"This Old House" my ass!

[guitar man]

More like "This Old POS" :(

I swear I'm going to set a match to it and start over one of these days :mad:

[Schema Thing]

1. I've always wanted to film an alternative to TOH, called

This Old House Effing HATES ME!

It would show all the cursing and general unglamorous back-breaking work that goes into remodeling.

[guitar man]

3. Exactly

This old crapbox was built in stages by it's previous owners, none of which had any concept of level, square or plumb.

I

[Mopar151]

13. "Classic New Englander" a definition:

Built over a span of 50+ years, from recycled or substandard materials, by amatures, who drank heavily.

Then there were the payment terms for carpenters: "To be paid in good, hard cider, with half in advance."

As to GM's place - each section was likely somewhat level and sqyare as it was built - but the various boulders, stone, beams, and stumps used as a sort of foundation have settled, been heaved by frost, rotted, or collapsed.

[Robb]

2. I know a guy who knows a guy

(wink wink)

[guitar man]

4. Oh no

Insurance be damned, after 15 years of tormenting me, if anybody torches this shit box it's going to be me! 

[MorningGlow]

5. +1

I call ours (143 years old) "This Old Shithole". Mr. MG does indeed fantasize about burning it down--must be a common sentiment.

What did your POS do to YOU?

[guitar man]

6. Busted a pipe

Cold weather busted a pipe, no big deal, gotta fix it, goes with the territory. But, as usual, every time I open her up to fix one thing I get a good look at what else is wrong with it...this time I found a floor beam cracking I'm going to have to replace come warm weather. It truly never ends 

[MorningGlow]

9. Doncha hate that?

Mr. MG and I have a running joke--every time one of us digs deep to do some sort of work on the house, it's inevitable--we'll utter "Oh my GOOOOODDDD..." because we've discovered more problems either around the small issue or--even more fun--turns the small job into a big-ass job.

This is our PITA after we had a shitload of work done on it this past summer and fall. We're not even close to being done.

[Courtesy Flush]

7. Here's my freezing-ass-cold House

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30068621&l=284e2656f3&id=1389564667

[guitar man]

10. So I'm not the only one

I can't keep this old creaker warm either.

And that's got to be the coolest user name ever!

:rofl:

[Chellee]

11. That's beautiful. nt

[lildreamer316]

12. How beautiful!

It's worth it. Best of luck.

[Deep13]

14. Nice place. nt

[tigereye]

8. yup, old houses that people who had no remodeling skills or taste laid

waste to.... Sigh.

:hi: I hear you. It's always something.

[tonekat]

15. Reminds me of my "starter house"

As time went on I would fantasize more and more about burning it down! Previous owners had left a trail of DIY incompetence. I'd take a lightswitch cover off, and a spaghetti-like tangle of wires would come out. None of the other houses in the neighborhood had a basement, because the ground was clay. However, some previous owner dug a basement out anyway, and it leaked despite the two sump pumps. It had a huge yard with a giant willow oak in one corner. Nice tree, but the leaves are too narrow to rake up. I was very happy to leave that mess.

[guitar man]

16. Yep

Same here, this one was previously owned by in-laws who had no concept of doing proper repair work.When I bought it I was far more interested in the 3/4 acre it sits on than the house itself, I had planned to build a new house out front and gut the old house to convert into a recording studio. Oh well, the best laid plans....

[zabet]

17. I truly sympathize....

Live in a 1931 Craftsman style home that was added onto......it used to be on main street of the town I live in but had it moved out to the farm. Neverending resto job. NEVER ENDING!