Do It For A Dollar?
Well, here it is for all interested parties. In my personal opinion if you just want an old house find one you don't have to move. If it's the family's homestead or a one of a kind gem, maybe. I wouldn't recommend it though. Click to enlarge the story, it's mostly legible then.
Labels: house moving, press
posted by John | 8:45 PM
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i've just spent the last few days reading thru *all* of your archives. yah, i know, i'm nuts. blame it on the OCD. ;)
anyway, i just wanted to say that you and your family are amazing, and i was so relieved to find someone who has had a not so smooth renovation process. sometimes i feel embarassed that we're still fixing up our 100 year old house after 5 years, but it's good to know that there are others out there that don't get everything done in 6 months like hgtv has told me... doing everything yourself takes a hell of a long time especially when desire to do work wanes after the first year.
so many times i've laughed at the similarities in your feelings about old house reno. sometimes it's great especially when you look around and feel proud of what you accomplished, but more often than not, the reno is full of stress, tears, and grumpiness. :)
oh, i completely understand 10 minute jobs that take over 1+ years to do.
anyway, i want to wish you well with your next adventure. i thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts. take care!
btw, do you ship your paintings to ontario, canada?
Hello Sarah,
Well, I'm flattered. That is a lot of reading, and I'm glad that you've enjoyed. Thanks!
I wouldn't feel embarassed about the time line. Case Decrepit's projected timeline for their house is 20 years. The Petch House, This Old Crack House, and many others are still in the works after just as long. You are in good company.
As for the paintings, I do ship to Canada. If there is something you'd like, let me know.
Thanks again!
John
I bought a house that had been moved already (in 1958) and it was much cheaper to do it way back when, I'm sure. Our surprise came when we started pulling down the paneling only to find plaster walls barely hanging on and under a dropped ceiling hiding bare lathe. Turns out an axle broke during the move and the house sat in the middle of the street for a week. This ruined the plaster. Because of the massive plaster damage, we had to tear out walls, because walls were torn out, we had to update electricity, this also meant plumbing needed to be upgraded. In the end, our 50K house had another 36K added on top. We lived in a house with basically nothing but lathe walls for about 2.5 years and then I bit the bullet, hired a contractor, and got everything done at once. If I had done it piecemeal, it wouldn't have been finished before my daughter graduated HS (and that is a ways off). Was it worth it? Hell yes. BUT, if I had really paid any attention, like wondering why the walls were paneled, etc., I may not have bought it.
I've read your blog from the beginning. Definitely one of the most interesting and entertaining of Houseblogs.net.
My heart always went out to you guys with the car problems, house problems,etc. I hope your house sells soon so that you can move on.
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