Getting Things Done || Front Porch - Clogged Spout, Stairs and Column Repairs || Ft. new fur babies
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Welcome back to another episode of Getting Things Done in which I declutter the front porch, unclog a downspout, patch the stairs and repair/repaint the columns.
Enjoy!
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It is so true about owning an old house. The house has hidden secrets just waiting to be exposed at any time that cost a lot of money. But living in a house with such rich character is so worth it. It looks great. Your new kitty’s are adorable!
The economy and inflation doesn’t allow for ‘just’ update with new for many of us. Truth be told, repairing is what most of us do anyway.
Exactly!
Ignore the trolls and negative comments-you’re doing an amazing job on a realistic budget. ❤
I try to keep the expenses down so we can enjoy other things.
Hi Sophia the front garden looks fantastic you have worked so hard, love the little cats so sweet. 😘
Ignore the people with negative comments. They are obviously jealous otherwise why make any negative comments at all..Most of your followers know how hard you work not only with your full time job but inside and outside of your home too! You are an inspiration to so many! Great job Sophia! 👍🥰
There is nothing to be jealous of. I am average and not particularly talented. I just have will power and energy. I guess that counts for something. Lol
Aw, man, you are absolutely right. Priorities take priority! You may not realize how much you inspire others to get off our Barca loungers and get busy, or to give something a try. I always quip, " well, Sophia aka the French lady, ( they all know who I'm talking about) did it! Go for it, and know when the time is right, it definitely will happen. I started watching many years ago. Willie was just a wee lad. Your beautiful house has transformed into something you really need to be proud of!
I love watching you maintain your old house that’s part of the charm of your channel. Keep up the great work Sophia
Your fur babies are beautiful. ❤❤
Everything looks great! Mending & repairing is part of homeownership. Ignore the people that voice THEIR opinions...it's your house & you do what you need to do. The front of your house looks FABULOUS!!! Glad you got some helping hands to complete the job thanks to Will & Scott. The kittens are so cute!! TFS. 😊❤🏠🐈⬛🐈⬛
If you can salvage/repair it, its often times better and more durable then anything new in my humble opinion! Good job Sophia!
I agree 100% especially when considering labor is not always up to par.
Sophia you are amazing. You are doing so much of the labor on your own saving thousands of dollars! Your home looks fabulous and ignore the keyboard warriors.
Your new kitties are so sweet and playful. ❤
The kitties aew pawmazing! We are so in love with them
The gutter being emptied was so satisfying. It was like a pimple being released.😊
So gross buy yes, I agree. It s been on my list for far too long.
Well done William. Us moms really value our right hand men
You did a brilliant job with repairing the columns and cleaning out the blocked downspout. The front of your house looks so beautiful and I can imagine the pleasure you will have sitting on your porch and watching the plants as they grow and bloom throughout the years. Also Sophia, I totally agree with you that the costs involved in maintaining a home are often completely ridiculous. Thank you for introducing us to your new fur kitties. They are absolutely adorable.
I feel bad that you have to explain "why". I'm always in awe of all the things you do. Your home and property may be old, so is mine, but it has character and is beautiful.
You know what I really like about your videos. It makes me feel better about jobs I have already done just a couple of years ago that now looks like I never even touched. I think I just did that and it looks awful. But your videos made me ok with that because it's the normal cycle of owning a home. Seeing you do things like the columns and replacing and repainting things really helps me have a positive view of my home and the cycle of redoing things. Besides I think it's kind of a privilege to tend to features that have been in exisiance longer than I have.
No job is ever dusted and done when you own a house, especially an old one
@@mygreatchallenge that's for sure. Mine is about 80 years old
Wouldn't it be nice if the people who send you the "why don't you" messages would say "and here's the money to do that job the way I THINK it should be done." I'm guessing that you have had no such offers. BTW, I think what you have done looks great. I am not a fan of "either have the money to totally redo something or just let it rot and fall into the ground". I have just one word for the work you did to the front of your house. Magnifique!
Great job, team, but the kitties stole the show. Such sweethearts.
Yes they did. We can t stop looking at them
Sophia, the interesting thing about owning a house is it actually owns you - lots of maintenance. You are awesome! 😊
Your home is beautiful. It always amazes me when people tell those on thevinternet all the things they "need" to fix, change, etc with no thought to cost as if the person has endless funds. Just ignor them and keep fixing as you are. Unless of course those making those suggestions would like to fund for you the suggestions they make, lol. Thank you for sharing your diy's and helping others. 😊
Fantastic job! You're doing great! And teaching Willie along the way, which is super important. Your kitties are so cute! ❤
Thank you! 😊
Sophia, you are amazing. You are a blessing to Scott and the boys, and they are lucky to have you!
Your home truly shows pride of ownership.
