There has been a brief delay in the start of our next project. We arrived at the site to discover that the previous owner had not removed the trash and personal belongings in the house as we thought he would.
If it was just a few items lying around here and there, we would have no problem removing them, but the condition of the house was way beyond that. You couldn’t even see the floor in many rooms and some rooms were stacked so tall in stuff that we couldn’t walk into them.
(By the way, I personally can’t imagine living in these conditions, but I absolutely make no judgments concerning the people that used to live here.)
We spent all day yesterday talking with possible subcontractors, then it occurred to us that a non-profit might find benefit in many of the re-usable items in the house, which included dishes, clothes, medical equipment, TVs, office equipment, storage bins, furniture, appliances, toys, stuffed animals, and two kilns.
We were fortunate to find one who will use the items for their mission or sell the items in their thrift store. They will start removing items from the house on Saturday.
We confirmed again yesterday that this house is constructed almost entirely of shiplap, so we’re very much looking forward to starting this project on Monday after all (or most) of the clutter is gone.
living room
bedroom #1
bedroom #2
bathroom
kitchen
bedroom #3
bedroom #4
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