Couple documents difficult renovation project from @jennaphipps

Name: Couple documents difficult renovation project from @jennaphipps
Uploaded: 2025-12-03T17:06:41.000Z
Channel: jennaphipps
Description: The creator narrates the story of a major DIY project decision. She explains how she and her partner drove 16 hours to buy cedar for their home build, saving $30,000, but now face the immense labor of staining, drilling, and installing it, leading her to question the decision while ultimately reaffirming her commitment to high-quality finishes and promising to document the ongoing process.

The creator narrates the story of a major DIY project decision. She explains how she and her partner drove 16 hours to buy cedar for their home build, saving $30,000, but now face the immense labor of staining, drilling, and installing it, leading her to question the decision while ultimately reaffirming her commitment to high-quality finishes and promising to document the ongoing process.

Creator: @jennaphipps on Instagram

Transcript

Five months ago, we drove sixteen hours to save $30,000 on this cedar and this past week. I started regretting it. Basically, the backstory is we got quoted over $30,000 for this cedar locally, but then found this cedar on marketplace for only 3,000. But this is when it starts to go downhill. This past week, we started staining the cedar. We spent twelve hours over two days and only got through a quarter. So the next three days, we started putting the stained cedar up and I forgot we decided tha

Topics: DIY, Architecture, Craftsmanship

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