Generally speaking, I find it much more interesting and fun to build new, as opposed to remodeling. But the thing about remodeling - especially when the previous jackass whose work you're remodeling was you - is that it changes the nature of the building process itself entirely, considering that you are face to face not with raw earth, but with something that is already built. It changes your conception of what you build, how you build it, and why. Because sooner or later you might come face to face with it again, especially if you don't have the time and resources to scrap it and start new, and when that happens, it is better to be kind to your future self, lest you become trapped in a downward spiral.
