This Old Pucking House

[Miss Kitty]

Yes, I have started yet another project on this old pucking house, the Dallas series. I am a serial procrastinator and Mr. K has been after me to get off sowal.com and take care of business. Good thing he left for a week today...been gearing up for some new landscape (DD is my master gardner) and decided to rip up the old red brick patio off the deck. They came today...things were going great...then, the discovery was made...
there is pucking concrete underneath the entire patio and they are now jackhammering the sheet out of it!!
$$$$$$ :angry: :roll:

Life story of anyone with an old house...do one thing and two more jobs reveal themselves. What is your "this old house" (or new house) nightmare?

 

[audie]

one of the outlets the electrician installed on the new deck was dead - it's fixed now tho....

and i need a new roof...

 

[seagrovegirl]

I moved my house from Ft Walton Beach (behind Staff's Restaurant) to Pt Washington...the house was built in 1900. Moving it on 98 before the 4 lane is another whole story.

Knocked a wall out of the kitchen and the entire covered back porch separated from the house about 6 inches. Had to tear it off and start new.

Oh...and found an old "dirty" book in the wall when we tore out the sheet rock.

 

[Biff]

Mine was built in 1939 . . . end of story $$$ PITT

 

[CPort]

Mine was built in 1939 . . . end of story $$$ PITT

mine is from that time too! There is aways somethng to repair. I've put a new roof and done a lot but want to do lots more. Thats one reason I 'm thinking I need to go back to work for a few years.

 

[NoHall]

I moved my house from Ft Walton Beach (behind Staff's Restaurant) to Pt Washington...the house was built in 1900. Moving it on 98 before the 4 lane is another whole story.

Knocked a wall out of the kitchen and the entire covered back porch separated from the house about 6 inches. Had to tear it off and start new.

Oh...and found an old "dirty" book in the wall when we tore out the sheet rock.

Mine was built in 1939 . . . end of story $$$ PITT

Yep. 1954 here, which makes me the baby of the bunch. I need new plumbing (as you've all heard too many times) I have no insulation in the walls, and need some more in the attic (I'd love to do that stuff that sticks up under the floors), I need to replace a bunch of outlets, need to replace all the windows at some point, I got no central heat or air...

...and it is apparently snake-infested.

(But I love, love, love my little house!)

 

[Miss Kitty]

Oh, yay...a support group! 1946 here and I really love it, too...beats the other one...1926! Had radiant barrier sprayed in the attic and more insulation blown in on Thursday...some poor soul stepped on a vent and it is now hanging in the living room. Yes, someone is coming to fix the sheetrock and remount the vent. :roll:

 

[audie]

you guys make me feel better about my dinky little house !

 

[Miss Kitty]

you guys make me feel better about my dinky little house !

This ain't no SIZE contest...how old is yours????? :roll:

 

[Ocean Lover]

you guys make me feel better about my dinky little house !

Me too Aud. 1986 here. No complaints. I'm very thankful..it keeps us warm and dry. If I could change one thing it would be a bigger room for the kids to hang out with their friends. We do have a big back yard so in the summer it works out.

Miss K, what are your plans for the spot they are clearing? Sorry about the jackhammer!!! That is probably my least favorite noise ever! Maybe you should go to Target for a while.:roll: