Is $15,000 Enough to Reno a Whole House? 

I love Ben's Tesla stuff but oddly enough I think I'm going to like this channel doing projects more.

Jennie, you could use try and get used artificial turf. There is a whole industry out there of people who remove used turf from football fields and sell it used. You can paint the white marks they make on it for sports use, or just buy enough to cut the white markings off. Just an idea.

The pine tree definitely needs to go, those needles are endless... We have a fixer upper in the Northeast and most of the budget has been to tree removal, I can't wait for these projects for ideas!

I enjoy these videos way more than I wouldve ever expected

“Slow design” - I learned another new expression. I agree that it’s a great approach for this home, given the magnitude of upgrades it will need due to its age. It’s cool that you are developing your vision already, well knowing that you’ll have to make adjustments as you go along. Without knowing the expression, slow design is what I did for my home, over the course of 20 years as I could afford it. It allowed me to apply learnings as I went along, but also brought some inconsistencies as things were no longer available or outdated by the time I got to the next step. I’m curious to see, if you can stay within your right budgets. Looking forward to what we can learn from watching!

I’ve been a viewer of Ben’s for a while now. I think this channel will be great as well. I love home remodeling. We live in SoCal too so it’s nice to see someone going through the process on a California budget. Are you renting this new house out? Or are you going to live in it?

I love the house! Mid century isn’t my favorite house style but I do like this house a lot. It has such a home-y feel. I look forward to seeing the updates over time! I’m not a fan of tile, but I understand replacing the floors is a lot to pay. The floors seem like something you can wait on and save up for later. But the carpets are definitely a must to replace (a lot of allergens in there). I’m so happy for you. I think your kids will love growing up here

I would pick wood for the floor :) I love that office space but I absolutely get your point. I think I would paint it ”egg white” or ”glacier white” to make it easy for the eyes. The shaded part for the outdoor area sounds brilliant.

Habitat for humanity if you have one near by is awesome for just random stuff found cool art pieces their but I've also found lights for cheap and fans. Downside being that it's rare they have a bunch of one item so no way to have matching fans through out the house going there.

Thanks for the tour and sharing your ideas for updating your property. Looking forward to future updates as you progress on your renovation journey.

Looking forward to following your progress, especially with the backyard. You could easily spend $15k on landscaping, patio reno, and bbq station alone, so it will be amazing if you're able to stay within budget. Good luck!

My wife Karla and I are going to be painting our house soon and lowes (san diego mission valley) has a representative from Sherwin williams that has offers to give you up to 10 gals for free plus with the lowes for pros account and the lowes Business AMEX you get extra discount and points.

I'm loving what you're doing, girl! Kind of wish you were still in Phoenix so we could do renos together!

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You could cut down the pine tree and make a cool piece of furniture for the yard or something. Maybe even something for inside the house. Can't get a lower carbon footprint then that 😃

It was interesting to hear your plans and ideas, thanks. I also can paint quite well but hate it 😆. Your house will be really nice! Here in Finland getting that kind of a tree removed costs about $300 (by the professional with insurances). But they would leave the roots to the ground.

Can't wait to see you doing concrete countertop

What about a fence around the pool whilst the kids are young?

Take out the pine trees, it was well worth it when we were redoing our pool! When the time comes for you!

its funny how design styles differ accoss nations, here in the UK, crazy paving hasn't bee an thing for yonks and many are getting rid

$15,000 for the whole house? I need you to come to ours and tell us what to do. We've been here for 6 years and I feel like we've barely done anything, lol.

Lana rhoades ?