Ahhh, the exuberance of youth
![Twisted Evil :twisted:](./images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
Greg, only HALF joking with that; interestingly, I had just finished reading through your "train wreck" experience, alternating among laughing, crying, swearing, or attempting to get enough "ordinance" past border patrol to help "solve" your contractor problem
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
As usual, my misguided optimism causes me to understate the time things REALLY take, ; adding to that, my own experiences with contractors leads me to think that, although the studio re-do might go FASTER with help, it will actually be what I WANT if/when it's done, if I just do it all myself and avoid the necessity of threatening grievous bodily harm to anyone but me...
Sooo, the reality is more likely that I could be ready to START the actual design phase of the larger studio in that 2 years I mentioned - even more reality is that I may reach the "put things back in the bedroom/"sanity saver" room in a month or two
![Crying or Very sad :cry:](./images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
Reason being: a couple of mandatory/massive projects I have no choice but to prioritize whenever weather allows. (older house, built by an idiot ("flashing?? Whut's that, won't I get arrested??!?") Result - ATM, my house is fully tented on south and east (weather sides, 88 feet total) and will remain fully tented til I finish removing every bit of T1-11 siding and at least half the sheathing, shore up the roof from outside, tear out and re-frame all the windows/doors, patch in new sill boards (dry rot), replace about 4 feet of the living room floor, add a header across back of attached garage for large window (to become new living/family room), add another bath that's accessible from in or outside, replace old windows with insulated ones (including TWO sliding doors), replace sheathing and siding, add on a 12'x24' "morning room" off the OTHER spare bedroom, (location for the OTHER sliding door), etc...
My version of "optimisim" - even if I were to somehow live an extra 100 years (in good health) I'm 100% sure somebody will be "patting me in the face with a shovel" before I EVER get bored... (pretty sure that means I WIN
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Sooo, short answer: Probably not... Steve