We are still not done, a over a year since starting. We have lost all momentum and most of our "spending money". I guess we got disgusted when we realized our gc was not coming back and the repairs started to mount and the unfinished cosmetic stuff started to become less important than fixing the function that they messed up.

I'd say you need to reread your first paragraph a few times and have a nice drink. It will be over soon and it will have gone well, compared to many. Your finish line is in sight...

I am also about two months in - maybe a little less - and am renovating an entire house that I just bought. I "maxed out" Wednesday. I'm just sick and damn tired of it. All I'm doing right now to get over it is forcing myself to not march down there and get into a giant argument with my contractor about the money. Don't get me wrong, he's doing a great job and the prices are most probably reasonable for my area when I compare them with my friends' remodels and building costs, but Wednesday, I was about to officially quit the whole thing. I'm still not over the hump but am working on it!

Good luck with yours!

I kind of maxed out twice...first, the decision between granite or quartz. I agonized, lost sleep, went to every stone and tile place in the area several times....the second was when demo started and they kept finding stuff that needed correcting (from remodels done in the last 3 years!) to the tune of $7,000 we hadn't planned on.......just take a deep breath and keep reminding yourself it will be over soon and it will be worth it...

We just started our demo on Monday and I am now getting nervous to hear some of you are still at it almost a year later? Our GC told us 2 months for our remodel which is our upper level. New wood floors throughout, new kitchen, laundry, powder room and master bath. I mentally added an extra month to that time estimate just because I know things can come up. Just curious what could make a remodel go for 6+ months. Am I naive to think it will only take 3 months?

@Dianalo - I've picked up from a few of your posts that you've had issues. That really sucks. I think my problem has more to do with living with my mom, and not having the ability to do things to speed up the process than anything else.

I could, however, totally freak out if the foundation is a bigger issue than anticipated.

I'm going to go sand and paint all my salvage doors this weekend. That should help. The wine I bought tonight sucked. :(

I'm about 3 months into the current project, with another looming on the horizon. My breaking point was a week or two ago, in the midst of putting the 3rd or 4th coat of finish on, making sure there was no lint, no runs, no holidays in it - on the cabinet run with the sink and DW. I told the family not to use the sink or DW and to stay away from that side of the kitchen. Came in one day to find dd had LOADED the sink with dishes and run water into everything. I nearly came unglued.

That and the nausea when I think about eating another tv dinner or fast food burger.

If you still have enough energy to determine if wine is good or bad you are in the spring chicken stage. By year two (and no we were not DIY) if it came in a bottle that didn't say vinegar at the end of the day it was positively yummy.

Ok so maybe year two was my hump. By year three I was seeing the bright side....

Year five (after it was finished, enjoyed, and I started drinking good wine again) was when the pipes froze.....I actually didn't care....now that's over the hump isn't it?