Spring 1998

The history of the lot

The house that was

This house was at one time a very nice "coach." It had fallen into disrepair over the past few years while a man that the other neighbors were afraid of lived there. They say that he was crazy and that the house was a mess. I can attest that the windows were coated on the inside with some kind of thick, yellow, drippy slime and the curtains looked like Godzilla had used them just before flushing.

The breakup

The old house was split into pieces before being hauled away. You can see inside through the plastic that shields the interior from the elements, but I won't show it to you, you may be eating. Come to think of it, the plastic is probably more for the protection of those on the outside.

Half a house

Our new house, it ain't no "coach", was delivered in two segments. Here is the first half. Technically, it's a "double-wide," but if anyone ever hears me refer to my house as a trailer or coach, you have to right, nay the responsibility, to hit me.

The whole thing

Our house is the newest one on the block, with the next newest being built in the mid 70's. Here we see the whole thing. Our house has 8 to 12 foot vaulted ceilings. The older "coaches" have 7 foot flat roofs, one neighbor thought that we had a two story model.

Finishing touches

After the pieces are bolted together, the finishing touches both inside and out need to be done. This part takes about a week and includes:
  • Earthquake bracing
  • Internal plaster touch ups
  • Gas, electric, phone, and cable connections
  • Crawl space skirt mounting
  • external paint touch up
  • concrete
  • internal paint touch up
  • carpeting
  • final cleaning

99.95% complete

The only thing left to do is to pour the concrete and finish the porch. I still have to do the landscaping too.