Remodel Blogs: Modern-day Support Groups

April 12th, 2007

With the housing market in a bit of flux currently, we’re seeing more owners are taking the opportunity to plow their money into fixing up their existing home as opposed to cashing out and moving on.

The DIY and remodeling craze (along with social networking resources) has a cottage industry (pun intended!) of blogs devoted to documenting owners’ projects. Today’s Oregonian (go to bottom of the page of this link) briefly touched on the appearance of diaries devoted to homeowner’s remodel projects.

Many of the reno-blogs I’ve seen offer before-and-after shots and helpful advice about sourcing materials and construction basics. Many invite comments and pose questions to their readers. But some also document the emotional and financial drain (in addition to the disruption of everyday life), that these projects can cause. (Anyone remember the Money Pit, made before Tom Hanks became a perennial Oscar nominee?)

If you’re a fan of rehabbing, remodeling, restoration and the like, log on to houseblogs.net, a fairly comprehensive and tight-knit community of remodel-bloggers. Share the pain and the joy, the agony and the ecstasy, the trials and tribulations, the flub-ups and the workmanship pride of these intrepid rehabbers. May they serve as inspiration (or at least, a good warning)!

Local remodel blogs:

• http://www.bungalowinsanity.com/
• http://www.houseinprogress.net/
• http://1926bungalow.blogspot.com/
• http://10kkitchenremodel.blogspot.com/
• http://1900farmhouse.blogspot.com/
• http://greengateranchremodel.blogspot.com/
• http://psymonetta.com/houseblog/

Comprehensive list of Houseblogs tagged with “Oregon”.

Technorati Tags: Portland, Oregon, real estate, remodel, blogs, houseblogs.net, home improvement

Photo by: Ted Ernst, used under Creative Commons license.

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