We inhearated my mom's house when she passed. Seemed like a good choice to move in and make it our own since it was paid off
It needs some work. My dad never fixed things and mom didn't have the money to do it after he passed. Now it's up to me to make it nice.
Started with a pool my wife had to have. One of those above ground cheapies from Kmart. Put that up.Had a water truck fill it. Wife is happy.
Then we got a letter from code enforcement that says we need a 5ft fence around the the pool. I had no idea that I needed a fence around it! Ok so we bought poles,wood and I put up a fence by myself. Even dug holes in the rocks for the poles.
Well I guess my eye isn't as perfect as I thought and my fence goes up and down because the ground isn't level.
Guess I can cut the tops off with my left handed circular saw! I had no idea there was such a thing as a left handed saw! I'm right handed.
Then our insurance company shows up! The code enforcement guy must have called them out? They want a self closing gate for the pool area too.
Then they said we need siding and a roof! Ya they are bad and I had plans to get all that done but not in the next 60 days!
Got prices for that stuff and can't afford it. So we took out a loan. But that took 6 months.
the loan place sent an inspector out and he red flagged my 40a fuse box!
Now I have to get that replaced before we do the roof or siding. Not only replaced but moved to a different location.
Requires a permit from the county and getting the electric company to turn the power off then on after the new panel is in.
So we are stuck waiting on permits,returned phone calls etc
So I try putting up the T111 siding. I measure 2x cut 3x and its still too short! Threw the left handed skill saw into the trash as well as the T111 I ruined.
Then the fire marshal shows up! Wants the weeds Wacked 100ft from the house. Fortunately I had been working on that but not no 100ft. Went around back with the Wacker and it threw a rock which broke a window!
The ins guy comes back that same day to ask us what the hold up is and See's the broken window we had not cleaned up yet. Looked at it then me and just left.
I feel like I'm being hit from every direction! So today I decided to put new screen material in the screens for my garage windows. Has not had those in at least 30 years!
Bought the stuff. Girl at Lowes tells me how to do that. I bought just enough screen to do 2 screens.Ya sure. I get one side done and the other side is too short! So I have to "waste" a little bit which now means another trip back to Lowes to buy more screen stuff. Fought one screen for an hour. 45 min on the 2nd one after going after more screen.
I can do brakes,suspension and I really enjoy AC repairs but this house stuff,cutting wood etc is for the birds.
It needs some work. My dad never fixed things and mom didn't have the money to do it after he passed. Now it's up to me to make it nice.
Started with a pool my wife had to have. One of those above ground cheapies from Kmart. Put that up.Had a water truck fill it. Wife is happy.
Then we got a letter from code enforcement that says we need a 5ft fence around the the pool. I had no idea that I needed a fence around it! Ok so we bought poles,wood and I put up a fence by myself. Even dug holes in the rocks for the poles.
Well I guess my eye isn't as perfect as I thought and my fence goes up and down because the ground isn't level.
Guess I can cut the tops off with my left handed circular saw! I had no idea there was such a thing as a left handed saw! I'm right handed.
Then our insurance company shows up! The code enforcement guy must have called them out? They want a self closing gate for the pool area too.
Then they said we need siding and a roof! Ya they are bad and I had plans to get all that done but not in the next 60 days!
Got prices for that stuff and can't afford it. So we took out a loan. But that took 6 months.
the loan place sent an inspector out and he red flagged my 40a fuse box!
Now I have to get that replaced before we do the roof or siding. Not only replaced but moved to a different location.
Requires a permit from the county and getting the electric company to turn the power off then on after the new panel is in.
So we are stuck waiting on permits,returned phone calls etc
So I try putting up the T111 siding. I measure 2x cut 3x and its still too short! Threw the left handed skill saw into the trash as well as the T111 I ruined.
Then the fire marshal shows up! Wants the weeds Wacked 100ft from the house. Fortunately I had been working on that but not no 100ft. Went around back with the Wacker and it threw a rock which broke a window!
The ins guy comes back that same day to ask us what the hold up is and See's the broken window we had not cleaned up yet. Looked at it then me and just left.
I feel like I'm being hit from every direction! So today I decided to put new screen material in the screens for my garage windows. Has not had those in at least 30 years!
Bought the stuff. Girl at Lowes tells me how to do that. I bought just enough screen to do 2 screens.Ya sure. I get one side done and the other side is too short! So I have to "waste" a little bit which now means another trip back to Lowes to buy more screen stuff. Fought one screen for an hour. 45 min on the 2nd one after going after more screen.
I can do brakes,suspension and I really enjoy AC repairs but this house stuff,cutting wood etc is for the birds.
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