My husband had already bought an early 1800’s fixer upper before I met him. We didn’t live together before we got married so after our honeymoon we moved into a gutted house. The plumbing and electrical were done but the floors were still just plywood and there was no drywall up yet. Just plastic covered insulation everywhere. No kitchen sink, cabinets, or counter top. I washed the dishes in the bathroom sink and stored everything in a cardboard box. 42 years later and it’s still not completely finished.