Want to see my money-pit?!?

[polly7]

Don't laugh. I will know who you are.

I bought this 110 y/o house from the town ....... it had 4 feet of water sitting in the basement for a year - they hadn't checked it at all. The veranda was ready to fall in, the pipes inside are burst, the wiring is knob and tube, four to six layers of wallpaper (some layers painted) throughout. But ....... all hardwood floors except the second floor, original woodwork, stained-glass windows and sitting on four lots. It was a hoarder's house - it took me almost 20 loads on a small flatbed to clean it out. The poor man who owned it went for a holiday back to his family in Seattle and died. I finally am getting the veranda roof back on after sistering in a whole bunch of two by fours and leveling and straightening the whole structure from underneath. I had ripped it off long ago but had a broken ankle and hand and was taking more transfers after they healed, and some calls during vacation and illness, and helping my friend with her bar. I've scouted out and bought used windows to go around the whole thing - the restaurant is just across the street - there's a great old huge planked shed in back my brother and I straightened out which will be the party spot in the summer. There is a really good two-car garage just to the east of the house and a large deck in the back. Just hard to get back at it and a bit discouraging ...

But .... this time next year I'm going to post a finished picture! (I hope).

Please don't mind the strange person up top trying to sit on air between the rafters.

So far I've had many suggestions - a bordello, a little hotel or rent out rooms (which is what I was thinking) and a bar - but my best friend already has a bar in town so it's between the bordello, or rooms! Methinks it'll be rooms and they'll have the run out of the house.

I have so much work to do. But I enjoy it. My Dad and I built my barn on the farm, I've built furniture, fences ... all sorts of things, but this is a very, very big challenge. If anyone wants to come up for a 'holiday'???

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