tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post507589013839621440..comments2024-03-15T23:15:30.992-05:00Comments on The Box House: A New Contest! Into Every Life a Little Rain Must Fall...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-78964222420417396102008-05-12T12:36:00.000-05:002008-05-12T12:36:00.000-05:00SarahPerdue--Those are some truly horrible PO stor...SarahPerdue--Those are some truly horrible PO stories; they sound like awful people and, most frustrating, laughed at your concerns. But I'm glad you still like the house itself! The rest of the bad memories will fade in time.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374925727669703513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-35184469216713901092008-05-12T01:59:00.000-05:002008-05-12T01:59:00.000-05:00sOk, I know I missed the contest by a day because ...sOk, I know I missed the contest by a day because I just found your blog, but I had to hit a few highlights--that happened in what's supposed to be our "forever" house in the "great" neighborhood...<BR/><BR/>1. the PO took two wrought iron arbors from the backyard and cut the confederate jasmine to the ground saying when asked, "I thought since you were building a fence you didn't want them." SarahPerduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114297794680493117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-16562810196477394582008-05-11T01:13:00.000-05:002008-05-11T01:13:00.000-05:00These stories were so much fun to read--I feel kin...These stories were so much fun to read--I feel kinda bad for chuckling at everyone else's misery, but feel soooo much better about the problems at our own beloved Box House. We're not alone!<BR/><BR/>But it was so hard to pick a winner for this contest. I mulled it over for days, as each tale of woe had its merits. I wish I could award everyone a prize!<BR/><BR/>raven, your story of holes in the Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374925727669703513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-33943599542110363482008-05-08T14:05:00.000-05:002008-05-08T14:05:00.000-05:00These are great stories! Keep 'em coming!These are great stories! Keep 'em coming!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374925727669703513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-41569354785834735642008-05-08T11:11:00.000-05:002008-05-08T11:11:00.000-05:00Those are some awesome stories ! Thanks for encour...Those are some awesome stories ! Thanks for encouraging them!<BR/><BR/>No disasters yet.. .crossing fingers. ... though everything is done amatuerishly and crappy. It's taken way longer to demo things than it should, since they used NAILS for EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. Sigh.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377889829748572675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-1438165132122097222008-05-08T10:23:00.000-05:002008-05-08T10:23:00.000-05:00Our first house was the worst. It was a bank repo...Our first house was the worst. It was a bank repo. We should have known better.<BR/><BR/> I'll try to keep the list concise:<BR/><BR/>1) The reason the floors "rolled" wasn't because the house had settled but because there was no foundation. We thought there were concrete footings under the piers, but we were wrong. They were just sitting on a concrete block burried in the dirt.<BR/><BR/>2) Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111893364147445374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-13091822572709401682008-05-08T09:28:00.000-05:002008-05-08T09:28:00.000-05:00Our cover-ups certainly weren't intentional-- as I...Our cover-ups certainly weren't intentional-- as I've mentioned, it was a foreclosure, and I just think that some of the POs did whatever was convenient or available to make it look as good as they could...<BR/><BR/>So, when we bought the house, Adam was spending a lot of time working on it by himself. He had projects lined up, but he kept getting distracted and I'd get a handful of phone calls Amaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813482700712319697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-70357994380856919652008-05-08T09:26:00.000-05:002008-05-08T09:26:00.000-05:00You know how there's always one thing during a sal...You know how there's always <I>one</I> thing during a sale (or divorce) that turns into a huge, out-of-proportion-to-all-reality bone of contention?<BR/><BR/>In my case, it was the mini satellite dish mounted on the corner of my roof. I remember it being part of the deal. My agent remembered it being part of the deal. I had <I>papers</I> that said it was part of the deal.<BR/><BR/>Yet, after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-74045063440184081852008-05-08T07:10:00.000-05:002008-05-08T07:10:00.000-05:00There were a few things we discovered after closin...There were a few things we discovered after closing. Such as the hot water heater broke at some point after the inspection, and that the bathroom and laundry room have absolutely no insulation (we have no idea how they passed inspection). The worst thing was that the PO's stole our barn siding! All the new lumber was there when we did the final walk through the night before we closed, and thenBeccaMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954368128587326415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-27457565711308660702008-05-08T06:59:00.000-05:002008-05-08T06:59:00.000-05:00In 2003, I rented a mobile house. Less than a year...In 2003, I rented a mobile house. Less than a year later, I bought it because my payments would be less than rent. I thought I could fix it up to make it cozier since my landlord wasn't big on repairs.<BR/><BR/>My horror stories over the next three years continue to entertain my friends, family, and colleagues.<BR/><BR/>Where shall I start? I ripped out the carpet in the living room and Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477204159405707320noreply@blogger.com