I bought an abandoned house with no electric for 75p – I’ve funded renovations by sharing my DIY online
A YOUNG woman has revealed how she transformed an abandoned house and got paid for it in the process.
Tia Weston bought the abandoned property for just 75p and quickly got to work with her dad to turn it into her dream home.
Taking to YouTube, Tia said: “I’m taking you through the full start to finish process of turning this abandoned house into my dream home.
“It had no heat, no water, no electricity and it was used for storage for over 30 years.
“It was in such bad shape that at one point it was going to be given to the fire department to be burnt down.”
She said that in total it cost her £29,000 to renovate the property.
While some of the money came from selling her previous home, some of the cash came from sharing the renovation journey online.
Through posting the transformation on YouTube she was able to get revenue from advertisements to help fund the cost.
Tia and her dad had their work cut out for them, some of the wood on the roof had gone rotten and the flooring was also affected.
She also had to pay to get the entire house to have electricity running through it as well as new windows because the house was so old.
New plumbing also had to be fitted into the house so that Tia could renovate the bathroom.
After the basics were done, Tia moved on to clearing the house out and redecorating the space.
The house had been left in disarray and used to store wood and old furniture.
But she managed to transform it into a colourful modern space for herself.
Inside the house, she used a light, pine wood for the floors, doors and finishes to add some much needed light into the home.
She used pastel colours throughout to make it more homely as well.
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The transformation had left people stunned and they were quick to praise Tia and her dad for their hard work.
One person wrote: “The coolest part is that you did this all with your dad. You will always hold this memory in your heart.”
Another commented: “I am a 61-year-old lifetime remodeler. You did a GREAT job young lady!”
“Well done. You’ve done an amazing job,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “I wish more people would renovate instead of tearing down older houses. You all did such a great job!”
Someone else added: “The contrast between where you started and where you ended up is insane! Your hard work has really paid off.”