So, let's say you might be buying a house (not saying I am) and you might not know much about home improvement such as tiling, plumbing, carpentry, etc. (still not saying it's me) and you think someday (maybe soon) you might need to learn that type of stuff...other than taking classes, what are the absolute BEST home improvement books/DVDs to learn those kinds of things??
Ok, really, my bf and I have been planning on buying a house in the future, and one sort of fell into our lap. Since it's kind of unexpected, as we planned this for like 2 more years from now, we have a VERY tentative "hey, I wonder if we could....." thing KIND OF going on right now. Neither of us knows much, other that what we watch on HGTV CONSTANTLY. To be honest, I think I know more about fixing things than he does. lol...he doesn't have the patience to even read directions...lol...
Now, we have only heard of this house by word of mouth, but we are going to look at it on Saturday. An older lady owns it, and her kids are out of state, so I don't know what condition things are in inside. I hear it's got beautiful natural woodwork, and I guess brand new central air and furnace. Other than that, I don't know. It's my boyfriend's parents' neighbor (another thread topic entirely) and they are really good friends with her. It's possible she will give us a great deal. But I need to put my eagle eye on the place, mentally note all the things that may need fixing, and think whether or not we will be able to do them, or be able to afford to do them.
So, being ambitious and wanting to do as many fix-it-up things as possible as not to break the budget and live a real life version of "Money Pit" is there something you recommend to help me? I ask you all, as always, for all things tried and true. I could search Amazon.com or go to the bookstore myself and start buying willy-nilly, but I would love your opinions so I KNOW it will work!
Thanks!
Ok, really, my bf and I have been planning on buying a house in the future, and one sort of fell into our lap. Since it's kind of unexpected, as we planned this for like 2 more years from now, we have a VERY tentative "hey, I wonder if we could....." thing KIND OF going on right now. Neither of us knows much, other that what we watch on HGTV CONSTANTLY. To be honest, I think I know more about fixing things than he does. lol...he doesn't have the patience to even read directions...lol...
Now, we have only heard of this house by word of mouth, but we are going to look at it on Saturday. An older lady owns it, and her kids are out of state, so I don't know what condition things are in inside. I hear it's got beautiful natural woodwork, and I guess brand new central air and furnace. Other than that, I don't know. It's my boyfriend's parents' neighbor (another thread topic entirely) and they are really good friends with her. It's possible she will give us a great deal. But I need to put my eagle eye on the place, mentally note all the things that may need fixing, and think whether or not we will be able to do them, or be able to afford to do them.
So, being ambitious and wanting to do as many fix-it-up things as possible as not to break the budget and live a real life version of "Money Pit" is there something you recommend to help me? I ask you all, as always, for all things tried and true. I could search Amazon.com or go to the bookstore myself and start buying willy-nilly, but I would love your opinions so I KNOW it will work!