The post where I do nothing but brag on my husband

BEWARE - I AM ABOUT TO LIST EVERYTHING THAT I CAN THINK OF THAT MR. W HAS DONE TO OUR HOUSE. IT IS A LONG AND TEDIOUS LIST AND I'M SERIOUSLY BRAGGING ON HIM BECAUSE I AM SO PROUD. PLEASE DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO READ OR COMMENT. :-)

The house was purchased in April 2005 and Mr. W began very slowly renovating it himself. He has replaced the cedar siding with hardi-plank siding (at the same time he added a lot of insulation because there was so much missing and replaced the drywall they had under the siding with plywood as it should have plus he added a vapor barier), replaced/repaired structural damage that previous owners had ignored/shoddily repaired, replaced all 12 windows, 3 doors, sliding glass doors with french doors, and garage door (which included re framing and custom trim), replaced the roof (with the help of a few friends), replaced the floor of the front porch and the rear deck, rebuilt the front and rear stairs, replaced the railings on the front and rear porch, re screened the upper portion of the back porch and enclosed the lower portion, replaced the exterior lighting making sure to properly run the wires so the house wouldn't burn down as opposed to whoever had done it before, and painted the entire house and all the trim.

On the inside Mr. W tore down old pine paneling, sheet rocked 5 1/2 rooms, repaired all other sheet rock, scraped and repaired all ceilings, ran new electrical where necessary, built new hearth (with my help) and installed and tiled new mantle and surround, installed new light fixtures and celing fans, tore out old carpet, replaced top layer of sub floor in all rooms and both layers where necessary, laid hardwood floors throughout the downstairs then replaced with sturdier (and nicer) pergo flooring once dogs ruined hardwoods, replaced stair treads and handrails (with help from my BIL), gutted 2 1/2 bathrooms, installed new plumbing/repaired old plumbing where necessary, installed 3 new toilets, 2 new bathtubs, tiled 2 shower walls and 3 bathroom floors, installed 3 new vanities with sinks and one pedestal sink, installed new kitchen counters, sink, fixtures, and appliances, installed a new attic door/stairs, installed new baseboards and crown molding in every room, and painted everything. He actually paid a company to come in and install carpet upstairs and on the stairs themselves (dogs ruined the nice stained stairs he installed...they're not allowed on the carpet).

Underneath the house Mr. W has replaced insulation, replaced the vapor barrier, repaired plumbing, replaced and/or repaird duct work and vents, pinned up all lose and hanging wires, replaced the lattice around the bottom of the porch and deck, installed an access panel under the porch and deck and replaced the access door under the house.  (Someone please tell me why every time the jackass termite inspection guy comes he has to either break something under the house or tear down insulation and not push it back up???)

Through all of this renovating Mr. W suffered a split lip (literally split right through the entire lower portion of his lip) and eyebrow, a broken arm, and two severed fingers. He achieved a serious sense of accomplishment and pride plus a shit load of equity in a now beautiful house.

I am so proud of him!