So I started to take apart the sunroom last weekend.
It was a bit unexpected. I mean, we’ve always been planning to demolish the sunroom. However, I wasn’t planning on doing it now.
I opened one of the patio doors and it just fell apart.
The door is just one of the problems with the sunroom. Allow me to share the other reasons the sunroom is not worth saving.
Weeds growing inside the room.
Rain dripping inside the room.
Moss growing in the carpet inside the room.
Glass shattered over top of the room.
The sunroom is pretty disgusting. We haven’t used it, except for the very first week we owned the house. The heat was out, and the sunroom was the warmest place to have lunch–yes, we were that desperate.
Knowing the sunroom is coming down, we’ve not worried about maintenance. (Nor about finding a better spot for the skids leftover from the fireplace stone yet). So this view makes our house look a bit more derelict than it actually is.
The eyesore isn’t going away any time soon though. Matt patched the door back together and stuck it back in place. And hello, driveshed reflection.
So my impromptu demo turned out to be a bit premature. We’ll have a sunroom for a little longer yet.
What’s the biggest eyesore at your house? Have you ever unexpectedly demolished anything? Do you have sunroom? Does anyone else have vegetation growing or rain falling inside your house?
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When I first started reading, I couldn’t believe you were going to tear that down! But looking at the pictures and your description, I can see there are many problems and you probably have no other choice. Bummer!
I had a little hallway in my last house that was covered in 70’s paneling. I came home one evening (probably after having a bad day) and decided that paneling needed to come down! It came down fast and I was happy that night, then the next morning when I had time to think about the whole process and how long it was going to take to get it back how I wanted it, I was a little upset that I made such a rash decision. I am sure my Dad wasn’t thrilled when I said, “Hey dad, I tore down the paneling and plaster and lathe in my hallway can you help me hang a few sheets of drywall?” 😀 But he of course is a trooper and he helped me and a few weeks later my hallway was the best looking part of my house!
Sometimes it’s good not to think about the next step and just jump in. It sounds like it worked out for you (but maybe not your dad) 😀
Luckily, I think his favorite thing to do is to help my brother and I out on projects!
For my parents’ house, which might be relatable to you, there was a hole in the kitchen ceiling for the first 9 years we lived there. The rest of the room was a hodge-podge of halfassed updates: hunter green wallpaper, mustard yellow countertops, and a fake parquet vinyl floor whose finish was worn off. My mom used to wax it weekly to keep it looking presentable. But they wanted to put out the big bucks for a full redo, not a light sprucing up.
I totally get that philosophy. I’m willing to ignore the blight of the sunroom so that I can do it the way I want to when I’m ready to do it right. It sounds like your parents got to do their redo finally. I hope it’s everything they envisioned.
Yes, same space but a few tweaks of the layout made it much better. And by waiting, my mom knew exactly where to put things.
That’s a very good reason to wait.
That must have originally been a lovely room. Too bad it’s deteriorated so badly! What are your plans to do with it when you are ready?
We’re planning to add a garage to this side of the house (exact location TBD), so the sunroom may either become garage, or it may just end up being driveway. Definitely not as pretty, but more suited to our needs.