After buying the home in 2011, the home was uninhabitable due to the termite infestation and unstable foundations. However, one thing it did have was a working toilet. Despite that, the bathroom, of course, needed an entire update.
"We lived with my in-laws, they were so gracious. But what was supposed to be a six-month jaunt with them ended up being almost a year and a half," explains Laine. The first 16 months of their huge project cost them an estimated $120,500 (£96.2k).