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"no direct experience, but I built a house from scratch with my dad" - Nicholas

I got scared as soon as I saw the title

Nick only having ‘a little bit’ of construction experience is throwing me 😂😂

Seeing the before shots of the house again makes me sad that all of that had to be taken down. I completely understand why, but I wish the house had been both built more solidly and maintained appropriately. The details were so beautiful. I'm sure it will be lovely when rebuilt, but it is still a little sad that it was all so terrible and had to be demolished.

Can I just say your video series is the push I needed to start renovating my own home (I inherited my grandma’s house which has a plethora of issues but I love with all my heart because it was hers). I am sure that just like me, many other subscribers see you as a motivation to do things around their home.

The chemistry between you two is off the charts. The mutual respect, good humor, courtesy and affection you show to each other is a wonderful thing to see. Be it knitting to construction I’ll be watching

I thought Nick had a construction background based on his knowledge of regulation. But that might be based on his electrical engineering background and talking to the engineer. Building a house with his dad obviously helped with gaining knowledge.

Honestly, I don't think it matters what Jenna is posting, we watch because of her and her personality. She's pretty awesome!

So happy to see another couple achieving the dream. We did everything ourselves in our renovation as well. I mean everything, from demo, plumbing, electrical, swimming pool reno, decorating, windows and doors, landscape, etc. It took us five years, soup to nuts. Because the house was not liveable we rented the house next door for a year and then moved into the build so all money could go towards the house. Our then, ten year old son was begrudgingly a big help. It was the most fun we ever had as a couple and are very proud. We love our home and have been here for eleven years now. We wouldn’t live anywhere else. Make it your dream home and blessings. Cheering you both on all the way.

Tbh, those of us who crochet are creating items for everyday living. What could be more everyday living than the place where you live? So, I think at some level this is something we relate to, just on a much larger scale. Crocheted flower dress or midcentury mansion, it's all about creating comfort, really, don't you think?

ON A SUNDAY?!

I love how you both say how fun it is to work on your house! It’s not magic, it’s who you two are, mature, adult, playmates!❤

Great content guys, but just so you know, I'm not watching 8 different channel varieties of this renovation just to get the details. Youtube is it for me.

😮‍💨 can't lie , the title made me nervous 😂

I ❤ this project. I totally agree, getting the roof on is priority number 1! After you have extarnal walls and roof, to keep water out, you can allow your self some days off, when you want; without worrying that winter is comming. Moving in during construction, is kind of a double edged sword: you saveon rent, and travel, but you live in the dust. Try to priorities the important rooms. - bedroom I think is the most importat - a basic bathroom, maybe not the master bathroom first, but some basic facilities. - basic kitchen solution, store food, cook food, sink and possibly dishwasher

I am absurdly invested in this house reno. I am in BC as well. We waved as we went by on our way to the ferry...but you probably didn’t notice lol

Yay! I’ve been so excited to hear some of these answers!

Appreciate the realness in your content, it's like a dose of authenticity

I don't know if it's the same up by you guys but we wound up renovating in southern California basically so that we could keep a wood-burning fireplace. They're not something you can even get a permit for down here now, the fire hazard is just too much so they don't allow them, but any existing wood-burning fireplace is obviously still allowed. At one point our house was quite literally foundation with the fireplaces and chimney sticking out of it, then we just rebuilt around it. The crazy stuff you do in renovations!