What's wrong with the house

Currently, our little Elizabeth St house has no name. After we're free to pull down walls and get rid of the nasty, I'm sure her special character will reveil itself to us and a name will flow.



Since we're discussing the problems, it's probably best that we're not associating a name with her yet.



We did not have a home inspection done on the house. Why? Because we know that the house is utterly fucked. If it wasn't why were we able to buy it for $9,500? If we are buying it for $9,500, why waste $500 on an inspector who will tell us what we already know.

We anticipate having to do the following:

1. Demolition - Removal of carpets, vinyl, and plywood flooring. Removal of dropped ceilings, removal of fake walls and smaller doorways.


2. Install new roof - fix the inadequate roofing and replace all shingles.


3. Fix the foundation- build new piers, replace and shore main girders and floor joists where appropriate, rebuild portions of exterior skirt wall.


4. Yard infill- slope soils so that water drains away from foundation instead of TO the foundation.


5. Rebuild front porch


6. Replace broken replacement windows- some of the original windows remain (YAY!) however, some of the replacement windows are crappy and will need to be replaced.


7. Replace fake siding with German profile siding - A previous owner ripped and painted plywood instead of installing siding...


8. Gut bathrooms.


9. Create new bathrooms.


10. Check on electrical wiring.


11. Build new kitchen.


12. Fix plaster or drywall