We're Here!

Here we go folks, the start of the great adventure that I really have no name for yet. The money pit was already taken by a movie. I am behind in posts even as I start as the pictures in the first post are weeks old. Bear with us as we get this going.

Here we are unloading the truck at our little piece of heaven.

Here I am pulling up the For Sale sign.

OK now the fun part is over. Here is what we walked into. Before I put up pictures let me say this. We thank the Lord up above that we have a furnace and central air that works, electricity that needs just outlet and switch changes, running water that isn't running in too many places where we don't want it, and a NEW roof over our heads.

With all that said, we just stepped back into 1972. The entire house is done up in paneling and painted wallpaper from that era not to mention the half measures of a previous attempted remodel. We have our work cut out for us for sure. One of the main issues prior to us buying this house was that there had been a water line break in the kitchen and water damage from that break. Someone had fixed the break but the damage was already done. This house was an estate sale and one of the heirs made an attempt at repairs. I said attempt didn't I? Well he replaced the roof and it was done professionally, but that's where the professionalism started and stopped.

The sub floors in front of the kitchen counter were replaced with 3/4 inch plywood but it was not new wood. it will be OK but there are some places where floor leveler will have to be used to fill gaps. as you follow the repaired floor down the water damage you find sub floor replaced in the living room too. Here 3/4 inch was not used as they tried to keep the floor level for carpet installation. They used half inch chip board and it bends and dips as you walk on it. The whole thing sits on floor joists that he jacked up, none to the same height as the others, so it looks like a roller coaster ride in the living room.

Yea, we have our work cut out for us. here are some of the before pictures that I have uploaded.

That is mold from the water leak that you see on the sink cabinet. The doors were useless also as they had swollen and were warped. We went to Arthur Illinois to the Amish warehouse and bought a new sink cabinet and the one to the left of it for $75.00 a piece. A buddy of mine is a carpenter and he replaced them for us. You can get a whole kitchens worth of cabinets up there for about half price or less. What a deal!

That's about all I have for now but stay tuned because this is going to be a neat little house when we are done with it.