This should keep me busy ...

[Nomad]

Youngest , just bought this house , closes in a few weeks, then not moving in for a couple more . So in the time between  closing and moving in , my electrician buddy  and I will, swap out some worn switches, two prong plugs, add  lights and switches to garage and basement, GFI ‘s to bathrooms , hang a ceiling fan and perhaps a TV mount . He’s never taken one penny from me for work, although I’ll try to force some cash on him this time .  Then I’ll clean and paint washroom side of basement , swap out a couple leaking faucets add some shelves as well . Oh I’ll add new locks, and reinforce the jams , with a mortised in six inch striker plate , with six four inch screws , really makes doors much much harder to force . 

First and second floors all hardwoods, some  just refinished , the rest were  in good shape after carpet was  recently removed , fresh paint in most rooms as well . Kitchen not bad , a new counter top ,backsplash added and drop on a laminate floor would make it pop,for little $$ .

Finished part of basement needs to be redone , at some point too .

In the summer I’ll add widow wells and regrade two sides of the house for proper drainage, oh and it could use fresh paint on the exterior, front mostly needs some sanding, priming and painting , but I’ll ,do whole house , or hire someone haven’t decided. Could use more soffits and insulation too this I’m thinking of hiring out .

Fiancé is moving in with her , but he’s starting a new skilled trades job that includes some work in Buffalo  and also  two nights of schooling per week , so I don’t mind doing the work as he’ll be pretty busy , plus his Dad is some sort of contractor, who said he’ll come up for  two weeks and work on it . 
 

One could just move in as it is , bought from original owners, was built in ‘61, solid and clean ,just needs a few updates .

The carpet is gone in living room pic and hardwoods refinished. Ya know a deer head would look good over that fireplace ....

Edited January 26, 2020 by Nomad

[mlammerhirt]

Awesome for your daughter and her future husband!!!......on a side note I have a laundry list of projects if you get bored at her house feel free to swing by mine.

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[BizCT]

Congrats! One idea on the fireplace, is to whitewash it for a more modern look if they are into that.


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[Lawdwaz]

Nice looking home for them.  The work should keep your spring & summer busy, just be done by 10/25 when things start to ramp up in the woods.  
 

 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Pretty yard and great deck, and from the looks of the arborvitae some deer remediation is in order!


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[grampy]

Looks like a nice place Larry. Seems like I do more work at the kids house, than I do here! I don't mind though. And I usually get a meal out of the deal too. Plus my youngest grandson likes to "help". So it's all good!

[Nomad]

3 hours ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Pretty yard and great deck, and from the looks of the arborvitae some deer remediation is in order!


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They’re growing into a chain link fence , that’s why they look like that. Although the town does  have a well known deer problem, but the neighborhood is between Lake Ontario and the River,  and bit away from the deer . 

[Pygmy]

4 hours ago, Nomad said:

Youngest , just bought this house , closes in a few weeks, then not moving in for a couple more . So in the time between  closing and moving in , my electrician buddy  and I will, swap out some worn switches, two prong plugs, add  lights and switches to garage and basement, GFI ‘s to bathrooms , hang a ceiling fan and perhaps a TV mount . He’s never taken one penny from me for work, although I’ll try to force some cash on him this time .  Then I’ll clean and paint washroom side of basement , swap out a couple leaking faucets add some shelves as well . Oh I’ll add new locks, and reinforce the jams , with a mortised in six inch striker plate , with six four inch screws , really makes doors much much harder to force . 

First and second floors all hardwoods, some  just refinished , the rest were  in good shape after carpet was  recently removed , fresh paint in most rooms as well . Kitchen not bad , a new counter top ,backsplash added and drop on a laminate floor would make it pop,for little $$ .

Finished part of basement needs to be redone , at some point too .

In the summer I’ll add widow wells and regrade two sides of the house for proper drainage, oh and it could use fresh paint on the exterior, front mostly needs some sanding, priming and painting , but I’ll ,do whole house , or hire someone haven’t decided. Could use more soffits and insulation too this I’m thinking of hiring out .

Fiancé is moving in with her , but he’s starting a new skilled trades job that includes some work in Buffalo  and also  two nights of schooling per week , so I don’t mind doing the work as he’ll be pretty busy , plus his Dad is some sort of contractor, who said he’ll come up for  two weeks and work on it . 
 

One could just move in as it is , bought from original owners, was built in ‘61, solid and clean ,just needs a few updates .

The carpet is gone in living room pic and hardwoods refinished. Ya know a deer head would look good over that fireplace ....

Impressive, Larry......I wish you were MY Father-in Law  !!

[ny hunter]

Great house...Congrats...

[Nomad]

On 1/26/2020 at 2:06 PM, The_Real_TCIII said:

Pretty yard and great deck, and from the looks of the arborvitae some deer remediation is in order!


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I should never doubt you , I figured that was from growing trough the fence, guess it is a browse line , took this pic today . The town is overrun with deer , but I didn’t realize where this house is there was much of an issue .

[moog5050]

22 minutes ago, Nomad said:

I should never doubt you , I figured that was from growing trough the fence, guess it is a browse line , took this pic today . The town is overrun with deer , but I didn’t realize where this house is there was much of an issue .

Irondequoit is insane for deer.  The few I know that had hunting spots were beyond honey holes.

[Nomad]

1 minute ago, moog5050 said:

Irondequoit is insane for deer.  The few I know that had hunting spots were beyond honey holes.