Great job bringing additional life back to your columns and stairs and downspout. Homeownership is all about juggling when to repair, or replace what. It’s a never ending list of to dos all with hefty price tags. Love your beautiful kitties! ❤❤❤
Sophia drink water while doing that kind of work it's hot and you'll become dehydrated very quickly .looks amazing
Your home is beautiful, it’s exactly what I imagine when I think about American homes, full of character and charm.
Thank you. It s what they call a Dutch colonial style. Pretty much all houses are either like this or true colonial in my area. We love our home.
I applaud you for taking on these repairs yourself and extending the life until you are ready to replace. I enjoy your videos and ignore those haters 😂
Glad you like them!
I have a much newer home and still do what you do to maintain our investment. The home emergency fund goes to whichever situation arises first. Ours, being in NC, was the central air system because they installed a single story unit and we live in a two level home. That was more expensive then we expected because the entire system needed replaced. Patching our outdoor columns is done with silicon and paint. I 100% enjoy these videos as a home owner because, well, priorities.❤❤❤😊
New Furr Babies...they're adorable. Bah, people that give their unwarranted advice over and over again should just be quiet...never understood how people think they are the know-all / end-all of what they have no idea about. I mean, people will be rude and sometimes they dont even realize it. Jealous and oblivious We love you Sophia!!!!
A lot of living has happened in that house since 1928! The changes in the world and the history! Amazing🙂
We think about it all the time. Last night we talked about going to the township and getting the original plans and the ownship history.
@@mygreatchallenge my house was build in 1902 and I’ve thought of doing the same thing, wondering who lived there during the wars, depression, and so forth. That would make a Great episode for your channel❤️
Beautiful house and beautiful yard, I love the video of the precious cats, I have always had cats in my house, indoor cats, three at a time, because of my age and some illnesses I can’t own cats. But I miss them so much. I love your videos. Hope we see more of the cats. 😊
Adorable kittens 😸 😍
An old house has his charms, it has a soul. Like always well done.
The kitty’s are so adorable 😻I love all your porch improvements! The house looks absolutely beautiful! Love, Toni
I’m jealous 2:00 beautiful Hydrangeas!
I ❤ your front porch!!! Great job on all the repairs!
You are doing a great job! You are willing to learn and do things yourself. Ignor those that dont realize that everyone does not have the funds to do everything at once.😅
My house is not as old as yours, but was near needing a new roof, the back deck (snall, poorly made dyi by previous owner) was falling apart and boards on the front porch abd steps needed to be replaced. I didn't like the front porch because it was only about 4 feet deep. I wanted to eventually replace it with a porch 10 feet deep so it would comfortably have a sitting area, so since repairs were needed it seemed like a good time to get it all done. Since they would need to extend the roof over a larger porch, it seemed best to replace the roof and also change the back deck to a back porch with a roof over it. It looks great and i am very pleased with it, but there was a 3 month delay in starting it and prices of materials went up and it ended up $15,000 over budget. Since then, i had to replace my heating system. Hopefully most repairs have been done now. Just need to have some more trees removed - very large, diseased and dangerous. You are fortunate that you are able to do so much yourself. We are no longer able to do so. Most of us have to do thing in stages as our budget allows. I bought the farm 14 years ago and have had projects done each year, some big, some small (new fencing around the lower pasrure, new barn roof, new floor in the feed room, paving for the parking area, a carport, bathroom rennovation, trees removed, etc.) It is never ending. I physically can no longer do repairs, painting and yard work, so it gets expensive just keeping the yard ans pastures mowed and fences repaired. I enjoy your videos very much.
Your cats are adorable 🥰
I would love to see a little bit more of them in your videos
More to come! But I plan on regular updates on instagram.
Hi Sophia, great job on your house! I totally agree with you about renovations. Once you purchase a house you have to realize that renovations will be in need. Alot of people don't think before they talk and realize that they might be a reason behind it and let's be reasonable it's none of their business. Great to see you and your family working hard and your cats are so super cute. I have an exotic shorthair called Sunny which l am his favorite and l have a turkish angora called Lily her favorite is my son. When they give you the long stare you are considered their favorite. Enjoy them and they will love you back no matter what!❤😊
I am telling you, it s unreal what people allow themselves to say to total strangers. I get it we content creators put ourselves out there but all caps comments in the likes of "get rid of this" or " you need new xyz" are just too much. We re neither blind nor stupid, we can see what needs to be redone. Can I finish paying off my kids braces and college first?
@@mygreatchallenge Hi Sophia, like it's said if you don't have anything nice to say than keep your big trap shut. Keep smiling Sophia keep on shining.Love you girl!😘
Good afternoon Sophia! No cleaning while listening to you today as I deep cleaned my family room this morning. Resting on the couch while watching this afternoon.
