renovate again?

it's been six years since i last did a renovation of my place. and i am wondering if i should do it again now. i have put off this thought sometime back but what happened over the last couple of days made me think about it again...

i mean, since last year or so, i have noted some sounds when i stepped onto some parts of my living room marble tiles. it seemed to me that the tiles were already popping out and if left un treated, it would worsen to the point where the whole flooring would be messed up. with that discovery, i had to constantly remind myself to be careful when i clean the floor. if i use too wet a mop, the water might just seep into the marble and i might end up creating a wet line in the ceiling of my neighbour downstairs. and if this happen, i could get sued by my neighbour for damaging his ceiling... i dread the thoughts of it. also, the parquet in mum's bedroom has also shown signs of wear and tear, or to be specific, water seepage. hmmm, no, to be specific, pee seepage. i noted mum has had many occasions where she peed onto the parquet floor and sometime last year, she peed onto the floor and the urine was left over a prolonged period of time. and by the time i noticed it, some of the urine had already gone in between the parquet tiles. 

last couple of days, i noted the chinese painting my sis bought for me had turned mouldy. and when i took it down and looked at it, i realised the painting was wet and the mould had grown so much that it was sporing, both inside and outside the frame! ewwwww... i am still wondering how the water manage to get into the painting! and this morning, when my maid wanted to clean the small room in the kitchen, she saw the wall all mouldy. she showed it to me and also pointed out that the kitchen cabinets are also beginning to show signs of getting warped. in addition, she also pointed to water dripping from behind the kitchen cabinet. hmmm... i did a check on all the water pipes around the kitchen but could trace no leakage. regardless, there seemed to be some water seeping through the wall of sorts. anyway, i simply told her to wipe the mouldy wall clean and dry it. and once it was done, i painted it over with a few layers of fungus-resistant emulsion paint.

it seemed like the house has lots of wear and tear. but to be fair, the house is over 16 years old. i moved in in 1998 and i have not done any major renovations, except for a minor polishing of the floor and painting of the walls after my dad's demise 6 years ago. so i think it is high time i do some good renovations now. but i am so unwilling to spend my money on it...

lol!