Overall, the job was fixed in an hour and I stood by and watched the entire process asking questions along the way. It’s been fascinating to learn so much about our home while work was being done. Old homes (and ours was built in the early 60s, being the display home in the area at the time, blocks of land were opening up) means constant repair. Since then, it’s had only a couple of owners before us. A man who bought the original house; a young Greek background family who renovated it in the early 90s in the style of that time, adding an additional extension and us.

Our modifications over the years have been “out of sight” except for our major backyard relandscaping. That is, roof repairs, water leaks, major gas pipe and water pipes reconfiguring for site drainage. Everything in the house has stayed the same – and it’s showing it’s age. To overcome this, I decorate in the style of vintage/retro anyway so when people come to our place they mention how much it feels like the “homes they grew up in”. I take that as a compliment. 🤣

Anyway, we can always do the inside at a later time as we need to update our kitchen and bathroom and replace appliances to more energy efficient ones. They’re being replaced slowly over time as we save up money.

There’s always a peace of mind to know that the most critical things (usually hidden) are in working order. The rest is cosmetic.