Happy New Year everyone!!
A week or so ago I told you al about our well giving us problems. Seems it was clogged and we weren't getting enough water through the pipes for the pump to build up pressure and turn itself off. So after several opinions from "pros" and the dollar amount to fix it climbing fast, we decided we better refinace to get some money out to save our water.
So for the past week I have been dealing with contractors, drywall guys and my husband electrocuting himself and me. I have painted my kitchen completely..ceiling, walls, cabinets, primed and painted the new drywall in the bathroom and painted our 25 foot long enclosed porch. I stopped when it came to the 12 windows out there. On top of all that I cleaned the entire house, cleaned out 2 major clutter filled closets and piled all the crap on the drive way.
I cut my hand bad enough for 3 or 4 stitched while trying to remove a broken window pane. My husband and daughter tried tot alk me into going to the ER, but I just didn't have the time. So I taped up my hand and kept going. With blood seeping, I replaced my 24x24 in. kitchen window. All for one man....
The appraiser came today and luckily is a historic house buff. When he found out our house is 80 years old this year he was thrilled. He tried to talk me into putting it on the historic register. He nearly pissed himself when I showed him the prohibition stash box hidden in the side of our fireplace.
So we are hoping he appraises our dump... I mean historic antique house appropriately.
The funny part of my story? The well has unclogged itself and is working perfectly. *knock wood*
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Don, we would have gone that route, but we have credit issues and refi is the only way.
An 80 year old house can be on a historic register? Ours turns 80 this year too. Thank goodness previous owners dealt with the updates and all we have to do is the upkeep.
Joanne, age is not the only factor in a house or place receiving historic status... our house was the first in this area before it was a subdivision and is the only one like it around us. Appraisers never know what to compare it to! Also it is one of the rare 2 full story houses around here. Most are split levels.
the draw back to being considered historic, is you have to ask permission from the historic board every time you want to paint, remodel, etc.. everything in the house has to be historic too.
An 80 year old house can be on a historic register? - Joanne Huspek
I recently bought a condo, the building was built in 1920, I believe - and that is one of the new kids on the block. (though lots of restoration has been going in my neighborhood as well.) Most of the houses around mine were built in the late 1700, mid 1800s. (for comparison)