As most of you know, Doug is currently working with his Dad flipping houses. The project they are finishing up right now has been quite the undertaking. Thought I'd share a few pictures.
The Beginning: Jan 2008
The house was in ROUGH shape. The pictures don't do it justice. Close your eyes and imagine one of the worst smells you can think of. Then imagine stepping inside and having to follow Dana and Doug's footsteps EXACTLY or risk falling through the rotten floor. Imagine animal urine and feces visible on the floors. Imagine holes in the walls and collapsing ceilings, and general gross neglect everywhere. Okay...open your eyes and look at it again. That is what they started with. You could barely see the house from the road because of the overgrowth of trees. When Doug would come home everynight the clothes went STRAIGHT into the wash and he went straight to the shower, seriously afraid he might bring something home with him.
Early demolition phase -
Things were still pretty gross, but tree guys came in to remove a lot of the overgrowth, the roof was starting to take shape, and somewhere around when this picture was taken, the insides were finally completely gutted, which was the cause for MUCH celebration. It was a happy day in our home when Doug declared that the house was "fecal-free"!
Reconstruction phase:
Doug and his Dad working on window frames back in April or so.
At this point, all demolition was over and they were starting to build things again. You can see the roof is finished, windows are in, and they are making preparations to start siding soon.
Internal Phase:
The outside is looking more complete. Not "done" yet, but near it. The inside is another matter. At this phase, they are wiring, dry-walling, etc. This is the phase when things get more exciting every day. Stuff happens fast now and each day the insides look more "finished".
Most recent picture:
They are in the final stages now. The house should be finished in just a couple weeks. The inside walls are painted, the kitchen cupboards are in, the light fixtures are starting to be hung, and the carpet guy will lay carpet next week. The project is almost done!
Picture taken 7-28-08 @ 8:00pm
I'm so proud of them. Dana is a miracle worker with "lost cause" houses, and Doug is really loving all that he is learning and doing. It has been awesome to see the transformation. And as often as they do this, I never cease to be amazed at the final product. The finished product is always an adorable "brand new" house with tons of love poured into it. How fun.
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