Ahhh, This is the LIFE!

[maplesky7]

Is that a wrap around porch???

oh sigh.... how lovely.

 

[speckledhen]

Well, it wraps on three sides and on the fourth, it's more narrow and has just an ugly fiberglass overhang. The entire porch roof needs to be removed and re-roofed. Leaks alot on that long side in the picture.

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

Absolutely gorgeous! I love that GA jungle. Pretty, pretty, pretty! How do you ever leave your house? I'd be on the porch all the time.

 

[EweSheep]

Leak or not, that kind of house I would love to live in!

In due time, you will get it fixed!

Is it natural shingles or has some holes to it?

How did you acquire this house? What did the house "tell" you to "buy me"?

 

[speckledhen]

The porch roof is a separate roof from the main house roof and was put on later, by someone who didn't know that you just do not shingle an almost flat roof (1 in 12 pitch). So, it's leaked since we lived here and now just gushes in places. The house is about 15-16 years old, so I'd like to re-roof the entire house and porch at the same time, but that will take probably $8000-9000 for the metal roof I want.
This house was part of an estate and hadn't been lived in in about six months since the death of the owner. Every faucet leaked and needed to be replaced, carpet in the two bedrooms replaced, the entire house painted, etc. It was a bargain and appraised for about $14K more than we paid for it at the time, even with the issues. It is very open, with a seasonal view of mtns in two states, and just a casual, sort of cottage-style cabin. We are comfortable here, but there is sooooo much more to be done when money permits. We had sold a partially finished cabin in TN and were driving back home when we decided to stop in a real estate office and see if there was anything available. The agent showed us three houses and we made an offer on this one that day. We have lived here longer than anywhere we've lived since we were married, about seven years.

CityGirl, I don't leave my house much. I prefer to stay on my little mtn and enjoy my birds and the wildlife around here. This is the kitchen, which sold me on the place as much as anything. It has lots of storage, pull out shelves in the pantry cabinet, corner lazy susan, deep baking pan drawers, etc.

Then, the porch was a good draw for us:

 

[EweSheep]

i love it! Its simple and homey! I could have just snuggled right in!

I was not sure how they can build homes in the heavy wooded areas but you got an excellent site of everything going on!

 

[speckledhen]

It's a very simple house, that's true. One huge room with kitchen, dining area and livingroom with fireplace (well, we put in a soapstone stove), two bedrooms and one bathroom. The bsmt has about 800 sf and was divided into an inlaw type suite, but never completely finished. There is a bathroom down there, but it's rarely used unless we brood chicks in it. Here is the view I like.

 

[debilorrah]

Green I tell ya, just green.

 

[speckledhen]

We have a total of 5.37 acres. Originally, we bought the house on 2.22 acres then the adjoining acreage became available and we bought that. Now, the extra 3.15 is for sale, but this market is tough. It's no longer listed with anyone, so we can lower the price. Anyway, anyone want to live next to big Suede?

I really dont want to sell, but heck, we could do the new roof and other things if we sold that. If not, then we'll cut out winter wood off it.

 

[maplesky7]

oh noooo....don't sell!!! You don't want neighbors that close. ha ha...ok, fine...do what you have to do. lol.

That's what my parents did when they bought a lot up in Wisconsin for their A frame cabin...once the lot next to theirs was up for grabs they took it or else the cabins would have been soooo close. What's the point in that? Cabins are for woods and to have some space between you and the next person...who owns a tiger. lol. No kiddin... a retired circus tiger. roaaar. just keep it in the cage. They eventually found it a sanctuary of some sort.

Yeah...next time you do your roof...and that SHOULD be your next thing on your agenda because it is really important...see about making the pitch above your porch more slanted, instead of flat. My parents did that with the porch here. When it was re-roofed they pitched the roof above the porch more and it has helped a great deal. It'll be worth it.

Metal roofs are cool. My dh used to install them.

Lovely place you have there. Lots of leaves those chickens can scratch for bugs under. ha ha.