We've been in the house about fourteen months now. I always said I didn't want to own a house because then we'd have to repair things, and neither of us is very much of a DIY person.
Here are things I've had to repair (or pay to have repaired) over the past 14 months:
(1) Installed a walk-in shower for Dr Skull, who no longer has the mobility to use a tub shower. My SIL recommended a contractor for this, and he did an excellent job.
(2) Rebuilt the back deck and screened in the porch. The same contractor did this as well. Also an excellent job.
(3) Put in a gas stove when the electric stove quit working. Hired plumbers to do this one.
(4) Swapped out various electrical outlets -- this was paid for by the previous owner, really, who took over the closing costs.
(5) Put in a "cricket" on the chimney, also paid for by the previous owner.
(6) Replaced the circuit breakers so the house didn't burn down. Also the water heater vent, same reason.
(7) New washer and dryer, ugh -- the house came with a washer/dryer, but they were very old and when the washer quit working I just went ahead and replaced both.
(8) Fixed the plumbing leading into the laundry room, which entailed fixing the plumbing that lead into the house -- the pressure had been set too high, which was why the feed in the laundry room started leaking.
(9) Smoke alarm battery needed replacing. I did this one myself!
(10) Repaired the automatic garage door opener. Surprisingly cheap!
So yeah, owning a house = lots of repair work. I guess some of that comes under "remodeling," by which I mean the porch and the shower. Both very much worth it, though!
