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Hoca · Mar 21, 2024

Over the previous 3 years, we’ve labored exhausting to create our dream residence & homestead in Idaho! In the present day, I’m sharing all of the earlier than & after pictures!

Now that we’re formally transferring and leaving our Idaho homestead (all of the deets right here!), it’s time to take a fast second to have a good time all of the work we’ve carried out right here. And what higher manner to do this than with a earlier than & after photograph tour?!

After we purchased our homestead, it was overgrown, smelly, soiled and in very tough form. I nonetheless gag simply remembering how putrid every thing smelled! Truthfully, the “Earlier than” photos on this publish don’t do justice to the extent of “eww” that this place was. They definitely don’t seize all of the little points we skilled – just like the wasps and bees that had taken up residence within the kitchen wall!

I feel lots of people thought we’d gone loopy once we purchased this place. Heck, there have been instances that I assumed we’d gone loopy! And dwelling in what felt like a relentless a development zone for the primary two years actually didn’t assist! However, shopping for a fixer-upper is an expertise not like some other! I’ve by no means been as pleased with something as I’m of this place. Truthfully, we’ve liked each second of it. And now that we’re leaving, it truly feels unusual to be formally “completed” with all of the initiatives!

I’m so excited to lastly share photos of all of the initiatives we’ve been engaged on during the last three and half years! I feel that the photographs present the very dramatic distinction that a whole lot of love and sweat fairness could make! Truthfully, if we will do it, so are you able to! And right here’s why:

We did about 90% of the initiatives ourselves. We employed out some electrical work and the plumbing work once we had the water and sewer traces changed. We additionally had a handyman do the lavatory transform for us.
We didn’t do any huge renovations to the house. We didn’t blow out any partitions or change the footprint of the home in any respect. Truthfully, the upgrades we did have been all issues that on a regular basis folks (identical to us!) can do!
We saved our pennies and paid money for all the upgrades and renovations . This allowed us to construct fairness in our residence with out rising our mortgage or debt quantity.
We used salvaged and repurposed supplies each time attainable to economize and be good stewards of our assets (be taught extra about how we salvage supplies right here). Clearly, it is a little simpler outdoors as a result of there are such a lot of salvageable supplies that can be utilized for landscaping. As an illustration: our perennial backyard space was made utilizing solely free supplies, the pathway within the rooster yard was comprised of free stone that was being thrown away, and even our wooden storage space and goat feeding barn have been framed with repurposed lumber. Indoors, issues like tile have been bought secondhand from shops like ReStore, which additionally saved us some huge cash.

For all of you simply beginning the fixer-up course of: I assure it received’t be simple, however it is going to be value it!

The Homestead: Earlier than & After

Backyard Areas:

Created leisure middle in the course of the backyard with weed mat, bark and inventory tank pool
Renovated and re-filled raised backyard beds (full particulars right here)
Created perennial backyard space with herbs, fruit timber, grapes and small wildlife pond
Put in watering system in perennial backyard
Put in pathways, seating space and pergola in perennial backyard
Rebuilt and insulated rabbit hutches

Perennial Backyard Space: Fall 2016 vs. Summer season 2019

Vegetable Backyard Space: Summer season 2016 vs. Summer season 2019

Barns & Pasture Areas:

Constructed hay barn and adjoining wooden storage space
Fenced pasture, put in gates, adjusted pen format and created kidding pen (extra right here!)
Resided barns
Constructed “feeding station” addition onto the small goat barn
New siding on milk parlor and added insulated kidding pen space
Created again driveway space to entry barns and pasture

Hay Barn: Summer season 2016 vs. Winter 2020

Milk Parlor: Fall 2016 vs. Winter 2020

Goat Barn: Summer season 2016 vs. Summer season 2019

Yard Areas:

Cleaned & painted rooster coops
Renovated flower mattress areas (extra about that right here!)
Put in stone paths from recycled supplies (particulars right here!)
Painted shed
Created outside dwelling space with deck and pergola

Rooster Yard: Summer season 2016 vs. Summer season 2019

Rooster Coop: Summer season 2016 vs. Summer season 2019

Storage Shed & Out of doors Dwelling Space: Summer season 2016 vs. Summer season 2019

The House: Earlier than & After

House Exterior:

Eliminated & changed entrance deck
Eliminated damaged display screen doorways & painted wooden doorways
Upgraded door handles and locks
Constructed shutters
Renovated flower beds

Home: Summer season 2016 vs. Winter 2020