We were under a winter storm watch on Wednesday. Of course it has turned out to be nothing, after we canceled a casino trip over it. The Pony has taken some vacation days this week, in celebration of our birthdays. He still volunteered to go in and help out a couple days at the post office. Wednesday was not one of them, considering the forecast.
Anyhoo... nothing stops HICK from going to town every day. At least for Casey's donuts. He usually has a project. Like Bargain House.
"I think me and Old Buddy can still get the boards put on the back of the house. If the snow isn't coming until 8:00, that will give us plenty of time."
Looks like Hick was right. It helps that we got next to nothing anyway. He was able to close in the back porch area on Bargain House. Here's how it looked when we bought it:
Hick tore off the ratty-looking decayed wood, and closed in part of that back porch to make a laundry room/mud room entrance.
Hick also said they got the door hung. You can see the hinges, but the door is open in this photo. Hick will put siding over the wood, he says. He regrets that he HAS the siding to do it, but it is white, and won't match the yellow of the rest of the house. So he can't use it.
You can also see that there's plenty of room for future residents to have a nice covered patio to sit on and watch kids or pets play in the back yard, or have a grill or small table there.
Very nice! It's already looking much better:)
ReplyDeleteYes, some things don't take much effort or money to improve the appearance!
DeleteYay! Pony's house is getting nearly completed. I have been following this project for years now. Can't wait to see the finished product.
ReplyDeleteThis is our fifth flip house. The Pony has been living in his finished house for three years now. I have shown The Pony's finished house, and have given you a link to it before. This is a new project.
DeleteI always admire Hick's handiwork (well, okay, most of the time) and this is no exception. Good job, Hick!
ReplyDeleteHick is a wizard at renovating run-down houses. He does some things around here that I don't agree with, but on these old homes, he has a knack.
DeleteThat house is yellow? It looks white with dirt stains to me. Could he use the siding anyway and paint it? The back is looking much better now.
ReplyDeleteI guess the color doesn't transfer well on Hick's phone on an overcast day. I don't think vinyl siding would hold the paint very well. Maybe Hick can find more to match. He has definitely made improvements on the appearance of Bargain House.
DeleteI had a friend whose job was putting siding on houses. His little house had about ten colors of siding, large areas and small, leftover siding from other jobs. When it was completely sided with all this mismatched siding, he cleaned it and spray-painted the house. It really looks nice. I suppose a siding company could tell you what type paint to use.
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought it might have been a "House of Many Colors." Like the Dolly Parton song. Hick DID paint The Pony's house, but it was aluminum or steel siding, not vinyl. I will ask Hick about painting vinyl siding.
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