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Tarek El Moussa Says the House He's Redesigning With Heather Rae Young Has Been a "Nightmare"

From House Beautiful

HGTV's Tarek El Moussa and Selling Sunset's Heather Rae Young are getting closer to moving into their first house together in Newport Beach, California. The couple purchased this house back in September 2020 and have been renovating it ever since. On Tuesday, El Moussa gave fans an update via Facebook that he and Young were finally... moving in furniture shopping for their new home!

"It’s actually been a nightmare to get our new home redesigned," El Moussa wrote in the caption, adding that he and Young are running five months behind schedule. "Every time we think we’re getting ready to move in, something new pops up," he continued.

What exactly pushed this project back? A storm. In November 2020, the house had flooded which took a major hit on their renovation timeline. At the time, Young had given her followers a peek at the damages their home had incurred following the storm. "Our house flooded from the rain, it was not covered up properly," she previously said on her Instagram Story. "All the water flooded through. We had to rip out the ceiling, the kitchen, and also the floor in the laundry room... and also a bunch of other stuff," she said. She also revealed that the roof was gone.

Photo credit: Heather Rae Young / Instagram Stories
Photo credit: Heather Rae Young / Instagram Stories

While El Moussa and Young have been dedicated to redesigning this home ever since they became its owners, it was never actually a planned purchase. As a rep for the couple previously told People at the time "Tarek originally bought it as a flip but then they decided to make it their new home." This home is their first renovation project together. Fingers crossed that they won't run into any more obstacles!

This article was originally published on 1/28/2021. It has been updated to reflect new information.

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