Since last fall, I've been renovating a 100 year old apartment / condo. Completely gutted it, raised the flat roof that was sinking in the middle, replaced the plumbing, now levelling the floors and building the new floor plan -- months of work to go yet. The project is kind of a godsent in this pandemic; with no family or dependents I have something to do with myself. My job involves looking at a laptop screen all day, having a project with physical, tangible results is really rewarding. I'm doing it mostly solo, at first as a cost-cutting measure, now out of necessity.
I have done the same thing last year. Yes, it's a lot of work, it did take me over a year. And yes, it's extremely satisfying. I did it on a condo for Airbnb rental.
Here's the link to show what it looks like: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/plus/39954647
No it's not a shameless plug, since we're shut down right now due to the virus.
Take a look at this. It's my daughter's retelling of the whole story of this project. I think she did a great job of showing the progress. I'd probably emphasize slightly different aspects, depending on the pains the next day.
https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/179140921692015...
I do all the maintenance on my car. I have learned 95% from watching other people do it on youtube. The other 5% is from forum posts and a repair manual.
