$20,000 for Pt. Wash house that must be moved

[DD]

what are the outside dimensions...L x W?

Hop, you got a lot?

 

[Hop]

just curious...and for those that may have a lot...

 

[DD]

just curious...and for those that may have a lot...

Let's hope someone chimes in...we gotta find a home for this home.

 

[Berkly]

Here are some interior pics, as I don't know how to PM them to people! I will be away from the board for most of the day (working at Sacred Heart) so I will try to answer any questions during lunch or this evening. Just wanted to give a heads up! BTW, the youth group from the church used this house as their own...that will explain all the interior!

 

[DD]

Love it!!

 

[Miss Kitty]

Love it!!

so cozy... wake up sowallers and help!!!

 

[Kurt]

I would like to take a closer look.

 

[DD]

I would like to take a closer look.

 

[Allifunn]

I would love to do this! A SoWal house! How....how.....how????? :scratch: :scratch:
It looks BEAUTIFUL!

 

[NoHall]

I hear that the costs to move homes is quite expensive, then you still are likely to have many repairs once the house is set at the new location. One repair grows into another, and often, it is much less expensive to build from scratch. I like preserving old things, but I bet you can get more for the house, selling it as reclaimed Cypress, rather than selling the house as a whole. Reclaiming the Cypress is also a way of reusing/recycling the materials.

It all depends on the original structure. Houses built in that era have an incredible stability to them. I'm sitting in one right now that is made of solid oak. We just about have to use a jackhammer to hang a set of blinds. The issues I have are mostly to do with pipes. The worst part of the pipes on that house will be left behind. If it is placed on a level lot that doesn't have any settling issues, it should be fine.

In a house of that age, they would probably lose as much of the cypress as they would reclaim. Wood that has been together that long doesn't like to come apart!

The house is approx 1200 sf and has three bedrooms (they are on the small side) and one bathroom. The living room is nicely sized and has a brick fireplace. There is also a large eat in kitchen. It seems like the kitchen was an addition to the house sometime in the 40s or 50s. The exterior cypress matches all around, though. There is also an enclosed porch not included in the square footage...that is on the rear of the house. I have a few pics of the interior, if anyone is interested in seeing them just PM me. The house has been updated with central heat/air. I know that Ducky quoted a past interested buyer around 35-36K to move the house in the Pt Washington area....if it was going 10 miles, I have no idea how much he would charge. My meager experience would say closer to 50-60K....that's why we are willing to look at all offers as we know the buyer will be incurring a cost with moving the house. Any ideas to save this house are welcome! Thank you!!!

Here are some interior pics, as I don't know how to PM them to people! I will be away from the board for most of the day (working at Sacred Heart) so I will try to answer any questions during lunch or this evening. Just wanted to give a heads up! BTW, the youth group from the church used this house as their own...that will explain all the interior!

Look at those floors, and those window frames! Is that a bead-board ceiling? The bones remind me of my house...