The cats are LOVELY! ❤
Great job on the columns- you are so right, it’s a lot of work doing home maintenance and I applaud all your projects you take on. It’s expensive hiring it out so you’re smart to do all you can before that day comes. 👍
Yes, old homes can become money pits. My house is not as old as yours (mine was built in 1942) but there is always something that needs to be upgraded or fixed, I feel your pain but it can also be a labor of love. I've been in my house for 26 years and was finally able to get a privacy fence because other upgrades came before it. Some people like to spend other people's money 💰. And I LOVE your cats, very adorable 🥰.
You can t look at things too closely when you have an old house every crack is magnified
@@mygreatchallenge so true, lol
Your yard and porch look amazing. Love the kittys so cute. I have 2 girls also and they have never been outside.way too hot here in florida for cats.
Maintaince! Who cares what others think? I love and support your channel. You are a motivator for me. 🥰
The porch looks great! The yard looks great! You go girl!
Thank you!
Your home is looking so manicured and pretty . Love the kitty cats. The purple headband is adorable!
Your front porch and landscaping looks wonderful!! I love your new fur babies!!! ❤
We just got a new roof and gutter, thankfully before hurricane season. They were 20 yrs old. 🙀
Sophia ... As you well know, maintaining a home is a money pit! God bless your ambition and health. Thank you.
Amazing job.❤
Thank you! 😊
It is so true that people are very free with other people's money.
Money does not grow on trees, folks. These days, most of us are just getting by. There's not much to spare at the end of the day. We do the best we can, with what we have.
If you have the money to spare, go for it. Meanwhile, we who have tighter budgets will middle along the best we can. 🙋
Stunning hydrangeas 😍mine are just budding. If we replaced everything that was in need of attention, we would all have to be millionaires 💷🤑 Those cats are adorable by the way 🥰
We agree the cats are awesome
Yout goats still look great!
The furbabies are cute! 😭
You are so intrepid and diligent!! Your porch looks great!! 👏👏👏👏👏
The cats are precious!!!
Thank you so much!
Front of house looks great. Kitties are adorable.
Thank you! 😊
I love the kitty cats. So adorable!
Thank you
Your front porch looks great! Isn't it amazing how just a little refresh makes such a difference! Your landscaping is beautiful, too. I looks forward to seeing how it looks at the end of summer! Your cats are amazing! thank you for sharing them with us
Thanks Donna. The cats are indeed amazing. I am planning on getting real electrified lighting for the front and probably a sprinkler system too.
Well done ! Your columns look wonderful Sofia. Great job and your kittens are absolutely adorable ❤️ .
Thank you so much!
As soon as i see notification from you. I get so excited. I absolutely love your vidios especially, declutter and diy.
Yay! Thank you!
As long as there is no rot in the columns they will probably last another 96 years.
Columns look great and kittens are adorable! Thanks for the lesson on unclogging that drain. I need to do that to one of my front of the house drain pipes!
Don t delay because water damage is just as bad as fire damage.
Looking great, Sophia!
Love the kitties! They have such beautiful tails. ❤
I love the goats on the porch!
We do too. They re Naval Academy Billy Goats.
17:38 Yep list is long here!
1. Put 2nd coat of paint on house
2. Paint garage doors
3. Pressure wash driveway
4. Fix landscape lights
5. Finish touching up landscape in front
6. Weed around outside pool area
7. Replace front door
Just to name a few, the list goes on.
That’s just the outside, inside is more!
My house is 20 years old so not as old if your but stuff is breaking and needs repair. We just got our roof and gutter replaced.
We already replaced a/c, water heater, and well water salt filter system for whole house. Plus dishwasher twice!
Hubby painted house himself so we could save $$ for something else if needed. It would have cost us $10k to hire someone.
Looks great you inspire me although MS holds me back I do what I can
As I was watching this vlog I was busy working on a pair of cargo shorts my husband had ripped. He really likes them and I can fix them. So I am thrilled to see you doing repairs until you can replace what needs to be replaced. Yes, I can buy him another pair of cargo shorts, but these will be great when repaired and when we find cargo shorts he likes, in the future, we will get them. Not now. Much smaller than a porch and columns, but repair and maintain is great in so many ways. Your house looks great!
That s how people did it back in the days. They fixed things themselves.
I have the same problem. My house was built in 1924 so things go bad. I need to replace all the galvanized piping in the basement which will be thousands of dollars. Therefore I know what you are talking about. I keep getting told by repair guys that I need to replace them. Yeah right. I'm not rolling in money unfortunately. You do an amazing job.
In order to get central AC we need the entire house rewired. Most of the first and second floor still have the wires wrapped in fabric from the 1920s. Pipes are lead. It s so much that needs to be redone when you have an old house. All in due time. We have a lifetime for that.
