Finished working on a rental for a friend tonight. It's an old mail order, or catalog, house that was put up 110 years ago. I didn't think to take before photos until I got into it a few days, but you can get the idea.
The owner has some low end rentals. This one had been occupied for 5 years by someone with "issues." I can't say it looked like something out of an episode of "Hoarders." More like the houses on Hoarders after one day of cleaning. Cat and dog urine and feces. Lots of mouse droppings. Garbage on the walls and tucked away. We wore masks for much of the early work.
It's fairly livable now. Thought I'd share some of the before and after shots. My daughter and I did everything but lay the carpet. Owner got a package deal on that.
Living room before. 1920s linoleum with urine residue.
Living room after with low pile carpet and repaired walls.
Kitchen before. But, after I'd mopped the walls and ceiling twice.
Kitchen after. (I didn't pick the color. Owner had a 5 gal. bucket of this blue.)
The former harley davidson bedroom. This puppy had orange walls with high gloss black trim.
The bathroom. There was a large hole in the wall just above the commode. There were 6 holes throughout the house. Covered with duct tape and layers of paint. Interesting.
It was fun. We put 57 hours of labor into it. Gives me something to do in the winter.
