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Offline Alex

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The Transformation of a shit hole
« on: September 08, 2009, 08:42:22 PM »
well its 99% done, just one little spot so here are the pics of the house of when i moved in till now.. ill be honest its been alot of hard work but its worth it to see it done

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/houseold.jpg
this is what it looked like when i got here.. no grass non painted front porch .. uggg

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/fullhouse.jpg
one year later... new front porch both porches painted.. and grass!!!

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/frontporch.jpg
the old porch my brother had.. well it had a tree growing through it!!

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/frontyard.jpg
almost 4 acres thats all mine.. lots of mowing.. when i first got here.. well just say it didnt even look that good

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/house1.jpg

side view... when i got there, i had weeds up to my windows

and here we go.. i still have to get the yard work back up to snuff but you get the hint

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/housenew5.jpg

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/housenew4.jpg

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/housenew3.jpg

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/housenew2.jpg
that white spot is the 1% that needs finished

http://www.webmaze.com/memberpages/wapike/housenew1.jpg


well thats the transformation of a leaking run down house that had no tlc to a very nice house.. hope you all enjoyed
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Offline Fishy!

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2009, 08:47:30 PM »
srrsly... whats up with the buckets? -dies laughing- and yeah... mow your lawn!

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2009, 08:50:37 PM »
srrsly... whats up with the buckets? -dies laughing- and yeah... mow your lawn!

the bucket covers my well.. thinks a moment.. ok i dont have city water... i get water naturally from the earth... and its a reminder to anyone, like little kids that there is a well there filled with water.. back in the late 80's a little baby named Jessica fell into one and almost didnt get out so its my little reminder to everyone.. hey stay away and be careful

and as for the yard.. when i got there i had to use my fathers tractor to mow it the first time as it was taller than your character..
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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2009, 08:57:19 PM »
-blinks and stares- um yeah... remind me to bring like a case of bottled water.... cause ewwww well water.... gross

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2009, 09:45:09 PM »
It looks good  -grins-

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2009, 09:58:51 PM »
Ok first time.. I saw the house in the dark.. The second time.. I thought.. Man.. Alex.. Redneck in the country house much?  But now.. I can't believe that's the same place!

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2009, 10:07:35 PM »
Ok first time.. I saw the house in the dark.. The second time.. I thought.. Man.. Alex.. Redneck in the country house much?  But now.. I can't believe that's the same place!

im still wondering when i will drive passed my own house and think " that house is too nice for mine it cant be it"
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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2009, 01:03:42 AM »
A vast improvement over hanging the blanket over the door that night to keep out the cold winds. *S*

Well done!!!

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2009, 06:24:14 AM »
You have flipped that house well.
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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2009, 06:34:57 AM »
What should be encouraging to people is that the house is yours and you have emplaced your hard work to make that house uniquely yours.  Taking a home and making it yours, completely yours is hard work but well worth it in the end as can be seen in yours Brother.  The pride that you have in being able to show it off is what the whole thing is worth.  A sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.  It is well done and, I know how much better well water is over city water.  No chemicals, and with a filter system, better than bottled water with no hard water stains.

Good job on your house Alex.  It is commendable.

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Offline Shylina Marie

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2009, 07:28:31 AM »
its beautiful Alex, you've done a great job.
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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2009, 08:04:52 AM »
Looking good bro!

Thats quite the adventure!

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2009, 08:59:29 AM »
Remember that hard work always pays off...

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2009, 09:12:46 AM »
all kidding aside Brat...

looks GOOD! having been a country gal a good bit of my life ~laughs~ i know how much time and hard work goes into fixing up old farm houses. a job like this is one of those...really rewarding ones...where all the frustrations are defiantly worth it~s

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Re: The Transformation of a shit hole
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2009, 10:44:29 AM »
A vast improvement over hanging the blanket over the door that night to keep out the cold winds. *S*

Well done!!!

I totally forgot about that, the old front door on the house did little to no good to help keep the cold out. one night it dropped the inside of my house 20 degrees and it was shut, so thankfully for Rags he told me to put a blanket over it and then close the door, it actually helped.. the next day i got some sealing tape and a can of foam so that i could seal it properly.. now i actually have a door that fully works and looks good, so thanks for remind me of that Bro...

as for the water... i still have to get a hard water softener, and i have a filter system on the tap now so all is good there, i cant stand city water.. uck.. so ill take my well water anyday...

Thank you everyone for the kind words. Ill be honest if it were not for my parents it wouldnt be possible as When I got there I ripped into the house like a tuchuk into the paga wagon. they saw how i was improving the house instead of just living there and letting it get run down.. so after some negotiating and alot of hard work the place got a face lift.. My dad and I have removed so many thing in that place.. when I first got there I had a dirt pile about 17 ft high and 20 ft around.. now its gone.. I had a gigantice pile of old telephone poles they are now gone.. the yard is fully mowable as before it wasnt at all.. I had a semi trailer there just taking up space, and finally one day I grabbed the semi and it was moved.. i did that myself lol me in a big rig.. that was fun.. my brother left 2 trimmers/ weed eaters there and all they needed were a spark plug and new line.. thats it.. now he comes to me wondering if he can borrow them and wonders how i got them because he doesnt remember them at all. the next thing on the list for me is to fix the bathroom ceiling as it leavked and needs fully redone, redo all the natural hard wood floors, then i have a red barn outside that is going to get redone as well as a few trees that need to be cut down, I planted 3 when i first got there, to help liven up the place.. but I thak you all but first on the list is fix the cracks in the bas bricks of the house and either paint them a blue color, a grey color, or white.. because faded shitty red isnt going to cut it with me..

So i am glad you all enjoy it and now you all know a little of the reason why I have periodic leave of absenses.. But I will say one thing of all of this.. I wouldnt have had the go getter attitude if it were not for playing in tuchuk, I say it lightly as I havnt had a full father figure in my life, I have my Dad, as he does what he can for a 68 year old man, but until I played here I didnt know what it meant to trully be a man and just get it done, so thank you all for helping me along the way.. and this is my little way of showing the family and others who might need a place to call home, that Tuchuk is more than a room with characters, it is a family that betters you and helps you to realize what you really can be.. its my way of life now.. so thank you all
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