Doug's New House - Before...

The back (north) garden - neglected and very overgrown.

Some clearing work done so far by Doug's workers Sylvester,

and Ishmael (who now lives on this property)...

The missionaries also helped with some clearing on Monday.

 

Gutters overgrown on the back (north).

We also found a bee hive in or around the old chimney.

outside the back door into the garden on the north.

A gorgeous indigenous plumbago - needs some trimming, but worth keeping.

A lovely creeper.  I need to find out what it is.

Maybe it is worth keeping too.

The south facing front of the house.

The house will divide fairly simply into three units.

The existing bathroom needs some attention, but basically sound.

The three bedrooms each have the bare bones of a cupboard.

Two of the rooms carpets can be kept too.

This cupboard needs more attention, but basically sound too.

This is the main bedroom cupboard.

It will move to another room.

This will become a new lounge/diningroom.

This area will become a new bedroom.

lounge will become a living area.

 

The east driveway will be sorted out fairly easily... 

The west side garden.  Perhaps some potential here.

This house is worse than Phillips House in some ways,

better in other ways...

And we've learnt a LOT in the last... Eight years I think?

 

Third house in eight or nine years...

For the first one Doug needed financial partners,

for 27 Lys and now this one - also a few houses further down in Lys ave, 

he has managed to do all by himself. 

Well done Douglas!

You are gradually building prosperity.

 

I will watch the progress on this house with interest.