I have to be honest after reading a few of the post I am a little worried about the criticism I would receive about my home. We live in a 1910 Victorian home which has been greatly neglected over the past 20 years. My grandparents actually owned it from about 1975-1989. The owners after them did more harm then good. From what we understand the back of the house stood a foot shorter then the front. The owners even cut one of the pillars on the porch to help (?) with this problem.
It sold again around 2006. We literally had just bought a new home and I was heart broken when I heard this sold for 10,000. The new owners had planned on opening a B and B until the wife got sick and they decided to sell it. We bought the house in 2009.
Sadly last summer we decided vinyl siding was best for our family. Unfortunately the wood siding would no longer hold paint. Lead based paint was chipping off every where including onto our wrap around porch where my children play. (Honestly I am not worried about lead but I know the state of IL doesn't look fondly on it. And I feel they are too strict on their guide lines. I think of this every time you criticize people for not saving their windows. But that is a different story) We spent a week in Savannah as my FIL hung our vinyl siding and cringed ever time I saw their beautiful wood siding.
Any who, I saw there is someone from Ohio I believe that is doing their second House Walk this year. We are also doing our second House Walk this year. My big project before the house walk is the stair case. I am in the process of stripping the paint and the obscene amount of carpet glue. While googling I stumbled upon you guys!
