$16,000. That’s what’s left in my renovation budget. With that, I have to put in two kitchens and two baths. I’m not including the floors which will be $1900 to sand and poly and the deck that being rebuilt this week which may run about $2000. So, really, that’s $12,000 I have to work with.

Normal people spend $12k on a single bathroom. With my recycled materials and sweat equity, I’ma gonna try to make it all happen. I predict that I will go slightly over budget by about $5k.

This is where the blogging will get more fun. Blogging about plumbing, electric and new sheetrock = Boring! Now the house is going to start looking livable. I’ve even been making coffee and eating there again. There is one working sink in the basement and one working toilet on the second floor. Which reminds me, I need more wet wipes.

Today I will hopefully get some color on those walls. At least they are primed.

I’m seeing the low budget as a an opportunity to learn some new skills since I can’t afford to pay anyone. They say that this Jesus guy was a Jewish carpenter, so I figure what’s he got that I ain’t got?