Seriously. He really didn't. Hick brought that pair of window-paned doors home, and leaned them against the garage, along with the old front door, and an interior door that he replaced. I saw them with my own eyes, before he stored them in the Freight Container Garage.
Yes, Hick sometimes knows what's good for him. He told me, before he put in this very-similar door-window, that he had found ANOTHER window-paned door over in the BARn. One he'd forgotten about, which was just a single door. So he figured it wouldn't hurt to cut it up and turn it into a window. Hick was really in love with that unopenable door-window idea.
Here it is from inside. Hick's other option was to build in a window air conditioner, and close up the rest of the opening. He said if it was HIS bedroom, he'd much rather have a window to look out on the porch and front yard. So now there's a window.
Hick also said there had been a fire in Hick House, and that's what the mess is in the ceiling. He didn't know if it was wiring, or what, but that the water damage came from fighting the fire. And that there was also smoke damage on the paint/wallpaper, which is why the walls had been all yellowed. No worries about an electrical fire in the future, since Hick replaced all the wiring.
HOS (Hick's Oldest Son) scraped the ceiling of the master bedroom this week. Hick and HOS bought drywall for the ceiling, which HOS is putting up, with assistance from a buddy. Hick doesn't want to be on a ladder trying to hold drywall with his PopArm. He took some drywall screws over for HOS last evening. HOS is kind of nocturnal, like me. He's also got a buddy coming to help finish the plumbing.
I don't know if Hick House will be ready on Hick's original timeline of June 1. He says we'll keep the electric in our name until July 1, but after that, HOS takes over the upkeep of Hick House. Once the inspector comes and approves habitability, they'll get the water turned on in HOS's name. They've already been catching rainwater in a bucket, and using it to flush the toilet. So that part of the plumbing is operational.
Not long now, until HOS has himself a house for life, loan-payment-and-rent-free!
How wonderful.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out well, but the best part is that he didn't cut up that pair of doors that were similar.
DeleteThis is like "This Old House" with Bob Vila and sweat equity, before they ruined the show with high end mansions projects with rich owners whose sweat equity was selecting light fixtures.
ReplyDeleteHOS has definitely put in sweat equity. The selecting part might have also worked up a sweat for him, what with perusing Hick's junk for the proper fixtures.
DeleteAh, I thought Hick was going to rent or sell the house. Good of him to turn it over to HOS.
ReplyDeleteThe plan has always been to give HOS the first option, by either paying the $5000 plus renovation costs, by June 1. Or trading that camper, in sellable condition, by June 1. He could have sold it himself and kept whatever else he got out of it, but he chose the trade as a sure thing. Without this deal, I'm pretty sure HOS would not have worked so hard to help Hick flip a house!
Delete"loan payment and rent free" what a dream!
ReplyDeleteI like that window, even if it doesn't open, it lets light into the room. Good to hear the ceiling is being worked on at last.
As Hick says, it's at least a $600 per month value, FOR LIFE, what with no payment. Also, they decided against the free drop ceiling for that room, in favor of plain old drywall.
DeleteI hope HOS appreciates this wonderful gift of being mortgage free! It must make you and Hick feel so good to be able to do this for him. I have three rain barrels that collect water from my gutters. Two are a closed system that has hydrants at the bottom attached to soaker hoses that feed my gardens. One is open and I use a gallon pitcher to scoop water and water the porch plants. On occasion, I have used that to flush when the power is out. Comes in very handy for those occasions!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure HOS does, in his own way. He's a lot like Hick. They've been butting heads from spending so much time together. It's Hick's way or the highway. He doesn't consider that there is more than one way to do something!
DeleteHick has always said that if the power is off too long, we can dip water from Poolio for the toilets!
My $17,000 house, and HOS's $5000 house both have cisterns. Hick concreted over the one at my old house, to add a bedroom. I don't think HOS has any plans to store water in his. Hick said it would even make a good storm shelter, if there wasn't a basement.