All Forum Posts by: Annetta B.

You could have done a better job yourself probably. (had you had the time) 

I just had the same experience. Not that bad but the overall look is...well lets say a champagne budget with a beer diet "look". Its sort of devastating. Never imagined the tile issue would be so important but it is so incredibly important. 

I bought my neighbours house in order to get rid of problem neighbours and i've put a lot (too much) money into the house. Bigger pockets would not approve! This week one of the members of the family parked his trailer in the park on the other side of me and started hanging out with another neighbour. I thought he was moving back in but the police told him to move on. He's a known drug dealer and thief. He might be back in the future. 

I see. Yes the drug thing is hard to work around. Thanks for the update. 

I'm curious to know what eventually happened here? 

Actually looking at the picture again I think it looks better then I thought. You'd really have to get an inspection done and figure out if that old wood is rotten. Lots of surprises in older houses that you can't see even with an inspection. I still think historic houses should be fixed by people who just love old houses and for their personal project. 

I'm no expert but I am in the middle of renovating a house that was partly over 100 years old. Houses built over 100 years old were sometimes built very well but sometimes they were thrown together as sort of temporary houses for workers and built from scraps they could salvage. This house in your picture looks small and not intended for the long run I don't think. I'd want to see whats under the dry wall at least. The stairs look pretty good and the foundation ok but the roof looks weak. Are there any crooked walls or sagging? 

I don't think historic houses make good fix and flips. They end up costing the same as an average new house. In the long long run some of the well built ones I think are worth it but not the little "worker" houses. It also really depends on location. If the location is worth the fix then it might be worth it in the longer run. But also i don't think anyone should cheap it on a historic house. 

If its officially designated historic that can get very complicated in some locations. 

Unsolicited advice to people buying fixer uppers in rural areas! Especially in older small towns. Learn all about new septic system regulations. Some yards don't have enough space for the number of bedrooms that duplexes etc. Have and you will have to reduce the number of bedrooms! Also learn the distances you need from houses (including the decks) you might have to loose your deck! (Or worse) 

Its not too much higher but enough that the water and snow has nowhere to go. The sill is rotten out so we are lifting the house a bit and putting cement in instead of wood for the sill and then a big O around the house. 

I'm so sick of dumpsters I just can't bring myself to take out another wall but I admit when most of it is out is seems silly to keep a few walls in. The house foundation and the wood in it are from 100 years ago but there was a fire and it was rebuilt. Probably the 40's. The house was full of smokers and people with anger management issues (lots of holes in the walls) I imagine the smell is in the ceiling as well. Perhaps a good scrub! 

Drywall ....not sure if i should leave it. The smell in the house is cigarette smoke mostly. 

So although the question was about drywall (more pictures of that to come) Now the new and much bigger problem is that the road is higher then the house and has caused a lot of damage. Also the floors are wonky. I'm thinking the only solution may be to raise the house and build a proper foundation and floor joists etc. But wow....so much has to be redone....why not build a new house? But what a cost!