Oh ya , I know many in the town hunt, and now anyone with two acres I believe can bow hunt it . I know one guy who took 22 doe and a slammer buck one year , just this is a bit removed from where I know they are  .

Ive posted these before this summer my buddy’s yard 

[The_Real_TCIII]

42 minutes ago, Nomad said:

I should never doubt you , I figured that was from growing trough the fence, guess it is a browse line , took this pic today . The town is overrun with deer , but I didn’t realize where this house is there was much of an issue .

Classic funnel lol

[Four Season Whitetail's]

Irondequoit is insane for deer.  The few I know that had hunting spots were beyond honey holes.

Lol. Kinda like they are fenced in.


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[Nomad]

She closed last Thursday , so far I’ve swapped out the old smoke detectors, added a co , changed all the old bulbs to led in basement and garage , ran power, cable and hdmi to above the fireplace ,with a tv mount , cleaned the non finished part of basement and started to paint .

Next finish painting basement , paint 5 or so closets , I bought all new deadbolts and knob locks , along with six inch striker plates which I’ll mortise in and use 4 inch screws to beef it up , then there’s an old set of shelves in basement that I’m tearing out, paint the walls and putting in new ones . Oh add GFI to bathrooms too .

They want to redo the finished part, but I think if I paint walls and ceiling, cut off lower few inches of walls that have slight water damage in one Small area, put in a laminate floor and five inch baseboards  , it should be fine for now .

She wants to drop in a new counter top, backsplash, sink , and paint kitchen so I,think money should go,there first not basement .

My plumber buddy Is out in South Dakota shooting pheasants, when he gets back , new slop sink , faucets, and shut offs in basement .

Big thanks to,the Red Mafia aka the FD , her realtor , the electrician, plumber are all guys I worked with and well work for beer, well not the realtor .

Ive met three neighbors and one gave me cookies !

[The_Real_TCIII]

She closed last Thursday , so far I’ve swapped out the old smoke detectors, added a co , changed all the old bulbs to led in basement and garage , ran power, cable and hdmi to above the fireplace ,with a tv mount , cleaned the non finished part of basement and started to paint .
Next finish painting basement , paint 5 or so closets , I bought all new deadbolts and knob locks , along with six inch striker plates which I’ll mortise in and use 4 inch screws to beef it up , then there’s an old set of shelves in basement that I’m tearing out, paint the walls and putting in new ones . Oh add GFI to bathrooms too .
They want to redo the finished part, but I think if I paint walls and ceiling, cut off lower few inches of walls that have slight water damage in one Small area, put in a laminate floor and five inch baseboards  , it should be fine for now .
She wants to drop in a new counter top, backsplash, sink , and paint kitchen so I,think money should go,there first not basement .
My plumber buddy Is out in South Dakota shooting pheasants, when he gets back , new slop sink , faucets, and shut offs in basement .
Big thanks to,the Red Mafia aka the FD , her realtor , the electrician, plumber are all guys I worked with and well work for beer, well not the realtor .
Ive met three neighbors and one gave me cookies !

Take it easy! They’ve got 30 years to fix up that house!


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[Lawdwaz]

10 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Take it easy! They’ve got 30 years to fix up that house!


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Oh boy.....I'm 29 in my house! 

[Nomad]

21 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Take it easy! They’ve got 30 years to fix up that house!


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Ha in 30 years I’ll be 91 ! Winter is slow time for me , I was waiting for this chance , plus it’s empty only till the 21 st .  Although with bad arthritis in both feet standing all day on cement and hardwoods has been very painful .

That and I’ve been moving furniture over each time I go and the Mrs yells at me for moving things up,and down stairs by myself , she may have a point but I’m stubborn. 

[Nomad]

Found my new funnel ,right in my daughters new yard !  Low fence hunting ! They enter and leave that old school yard , through her side yard , going to need to make a snare or perhaps one of those pits with sharpened sticks like they use for, lions and such .

Perhaps the snare , that way if a kid goes through ,we just have to cut him down unharmed, and reset the snare .

Edited March 12, 2020 by Nomad

[grampy]

You got this Larry! All ya need is a loincloth and a spear from that tree!!

[BizCT]

6 minutes ago, Nomad said:

Found my new funnel ,right in my daughters new yard !  Low fence hunting ! They enter and leave that old school yard , through her side yard , going to need to make a snare or perhaps one of those pits with sharpened sticks like they use for, lions and such .

Perhaps the snare , that way if a kid goes through ,we just have to cut him down unharmed, and reset the snare .

Can you create a safe background and get permission from neighbors to shoot?

[Nomad]

11 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Can you create a safe background and get permission from neighbors to shoot?

Not a chance , no gun hunting in that town , densely packed homes, and that field belongs to the daycare just out of the picture , a true perfect storm of Nomad gets arrested .

[BizCT]

4 minutes ago, Nomad said:

Not a chance , no gun hunting in that town , densely packed homes, and that field belongs to the daycare just out of the picture , a true perfect storm of Nomad gets arrested .

I meant bow! gun kills don't count anyway

[Nomad]

If you own two acres in that town you can bow hunt on it , she’s about 1 3/4 short .

[BizCT]

12 minutes ago, Nomad said:

If you own two acres in that town you can bow hunt on it , she’s about 1 3/4 short .

you're gonna have to step in and buy that school!