When I moved back in…
Here are what I’d describe as “the greatest hits” of the state of the house. Click on any of the photos to bring up a bigger one (you may have to click a second time too). In total I have over 100 pictures of the damage. A mutual friend who warned me about the smell a few weeks ago may have put it best [deleted]
To be fair there was an attempt to patch a section of wall where the younger kid kicked holes in the drywall, but it’s so poorly done I need to take it all off and redo it as it sits 1/8 to 3/16 proud of the wall and the texture does not even come close to matching. The photos don’t really show the problem super clearly so I’m getting a written estimate with description of that and a few other issues that did not photograph very well.
There was even an old piece of dog feces under the sofa. Seriously she was living like this.
These were taken as soon as we arrived at the house Friday so there was no chance for a “it was not like that when I left” excuse. A friend helped move Friday and walked the house with me while I took the photos.
I had the carpets cleaned yesterday and took care of the worst of the rest yesterday and today. I have cleaners coming in tomorrow to finish the rest off.
I’ve got some costs already and will try to get quotes to put the rest right as you suggested. I got a quote for the time in the kitchen last year. To remove the old tile, colour match the grout and fix it correctly (and this is with me supplying the tiles) was well over $200.
Thanks for the help in getting this done, I’m in and that’s the important part. The rest is just more money to add to the bill and dealing with the next round of passive-aggressive behavior.
Living room
- Tile damage in kitchen – the 10 year old did this about a year ago. It’s a tile kitchen counter and the tile is broken with large chips missing now.
In laundry room, the smell of car urine is difficult to convey. All the stains on the floor and so on are cat urine after the litter boxes were not cleaned or the lids put back on fully. There was also substantial urine soaked litter and feces under the washing machine to the left of the picture, and swept into the duct just behind where I was standing (this has happened before and why I asked for the ducts to be cleaned in an e-mail).
Door broken off the hinges in the second bathroom, again more careless/malicious kids
Broken electrical fixture
Trash, bags of clothes and other stuff she did not want left in the office
Trash, bags of clothes and other stuff she did not want left in the office
Master bathroom
Shower in the master bathroom
Master bathroom again
Curtain rail pulled from wall
Curtain rail pulled from wall. You get the idea, there was similar damage in 21 locations
6 of the 7 smoke detectors and the one carbon monoxide detector were all disconnected rather than replace the batteries. Two were in a drawer in the kitchen and five lined up in the spare bedroom. The only smoke detector still plugged in was in the master bedroom
Sample of the inside of the fridge, there was dried blood and some stuff I’m not sure of both in and behind the crisper
Inside the freezer
cupboard door split
I’ve been told these were mouse droppings, I’ve set up traps, but these were fairly old
Inside of oven door, this was particularly disturbing. The burnt on grease so think the clear window was semi-opaque.
The oven was not much better
Lots of splatter and grease inside the microwave
Ice/water dispenser on the outside of the fridge
A sample of the stains on the carpet
Damage to the trim at the base of the wall in the kitchen. Again and example of many places.
Toilet in the master bathroom
Damage inside the closet in the master bedroom. The shelf was pulled down and brackets broken
I don’t understand how people live like that or think that’s a good place to bring up kids. Trash is trash, it was well put. She is not who she said she was and I see that.
I’m sorry you found the place like that, it was unfair on you and you are right to be upset by what you got. I hope you enjoy the house, talk to you later.
Dave, many eyes have been opened and I undersant more about her than before. Good luck and please call if you want.
She now calls herself Heath* Appe** and works at ***********, [a whole bunch of interesting stuff, deleted]
Dave, Know you are getting the last laugh