Subj : Re: Current opinions..on worl
To   : niter3
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sat May 25 2024 08:57 am

-=> niter3 wrote to Accession <=-

 ni> In any sense, we are feeling like we are out growing our home and
 ni> looking for something else in this crazy market.

 There's a lot to be said for expanding if you have room. Find a decent
 contractor and it might cost less than you think - and it's cheaper
 tham moving!

 During and after 2020, we added a shed to our backyard for around $10K
 all-in, furnished with leftover flooring from a kitchen remodel,
 drywalled, and it makes a nice study space/Zoom Room/mediatation space.

 We walled in an outdoor patio space that was open to the street and
 made a semi-enclosed courtyard. We re-used a lot of the materials,
 including a door we'd pulled out of the interior.

 We had a rat-infested storage space under the house that was our only
 storage - we don't have a garage. Our contractor was able to seal it,
 close off the walls with plywood and put in some decent lighting and
 made it a new, safe space. I always felt like I'd come out of there
 with the plague before, now it's bright and open.

 He also turned an outside space under our deck into a decent storage
 area and workshop.

 The big expense was leveling out the back yard and adding fencing. We
 added 2 1/2 feet of sand and gravel to level out the yard, put down
 fake grass in some areas and resurrected a dead drip system.

 The great thing is that you can do home improvements like this in baby
 steps.

 We weren't cramped for space before, but these improvements have given
 us additional separate space so we don't feel like we're on top of each
 other in the house.
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