Hi,
My Wife and I Want to buy this house built in 1860 single story < 1000sq ft. The price is $40K with an passible good condition value at about $50K.
However I know a few things I need advise on. the front (west- upgrade) bassment wall (~28') and the Noth side wall (~20') are bowed in and in places not even touching the Sill beam.
the original wall was made out of flat Stone and some one tried to fix the problem by building a cement block wall around the inside of the basement.
I know that If we get the house we will need to dig out the north and west wall, remove the old wall(s) and put in new walls with a good drain system Not to mention replace sections of the Sill that are in decay.
I'm not asking for an estamate but a ball park cost. Will it likely cost more then the $40K asking price or $5K, $10K, $20K. Is this a really bad idea or would it be worth it for the right price?
We want to live there, we want to do alot of the work ourselves. We love the location and the lot with the little brook running by (the stream >40' away and is lower than the basment floor)
Thanks,
Fayette
My Wife and I Want to buy this house built in 1860 single story < 1000sq ft. The price is $40K with an passible good condition value at about $50K.
However I know a few things I need advise on. the front (west- upgrade) bassment wall (~28') and the Noth side wall (~20') are bowed in and in places not even touching the Sill beam.
the original wall was made out of flat Stone and some one tried to fix the problem by building a cement block wall around the inside of the basement.
I know that If we get the house we will need to dig out the north and west wall, remove the old wall(s) and put in new walls with a good drain system Not to mention replace sections of the Sill that are in decay.
I'm not asking for an estamate but a ball park cost. Will it likely cost more then the $40K asking price or $5K, $10K, $20K. Is this a really bad idea or would it be worth it for the right price?
We want to live there, we want to do alot of the work ourselves. We love the location and the lot with the little brook running by (the stream >40' away and is lower than the basment floor)
Thanks,
Fayette