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On August 14th Keith and I decided to head up to the property in the afternoon to rebuild the railing on the deck. As you can see it was totally unsafe and ugly. A couple of screws and bungie cords held the white plastic lattice work on. It was just a matter of time before the kids fell through the railing.
First thing we did is remove that white lattice.
We kept the supports but built new frame work
No shortage of spindles
Spindles on the run.
Deck is extremly better. It is now safe for the kids. Question is what colour to stain the deck?
Susan and the kids along with her sister and mother went up to the property on Friday afternoon. They played in the creek for most of the afternoon. I did not get there until well after dinner.
Cleared the patio of junk, going to put BBQ here to hide from the rain.
New railings going up this week or weekend
Work in progress, the garage. Had a few good fires with the cabinets that came out of here!
Long story. lol
Lawn cut and started opening up the creek bank of weeds
Across the creek I opened up an area so the kids can have an easy place to get in and out of the water
Peeled the ugly wallpaper to find ugly green paint. One of the next projects!
Welcome! I purchased an investment/recreational property. I will blog about the trials and accomplishments I have with this property. It will be a ton of work but I am also going to work hard on having fun here too!
So this is what I purchased:
3 bedroom 1 bath little home/cottage on Eels Creek
Lots of junk laying around
Yard needs work
Ripping this building down. Canopy great for greenhouse. It is for sale.
Lucas looking over Creek
Susan opening up the house
Bathroom is in fair shape
Renee happy to be here!
They do love each other! Must be the cottage air!
Faith and I cleaning the creek bed. Left with nice sand bottom.
Trailer has a home!
Creek view of the cottage
Alex checking out crayfish
We worked on Saturday to clean up the property a little. Looked a ton better. Sunday we played with the kids and that was a fun day. Monday we cleaned again. Stay tuned for the pictures of the results of the clean up!
RESIDENTIAL - ANDIMAR ESTATES, PIGEON LAKESIDE COMMUNITY offering fishing,
boating & quality living! This is a Gil Sperry built country brick 3+2
bedroom bright spacious bungalow, huge country kitchen with built-in dishwasher,
gleaming hardwood floors, oak cupboards & cabinets, garden doors to deck
& large private yard with trees fringing the perimeter. Finished lower level
which could lend itself to an in-law suite. Includes family room, cozy hearth,
another 4pc bath, huge master bedroom 26` x 12`, plus another bright bedroom.
Garage, beautiful perennial gardens. 15 minutes to Peterborough or Lindsay.
Deeded access to Pigeon Lake.
RESIDENTIAL - Location, Location, Location!. This home is located seconds away
from Otonabee River (and boat launch) and a minute from the easy access of Hwy.
115. Lovely clean & bright bungalow on a quiet Peterborough Street. 3 plus 2
bedrooms, 2 baths, beautiful kitchen with built-in microwave and dishwasher,
dining room with large windows to let in sunlight, and lower level rec room with
gas fireplace. Tons of updates done here! 2009 seen new shingles and top of the
line gas furnace with heat pump installed. 2008 seen $7,700 spent on
interlocking brick and retaining wall. This house is ready for you to move in.
Huge bang for your housing buck! (Heating cost $85. per month, P.U.S. $118. per
month.
RESIDENTIAL - Attractive open concept 3 bedroom bungalow. This home features 4
pc. bath with tub, built-in dishwasher, large beautiful windows giving the
kitchen, living room and dining room nice bright & cheery atmosphere.
Basement has rough-in plumbing for 3pc bath, fully wired and waiting for your
creativity. Nice little street in Peterborough`s southeast end. Great deck to
enjoy, garage entry to house.
Obviously, your home should look its best when potential buyers arrive. However,
time is not always on your side. There may be times when you have only a few
minutes to get things ready. What you do with those minutes can mean the
difference between an interested buyer… and one who crosses your home off the
list.
Here are some things you can do to help your home look
its best in just five minutes or less:
Put away coats, hats, and shoes. Clean up, especially
around the foyer. You don't want clutter to be the first thing a buyer sees.
Turn on all lights and lamps. A home that is bright looks
larger.
Put on some soft music. Easy listening is the best choice.
Don't play rock or jazz music because some people might dislike it. Think
elevator music.
Make sure the toilet lids are down. Even when a washroom is
sparkling clean, a raised toilet seat gives the impression – however incorrectly
– that things are less than hygienic.
Relocate the pets. Put pets in the backyard or basement, or
at least segregate them in a separate room. Better still, take them away from
your home entirely.
Close the garage doors. Most garages don't look great on
the inside.
Hide the waste bins. Keep them out of sight.
Wash the dishes. If possible, don't leave them on a drying
rack.
Put them away. Put away personal items. Put family
pictures, bills, and other personally identifying information away. You want the
buyers to visualize themselves living in your home, not you.
Open all curtains and blinds. This makes rooms look bigger
and brighter, even at night.
Buckhorn Ontairo is one of the nicest places in Ontario to visit, live or cottage. Here is my great experence my family and I had on Canada Day! Thanks to BCC, Cody Inn and Parks Canada!
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