House purchase
I’ve been searching for a house to buy and renovate for quite some time now, but the market where I am in Germany isn’t great – either the houses are too run-down to even attempt at renovating, or the asking price is outrageously high. But I recently found a terraced house (“Reihenhaus” in German) built in the early 1970’s which has a modern floor plan but is in desperate need of modernization. The asking price was right, and I purchased it. That process can take quite a bit of time in Germany. At least a clean title is guaranteed once everything is said and done, and the ink is dry.
My plan is to do my renovating in sections. One at a time after my normal office workday. Doing this will keep me out of trouble at night…
Turning three bedrooms into two
The first part of the renovations is turning the 3 smallish bedrooms that are in a row into two larger bedrooms with a walk-in closet each. The first step was to rip out the original 2 OSB walls and replace them with drywall. The old drywall ceilings needed removal, then I added two new layers of modern insulation before putting in a wooden ceiling covering.