Finally, we have some real news to report.
We closed on the Money Pit on Friday morning. Husband then spent part of the day installing locks.....and no, that's not a mistake, we had to install not replace locks. He also began the cleaning process and airing out the house. This house is utterly filthy. How on earth anyone could live in this mess is just beyond comprehension. Wife refuses to use either bathroom (which are presently Black Hole of Calcutta-type places) and will have to find a local establishment to frequent.
There is one room on the second floor that we had never really seen until the former owner's workman cleaned it out. It used to be filled with a big heap of junk and more filth. Now, it only has a big piece of carpet and a bucket filled with some unidentified, brownish liquid (it probably started out as rainwater since its near a leak). At some point, somone lobbed a brick into the plaster wall, and its still there. We pulled back the carpet and found a newspaper from 1948, along with more dirt.
The kitchen carpet was....filthy. The carpet looked sort of like the Astroturf you see at Myrtle Beach putt-putt courses. At least that's what it started out as. We removed it, along with untold amounts of dirt and crud, last night. On the bright side, we found some type of subfloor under the putting green and hardwood floor below.
So, we have more cleaning ahead today. It will be a while before the place is safe enough for the Girls to come with us.