Fantastic work 😊
Thank you so much 😀
❤ Sophia is there anything that you can't do? You would never catch me up on a ladder fixing ANYTHING! I really love watching all of you house projects indoor and outdoor. I'm spoiled, we live in a condo but we do live on the bottom corner lot which my husband will plant flowers but all the mowing and plowing we don't have to do none of that! Good bless you for all that you do. You're amazing ❤
I still have so much to learn and so much to do. I believe we need to stop being afraid of doing things ourselves.
Oh kitties! 33:26 I see a Catio build in your future! Lol 🙀😽🐱🐈🐈⬛
Your columns look great ! Thanks for the "tip" on the gutters. My husband didn't know that one could use bolts , that can be removed, instead of rivets.
Glad to help. They re cheap gutters though. I plan on replacing them. I think the rivets are for the pvc ones. Those are aluminum. Maybe? I am no Gutter expert.
Hubby is like what the heck with the paper bag for yard trash! 3:24 I told him some cities require them for yard debris. We here just put them in regular trash can and city picks them up every Monday. They come out and do bulk yard trash too like tree limbs etc if you call them they ring the claw truck no extra charges.
I love how you live your home great job ! Cats so sweet
The front looks great !!!!
👏👏👏well done you ,good job ,porch is looking great from where im sitting,just keep on patching sanding and painting until it goes to the top of the priority list and the roof may cave in 🥴NOT hopefully .we live in an old bungalow,have done for 40 years since our girl was 4,it has cost
Us money all its life but we have loved living in it and as time has gone by we have prioritosed the jobs as necessary,keeping a new roof on tap until retirement came and we knew it was just going to have to be done,so it was!£22.000 but boy it is best looking roof in the neighbourhood now 😜🥂❤❤❤Lizzie
We re looking at roofing costs too and are leaning towards a metal roof. They last 50+ years.
I love your new cats.
Last time I looked theres no money tree in most people’s backyard!
No? Lol!!!
We had 2/3 inch downspouts on and removed the smaller 2/3 inch ones replaced with 3/4 inch ones made a huge difference solved our clogging, great job Sophia! We are also getting things done this year! Feels great doesn’t it?! 😎(our gutter guy told us that screws often times cause the leaves and debris to get clogged so he installed ours without screws just fastened them to the house. (No screws)
love what you said about spending other people's money - so freaking true! LOL you just keep doing your best and the naysayers can get stuffed as my father used to say! Ps your new family members are adorable....I'm so jellie! ♥
HELLO HANDY MA'AM !! EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
Beautiful
Thank you
Every time we have to adjust or clean out the downspouts, I am amazed at how rickety they are, and so easy to become misshapen so it’s impossible to fit them together properly again. Shouldn’t there be a better design after all these years? 😂
I don't know for starters why they are not bigger AND round.
Hello, Sophia! Your porch looks clean, neat and well organized. At the age of 68, I sold my house and moved into a duplex apartment. I reached the point where I had to make a change because I was trying to maintain a house and garden that I was no longer able to do myself. I had to hire everything done, and it was just too much for me.
We re planning on having everything done before we actually retire so it s not a burden on us once we reached old age.
Love you Sophia !!! So happy you got your kittens ❤
A nice beautiful house, called home.
Yes, thank you
Howdy neighbor, thanks for the inspiration 😊
I understand the challenges of an old house. Mine was built prior to the 1880s.
It looks so much better than before. Hreat job Sophia!
You have a lovely home.
Thank you
Sophia you're front porch is so charming! I love the cute little goats and the porch swing. So charming! And those hyrangeas are knock outs!! So pretty!!
Thanks. Hydrangeas are called Endless Summer.
Love the kitties!!!! Love you too!!!
Your yard looks gorgeous if I was to drive by your house I would say oh what a pretty house I live in Florida, so I certainly would drive around New Jersey and look at the homes. It’s charming just like you thank you.
Your bird bath might be better off in front of the bushes (where the vet. flag is) rather than by the front walk. Birds like to have a place to perch and hide near their feeders and bird baths. They feel safer there. Keeping your gutters clean and clog free prevents a lot of damage. Good job done.Your kitties are so sweet!
I have birds coming in so I am not worried. The large tree in front of the house is just perfect.
So happy for the kitties and you. I'm so glad you're keeping them indoors. Today there are so many coyotes around it's just not worth the risk. We have a drain on the back of our house like yours. We had to replace the elbow part because it was bent and everything got trapped. So far so good. Yard looks great!
You have a beautiful property that you really take care of :)
Thank you! We try.
Great job Willy!!!
😻😻
Great job, Sophia!!!
14.14... the old theme tune ❤😊
Didn't you ask for it?
@@mygreatchallenge I love that old tune
You did a great job. 🙂
Hey, sometimes you only need it to look good from the street. 😉
Exactly!