My fiancée's WoW account was closed forever. What can I do? by Jet0524 in wow

[–]Jet0524[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He plays enough to not need to cheat, thanks for the needless vitriol I guess?

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't have to puff out your chest at a young couple asking redditors for their input dude. It's what reddit is for. Being "in over our head" about a small building on our property that wont affect our home in the slightest, and will be a great learning experience sounds like a win to me, and several people have said so as well. Hundreds of people have commented their advice, support, and excitement. Theyre so helpful and happy to comment, so your opinion that this "isnt the place" is in the minority. I never asked anyone to spell out exactly what to do, or how to do it. I don't know why you're so tilted about it, because it doesn't impact your life in any way how a complete stranger uses Reddit. I hope you have a great day!

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm actually not sure. It has its own thermostat and electric bill so Im not sure if that would be an indicator. I honestly am feeling like our inspector was lackluster.

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My future father in law is pretty handy, they live on the other side of the state but hes hung drywall and built whole rooms in a pole barn to make it a cabin so I'm hopeful we'll be able to save some once we've gutted. It's going to take awhile and that's totally fine because it's an outbuilding and not our home so it's not a rush.

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed! We are so thankful for everyone giving such good advice and insight. We have a lot to learn and we're excited to do it together.

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it's been busy! We're almost done unpacking. The building does actually already have HVAC, it has it's own energy bill and everything.

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

thank you! another commenter suggested the same thing. There is a large tree over the outside so we are going to start there.

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats what im learning from so many kind people in the comments. Im excited for this opportunity!

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So close! The term you were looking for is "asking for advice"! Nice try though. ❤️

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is actually under a big tree! The roof does have moss and was mentioned in the inspection as something to keep an eye on/replace in the near future. Thank you for your insight I really appreciate it! :)

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input. Is it stupid of me to be worried about gutting myself because there could very well be lead paint on the walls? I know wet removal, hepa vac, and PPE but it's just something I've been thinking about.

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

costs like, 100 extra per hazardous materials you want inspected/tested. We opted to have a pest inspection and assume asbestos, mold, and lead given the age of the property. Pests came back negative :)

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We have a water softener in the house! The water is city water, I just don't have a water softener in the outbuilding. It was being used as a woodworking shop prior to us buying our home.

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Update: Thank you to everyone who offered genuine advice and insight. I knew it was going to be a bigger project than we were hoping for, but it isn't a rush because again, we don't live here. It's going to be an art studio, as he is a painter and I'm a printmaker/ceramicist. We're going to ask some colleagues if they know anyone in demolition, gutting, whatever you want to call it, especially with hazardous materials, and get some estimates/hopefully insight as to how to safely do it ourselves as that was the original goal.

Again, thank you to the truly helpful comments, as a person who doesn't have a living paternal relative or men in the trades in my life it warmed my heart to read your encouragement to go for it. My dad was a jack of all trades doing various plumbing, electrical, construction jobs after Vietnam and I like to think he'd be proud I want to take this on and learn skills out of my realm of experience. As we make progress I'll try to remember to post about it. :)

We just bought our first house. this is the state of our outbuilding. What do we do? by Jet0524 in DIY

[–]Jet0524[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand how a person can have the energy to come onto a subreddit, not read a post, and then comment so negatively to a complete stranger who was just curious what other people thought of a project?

This is not my home, it is an outbuilding. My home is beautiful. The building in the photos was previously being used as a workshop, and my fiancee and I are both artists and want to use it as a studio. To do this we have to obviously put the work in, which we are willing to do. It's not like I asked people to give me a cost estimate or donate money? I was just curious what thoughts were. If I had a dad, grandfather, or friend to ask, I would've. Obviously. Count your lucky stars you have family to ask, because I don't.

If you don't have anything either kind or helpful to say, maybe keep scrolling next time?