/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1655534

>>1568581
> I saw a derelict house for sale for cheap in the countryside. I thought it could be nice if I bought it and restored it, maybe to live there
As someone who has done exactly this, I can say the risk can be worth the reward depending on the situation. A few things you should already have before undertaking a job like this are the skillset and equipment, financing, and support from friends and family.
>b4 pic

>>1450277
This was the house after I tore off all the bullshit that had been added on. Originally built around 1900.
>>1450276
>iktf anon

Construction loan.
I did the same thing OP. I paid cash for a POS house on 5 acres. It was a foreclosure. Instead of tearing it down like I originally intended I decided to extensively rebuild it. I added a second story without changing the original roofline, and added on the back with a new basement as well.
Anyway, I used a construction loan and borrowed whatever I needed when I bought materials. I paid interest on whatever I currently owed, and once the house was completed I switched everything over to a conventional loan. Everything went very smooth, but I would imagine that depends on your bank and the relationship you have.
Good luck

>>769764
I built my own home. I did not use an architect or blueprints. The house was a remodel, but I tore everything down to the original structure that predates 1900, and added a second story, without changing the original roof line. I also added on to the back of the house and dug a basement under that. So yeah, it's hard for me to just call it a basic remodel.
Anyway, even without a professionals help, I still tried to look ahead during construction and plan for everything I wanted. A couple of things I noticed.
Electrical outlets, I put them every 6 ft on every wall. My staircase is not a wall, but I wish I would have put an outlet in at the bottom of the stairs. For Christmas lights at least. I wish I would have looked in to auxiliary heat pumps a little more. I put in all new central air and a forced air furnace, now I need to change the coil out for a heat pump unit, my bad. I wish I would have made the laundry room bigger. I did not think it would have matter, but my entrance to basement is through there, I take my work boots off and on everyday in there, and my wife has a bad habit of hanging clothes up in the laundry room instead of returning them to the bedrooms. So it is always cramped and cluttered.
That's pretty much it. The smartest thing I did was put the kids bedrooms upstairs and a play room up there for them. Now they can stay upstairs, and not bother anyone on the main level.