more house - looks so much better than it did
We found out in March what hell winter weather, coupled with a half-ass builder, can do to a vacant house. The first set of photos are here, the horror movies are here, and a slideshow with more sad details is here. (All the links open in a new window.)
Scott was up there last weekend to check things over. He said the house looked like an abandoned house in Detroit as far as the landscaping went.
Now I love a wild lawn (a Freedom Lawn) and wouldn’t have much of a problem with this, but I’m weird. Doesn’t add to the curb appeal to most people. The HOA and the Town of Oscoda do have a problem with this, so Scott found a ticket in the mailbox threatening pretty pricy fines if things weren’t dealt with by the 18th of August (this was on August 19). The birch tree in the yard (which you can see in the slideshow, linked above) finally gave up the struggle and needs to be removed—it’s never been very healthy there. Scott sent Scooter up to deal with the front yard.
The inside looks so much better, believe it or not, though the woodstove needs restoration.
And there you have it. It looks so much better now that it’s been cleaned and demolded (is that a word?) Stay tuned ...
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