Numbchux
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Long-time lurker....first time poster.
Last Wednesday, my wife and I closed on our first home. The house isn't too spectacular, but it's got character. 1080 finished square feet, plus 720 unfinished basement. Hand built by the seller's Dad in the '50s, and actually in pretty good shape. It has a similarly humble 2 car garage, 24' wide, but it's 28' deep, which is really nice. And a 16'x18' shed. But the really big plus for us is that it sits on 22 acres of wooded land. And, while it needs a septic system to pass County inspection, it still won't put us in debt for the rest of our lives (minimum mortgage payment is about half what our rent has been for years), even if we refinance in 3-5 years and build a pole barn on the property.
I had decided, first off, that I wanted to name it. Just for S's & G's. I'm not clever enough to come up with something, but I started looking to WWII planes for clever name ideas, and then I had an excellent idea. My Wife's grandfather was a navigator on B-24s in WWII, and the first plane his crew was assigned to was the Black Deuce, so we named it after that. We need to digitize the art from the back of his old Air Force jacket and make a sign of some sort....but that'll come once we get settled.
Onto the good stuff....pictures
When we first arrived after closing:
Panoramic shot with my back up against the wall between the garage doors:
Regular picture that isn't quite as distorted:
And on Saturday, we had to make sure the fire pit in the back yard was functional:
As much as I'd love a lift, I have access to one at work for small jobs (I sling parts at a Subaru dealership, and there are always 6-8 empty hoists on Saturdays), so that'll probably wait for the pole barn. But a good work bench, bringing all of my tools (currently scattered between the little shed, work bench area in the basement, and trunks of my various cars), some serious electrical/lighting upgrades and a few other things need to happen here.
Last Wednesday, my wife and I closed on our first home. The house isn't too spectacular, but it's got character. 1080 finished square feet, plus 720 unfinished basement. Hand built by the seller's Dad in the '50s, and actually in pretty good shape. It has a similarly humble 2 car garage, 24' wide, but it's 28' deep, which is really nice. And a 16'x18' shed. But the really big plus for us is that it sits on 22 acres of wooded land. And, while it needs a septic system to pass County inspection, it still won't put us in debt for the rest of our lives (minimum mortgage payment is about half what our rent has been for years), even if we refinance in 3-5 years and build a pole barn on the property.
I had decided, first off, that I wanted to name it. Just for S's & G's. I'm not clever enough to come up with something, but I started looking to WWII planes for clever name ideas, and then I had an excellent idea. My Wife's grandfather was a navigator on B-24s in WWII, and the first plane his crew was assigned to was the Black Deuce, so we named it after that. We need to digitize the art from the back of his old Air Force jacket and make a sign of some sort....but that'll come once we get settled.
Onto the good stuff....pictures
When we first arrived after closing:
Panoramic shot with my back up against the wall between the garage doors:
Regular picture that isn't quite as distorted:
And on Saturday, we had to make sure the fire pit in the back yard was functional:
As much as I'd love a lift, I have access to one at work for small jobs (I sling parts at a Subaru dealership, and there are always 6-8 empty hoists on Saturdays), so that'll probably wait for the pole barn. But a good work bench, bringing all of my tools (currently scattered between the little shed, work bench area in the basement, and trunks of my various cars), some serious electrical/lighting upgrades and a few other things need to happen here.
