The house of terror (with a 3 car garage)
05-07-2007, 01:26 PM
#1
The house of terror (with a 3 car garage)
As some of you may know I found a listing for a 3 car garage single family house in fairfax for a good price. Maybe a little too good. We decided to take a tour. Here's what we found.
The outside is rundown but not so bad at first look
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/026_G.jpg">
The skylight is busted and wrapped with a tarp
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/056_G.sized.jpg">
A lovely hottub on the back deck. Half filled with runoff water and dirt.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/029_G.jpg">
Visible cracking on the facade (yes, those are xmas lights)
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/034_G.jpg">
turns out to be a lot worse
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/033_G.jpg">
also all the window and door frames are rotten and need to be replaced.
Inside, the result of the cracking is obvious
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/036_G.jpg">
Lovely color scheme of the dining room.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/052_G.jpg">
The hardwood is basically destroyed. Also the wood in the entrance doesn't match the wood in the dining room
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/054_G.jpg">
The kitchen. Basically homemade out of bought cabinets, tile, 2x4s and playwood. Nothing salvagable here.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/053_G.jpg">
The living room is tiled, but of course the tile doesn't match what's in the kitchen. All the wood trim has been ripped out and replaced with bare wood boards.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/046_G.jpg">
The finishing touch on the living room wall. Busted skylight in the corner.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/038_G.jpg">
Downstairs powder room was the only part that looked half decent.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/039_G.jpg">
Too bad it was next to the garage which smelled like the elephant house at the zoo x 10. I was able to stand about 5 seconds after which my eyes started to water and I thought I was gonna pass out. Not sure what was in there, but we found a bag of primate food in the driveway...
And then went upstairs, where we found this room
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/047_G.jpg">
and this room
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/048_G.jpg">
and the master suite, which actually wasn't horrible except for the carpets that stopped being beige and were somewhere in the orange territory.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/049_G.jpg">
The master bath was so disgusting I didn't want to touch anything. Pretty much all the tiles were busted and it smelled bad. Again, nothing worth saving, complete rebuild required.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/050_G.jpg">
But wait... there's more
then we went to the basement
we opened the door to the stairs
to be greeted by this
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/040_G.jpg">
and from there it got worse
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/041_G.jpg">
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/042_G.jpg">
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/044_G.jpg">
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/043_G.jpg">
You know what, I think I'm not going to buy this house after all.
The outside is rundown but not so bad at first look
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/026_G.jpg">
The skylight is busted and wrapped with a tarp
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/056_G.sized.jpg">
A lovely hottub on the back deck. Half filled with runoff water and dirt.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/029_G.jpg">
Visible cracking on the facade (yes, those are xmas lights)
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/034_G.jpg">
turns out to be a lot worse
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/033_G.jpg">
also all the window and door frames are rotten and need to be replaced.
Inside, the result of the cracking is obvious
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/036_G.jpg">
Lovely color scheme of the dining room.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/052_G.jpg">
The hardwood is basically destroyed. Also the wood in the entrance doesn't match the wood in the dining room
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/054_G.jpg">
The kitchen. Basically homemade out of bought cabinets, tile, 2x4s and playwood. Nothing salvagable here.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/053_G.jpg">
The living room is tiled, but of course the tile doesn't match what's in the kitchen. All the wood trim has been ripped out and replaced with bare wood boards.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/046_G.jpg">
The finishing touch on the living room wall. Busted skylight in the corner.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/038_G.jpg">
Downstairs powder room was the only part that looked half decent.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/039_G.jpg">
Too bad it was next to the garage which smelled like the elephant house at the zoo x 10. I was able to stand about 5 seconds after which my eyes started to water and I thought I was gonna pass out. Not sure what was in there, but we found a bag of primate food in the driveway...
And then went upstairs, where we found this room
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/047_G.jpg">
and this room
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/048_G.jpg">
and the master suite, which actually wasn't horrible except for the carpets that stopped being beige and were somewhere in the orange territory.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/049_G.jpg">
The master bath was so disgusting I didn't want to touch anything. Pretty much all the tiles were busted and it smelled bad. Again, nothing worth saving, complete rebuild required.
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/050_G.jpg">
But wait... there's more
then we went to the basement
we opened the door to the stairs
to be greeted by this
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/040_G.jpg">
and from there it got worse
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/041_G.jpg">
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/042_G.jpg">
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/044_G.jpg">
<img src="http://tomasz.data2net.org/gallery-albums/album113/043_G.jpg">
You know what, I think I'm not going to buy this house after all.
05-07-2007, 02:34 PM
#7
Wow. That's a disgrace. But then, anything can be fixed with enough money.
Maybe it's worth a serious low-ball offer.
What's the story on the prior owners? Obviously they had kids. Or maybe they WERE kids.
What's the story on the prior owners? Obviously they had kids. Or maybe they WERE kids.
