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Oy! Just looking at that ya wonder what the roof looks like. That was my first thought....that, and cash up front for the whole job...
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
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Chicken coop conversion into low income housing?
That’s what it looks like. LOL
Agree with what’s been posted.
Time and materials, foundation repair, I would worry about electrical issues you might run into also — I have seen some scary D-I-Y electrical work over the years.
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They say everything happens for a reason.
For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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I've been into something like this before but I was remodeling just the electrical.
Be prepared for lots of rodents nests, rat and mouse crap everywhere.
Don't breathe it in! Hantavirus is bad stuff, don't know if thats an issue in TX but it sure is in NE AZ.
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T-111 right over that stuff,new windows+ trim... He wants it replaced and any rot under it replaced also. Roger, I would not give him any estimates until I got a look at what's underneath. Is it rot on the outside or is it just peeling paint? Off topic, but... I hate wood frame houses. Here in FL, they're a never ending headache from sun, water intrusion, wind (hurricanes). I've never owned one. Never wanted to. I have a buddy that used to rehab them back in the day. Fearless. He had a crew that would just go in and knock them out.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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Bucket loader,dumpster then move in one of those rent to own sheds
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Boy am I glad I found this thread. Rog, listen ol' buddy.
You get yourself a load of soccer ball sized rocks dropped off there, push them up around the base of the house with a Bobcat so as it looks kinda like someone from the fourth century after Christ built a foundation. Declare that place some kind of historical destination and sell tickets for 12 bucks a head for busloads of school kids and old folks from retirement homes.
You can bet your ass some old geezer through there is gunna tell the time the 300 apaches rode around that house all night and he held them off single-handedly with a Colt single action with an arrow through his head, blinded by the blood. All the old gals will be linin' up back at the facility for a few minutes with ol' Buster Doogan.
It'll be epic.
Or you could slap some T1-11 on that bad boy and throw in an $8 driveway and you'll be schittin in tall cotton.
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I don't know whatchy'all talkin bout no foundation for.
I sees some cinder blocks under there or something.
that's better'n havin; it setting on some ol logs or pallets.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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Yikes... I'd assume it needs to be completely rewired, plumbing, etc. The siding is probably the least of the issues. That place needs a mini-ex & skid steer to tag team it, and then start fresh.
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One flooring guy to another, siding isn’t flooring.
Walk away or bid it so high you whistle when you get it.
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Kenny Rogers had a song....
If at all, day wages paid weekly, at most, and he buys the materials, etc. as needed, on his hook. If it goes south, the most you lose is 40 hours.
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Boy am I glad I found this thread. Rog, listen ol' buddy.
You get yourself a load of soccer ball sized rocks dropped off there, push them up around the base of the house with a Bobcat so as it looks kinda like someone from the fourth century after Christ built a foundation. Declare that place some kind of historical destination and sell tickets for 12 bucks a head for busloads of school kids and old folks from retirement homes.
You can bet your ass some old geezer through there is gunna tell the time the 300 apaches rode around that house all night and he held them off single-handedly with a Colt single action with an arrow through his head, blinded by the blood. All the old gals will be linin' up back at the facility for a few minutes with ol' Buster Doogan.
It'll be epic.
Or you could slap some T1-11 on that bad boy and throw in an $8 driveway and you'll be schittin in tall cotton. Apparently... you are still drunk.
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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Oliver Anthony could write a song about that house...
And make millions...
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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I'll probably look at it for [bleep] and giggles. I'm busy right now, I'm doing carpet and some LVP for Lennar and Hogan Homes. several hundred new homes in 4 new subdivisions in the area along with the work I do for my regular contractors.
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I'll probably look at it for [bleep] and giggles. I'm busy right now, I'm doing carpet and some LVP for Lennar and Hogan Homes. several hundred new homes in 4 new subdivisions in the area along with the work I do for my regular contractors. KB Homes still big in Texas? They were all over San Antonio when I lived there. Entire neighborhoods went up in 6 weeks it seemed. Knew a lot of people who bought them. No basements, which was weird to this WI guy.
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I'll probably look at it for [bleep] and giggles. I'm busy right now, I'm doing carpet and some LVP for Lennar and Hogan Homes. several hundred new homes in 4 new subdivisions in the area along with the work I do for my regular contractors. KB Homes still big in Texas? They were all over San Antonio when I lived there. Entire neighborhoods went up in 6 weeks it seemed. Knew a lot of people who bought them. No basements, which was weird to this WI guy. Not in this area.
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
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I'll probably look at it for [bleep] and giggles. I'm busy right now, I'm doing carpet and some LVP for Lennar and Hogan Homes. several hundred new homes in 4 new subdivisions in the area along with the work I do for my regular contractors. If your working in the tracks, you have access to all the construction workers. The tracks usually hire competent people at the best prices. You could do this job cost plus 10 percent and just oversee it. If I owned that place , I’d do one wall at time with foundation. It’s not that difficult. Plan on insulation once stripped. Maybe wiring. When I moved to Lodi, I worked for 2 guys and they would gut the houses from the inside to the studs. Whatever the house needed. They also converted flat top roofs to pitched roofs which I never done before. In California the permits for new construction is so high, it’s cost effective to remodel. It might be different where you are.
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The house looks fine as is!
It could use a little graffiti.
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The owner needs to tear it down and rebuild.
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