any money, cause we just bought a new house :-)Claire - Matching Pegshttp://www.matchingpegs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26221967.post-11623993707363713672009-11-03T19:34:05.447+11:002009-11-03T19:34:05.447+11:00I agree, the guys who come to do quotes are always...I agree, the guys who come to do quotes are always hot.<br />I agree, whatever you think something will cost to fix, treble it.<br /><br />I need a verandah/front porch fixing guy. And a gutter cleaning guy (I know that guy is supposed to be the husband guy too, but he's 'busy' and in the last two deluges we got flooded). <br /><br />Any leads?the baker's wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209389313068455776noreply@blogger.com