Friday, October 2, 2009

My first glimpse

Here we are, owners of – what appears from the pictures to be – a very ugly two-bedroom trailer. Being, by nature, a fairly cautious person, it is a slight surprise to me that I am a willing participant in this scheme. Unlikely it may be, but here I am, ready to dig in and make this thing happen.

The issues are not big, but they are many. The house is quite an unlovely shade of blue and it has some weather damage to the siding. This damage is, of course, on the most obvious portion of the structure. The back of the house looks perfect.

The porch was perhaps replaced shortly before Sherman's march to the sea. Of course this house would not have been in his path, but it may as well have been. Steve thinks he can rip off the rails and spindles and leave the floor. We'll see about that. At the least, he will be forced to replace the steps when someone falls through. Also, that lovely appendage to the house has lattice-work instead of skirting around the bottom. I do not believe skirting is very expensive, but as for installing it, I cannot say.

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