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All right. I am at 910 Woodward 43608 zip code recently vacated house. We still have like shreds of stuff all across the snow outside. Just hit the market about five minutes ago.
We have some windows. It’s really neat because the windows’ interior haven’t been painted. You’re kind of half saved and half is a pain in the butt. As long as these windows are in good condition and if I can find one that isn’t quite so bright I can get a little better example here so you can see how the window is in amazing condition. There’s no bracing. There’s no screwing needed. The windows should open and close smoothly. As long as the windows are in good condition leave them as is for another decade, but as those windows start falling apart that’s where we start recommending upgrades. No problems with that.
We have some skimming needed on the ceiling. Looks like some kind of wallpaper product. It’s got paper board underneath it so definitely ready for some basic loving. Walking from dining room we have living room dining room moving into kitchen. The kitchen’s actually really big. It’s kind of like an addition that was made onto the home. You have some original cabinets. Again. as long as they’re opening and closing, I’m fine. Looks like countertops are ready for new countertops. There’s chipping all over here. It’s not a big dollar item. The annoyance by the way if you make an L in your countertop you kind of double the cost so anytime I’m designing a kitchen I try to keep it linear. In this case you’re kind of committed to two sides.
Another window here. This one’s a metal track. I’m gonna call this like a 1970s era double pane thin junk quality window pane. Again, as long as it’s not broke, as long as it doesn’t fall apart; we try to open it. I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
Moving us into this back bedroom. This window, I’ve got a gut feel, some of these because there’s like no glazing, that’s just a sheet of glass. And I think the other glass here, if you look down here, the other glass is broken. So this window may be up for a replacement. You can see there have been like garbage bags put on it so you may have a couple of those. But I suspect they’re not overly expensive. Book yourself one thousand dollars a window to trim the outside. If we don’t trim the outside, it’s more like seven fifty. I hate these closet little mobile home accordion things. They’ve got to go put a proper door in there but the bedroom is standard size.
This is just back door moving us into bathroom. I don’t have any problem. We’ve got a floor that’s got to go, but I don’t have any problem with this back bedroom. So you kind of have like a private bedroom for this rear back room.
As you walk back into the middle of the house you have the classic two bedroom setup, bathroom in the middle, bedroom, bedroom. We’ll start in a bedroom. So this bedroom is totally normal size. You have somebody fell through the ceiling or the ceiling really needs some loving.
Moving into this front bedroom again. Flooring is shot; it’s done, but it has a closet set up nicely. Just needs some loving. Here’s an original window. This one’s painted. We’ll see how it functions. It does have a screen – screen’s ancient, but it does have a screen. It does have storms so this one may be fine. Here’s another window. You’re starting to get older. They’re painted. They’re not as good so it’s all catch as catch can. Again you’ve got that weird coating like a wallpaper and then, above that, is another layer of ceiling from thirty years ago. I don’t think there’s anything really to write home about this cracking. Its interesting but I don’t think there’s anything structural going on. There’s no stair step cracking that would indicate a structural problem and that’s paint. No other more interesting liquid on the wall there.
Into bathroom. Don’t know what’s going on with the toilet here. I will ask if anybody is genuinely interested in the property. This sink is shot. We don’t put epoxy or whatever that is on a ceramic sink. The sink is done. The tub is a cast iron tub; it doesn’t have a surround. It’s just horrible. I would remove this window if we’re going to do any work on windows. Remove this window. This needs a standard surround. We’d have to measure this; see if we can get sixty inches in here. You need a shower head. You need a valve. You’re going to refloor at the same time and we need a vent fan on the switch. Electric is totally on so we have the start of wiring, but we need a vent fan. Taking this outside especially if we’re going to be working in the ceiling in the adjacent room you’re set up to duct out into the eaves but that would upgrade this second bathroom amazingly. Again you have a second bathroom; that’s unusual.
Let’s head down to the basement. We have some basic unsupported conduit; nothing to write home about. This is the condensate pump for the A coil so we don’t have water all over the floor. This furnace is not a high efficiency furnace. You are vented through metal right here and then you’re also old, incredibly old, and gross, but it actually still works. So maybe you get a year maybe five years or you can replace and upgrade. That would be where I’m leaning.
I see we have a filter box. Where is the filter? I suspect you’re running the version where you open the bottom door with a wrench and slide the filter across the blower motor. Ultimately, this needs to be replaced with a standard cold air return filter and this needs to be sealed. This is not supposed to be open.
Old furnace basement. I’m going to give this like an eight out of ten score. You’ve got some moisture intrusion, efflorescence. Not a big deal. The main beam that supports this house is lovely. Water heater – I’m not sure what’s going on here, but these threads are broken and you’ve got an old one up here. You have theft of copper water lines so you’re going to end up putting PEX in.
You have a second chimney which you don’t see a lot. that’s another odd one to resolve. Second bathroom drains into the basement you have one cleanout. You have two cleanouts. That’s unusual. Then you run into original plumbing. This is oakum and lead they put oak packing in the bottom and pour molten lead on top. It’s a forever product. As long as you never freeze it. That part doesn’t look bad. I would predict the plumber is going to replace this small run and transition into PVC with a proper sweep instead of a hard ninety. So that could get upgraded.
Breaker panel up to code. Modern outlet while servicing the panel. Hundred amp General Electric. Nothing rare and wonderful. Breakers are older but nothing alarming.
910 Woodward – three bedroom two bathroom house. Definitely needs some loving, but the bones are lovely. Painted siding – needs to be vinyl siding, needs soffit, satellite dish needs to go. Exterior nothing worrisome. Very modest layout nothing on the house is really that big a deal. You have an adjacent lot; don’t know whether that sells with this house. These are typically hundred dollar lots you can fence it if desired.
If you have any hope of qualifying for Section 8 and passing the city of Toledo lead ordinance, you’ll need vinyl siding. I don’t know the census tract and deadline on this address. Windows in the front actually looked in lovely condition and you can potentially convert this porch to an open profile similar to the neighbor instead of replacing glass in the future.
But that is 910 Woodward. Lovely three bedroom, two bathroom house – you don’t see that a whole lot all on one level other than the basement.