I'm forever surfing and am in loove, this forum seems to have some great tips and members.
I live in an older suburb of Perth - Willetton - which has some great amenities and good schools (Willetton Senior High School, Rostrata Primary School). My 2 kids go to both so I would like to hang around in Willetton for a few more years.
Houses in Willetton are quite old though, and sometimes I start to drool when looking at new houses ...
So I have quite a few things I would like done to the house, some really really small, others big and fancy although it may take a while to build up the piggy bank for the latter.
My new husband is still devoted to me and willing to try his hand at DIY but I'm not sure how long he will put up with me as my list grows longer everyday ...
I will be visiting and posting soon, as a preview this is my current list of wants!
To be done within 6 months?
1. having had hubby retile our shower and replace the vanity unit, the kids bathrooms must be finished. Either resurface the bath and tiles, or replace bath and tiles, and retile bathroom floor
2. replace old and noisy roller door
3. replace kitchen tiles with glass splashback (after having had new benchtops fitted a few years ago, and the height lowered)
4. add window awning or roller shutters to son's bedroom as it gets a lot of summer sun
To be done whenever
5. replace old aircon unit with stained glass
6. replace blinds that flap like crazy when aircon turned on
7. add pelmet and replace bedroom blinds to make room darker so I can sleep in on weekends and pretend I don't have any kids
8. extend kids bedrooms and maybe front of house
9. extend upstairs to include balcony to front of house
10. extend study upstairs to make it bigger and maybe a balcony too
11. new gable patio for the back
12. carport out the front and use garage for storage
13. pergola out the front to improve look of house and provide shelter when it rains and we have to sprint from garage to door
14. pave more of the backyard, make our swimming pool like one of those tropical oasis that often get featured
Some of them put me in a dilemma as it's a bit of a "chicken and egg" situation - do I put the roller shutters in, or will the carport provide shade later on ???
Thank you for your input, and I hope to read your responses soon!