Well, like the old proverb goes, you can't "polish a turd" but you can at least make it smell nice.....here's some prelim stuff....
Initial front......
Initial back-porch w/ lovely multi-use hot tub constructed of liquid nails
and ceramic tiles on the right.........
After....that hot tub was a major bitch to get out...sledge, chainsaw, crowbar, air chisel, and 5hrs of sweat and cussin...
After....still looks like shit
Turds away...30 yards of crap....
layin in posts for the "Great Wall"....
Fence framing....
After....voilla and bee-u-ti-full jawb...
around the live oak limb....to be completed......
New gate entry....
Guttin bedrooms....
New electric boxes while at it....
Drywallin....
Breaker box before....
and After....
Wallpaper (invented by the Devil) what a mess......
Popcorn ceiling (also invented by the Devil) scraped and skim coated......
Before...cheesy ass mirror (old window to garage converted to bedroom)....
After....
Lovely graffiti of the previous tenants....
Eat my dust....
After....
Lookin like a pro job......
After....
Back door casing..all fer now