GAME ON!!!!!!!

After several hours of dithering on the details, I have a signed contract on my own little termite-infested, sinking into the ground, uninhabitable single family home (pictured at right). It may not look like much right now, but I have a plan for it. I have vision and, shall we say, cojones that many others do not.

First action item is to have a foundation specialist come out and figure out what the heck needs to be done to correct the settling. The floor slopes in a north westerly direction (not literally. That's my way of saying the floor slopes away and to the left from the front door). I am certain that a marble placed at the front door would roll quite rapidly across the living room and rest in the far outside corner of the dining area. It feels like a carnival funhouse. No joke.

I will be calling Engineered Soil Repairs of Walnut Creek to come out this week. When I was doing some investigative work a few weeks ago to determine how much it's going to cost to make this place habitable, the folks at ESR (and specifically Chris Wilhite) were far and away the NICEST, most helpful, professional group I talked to.

I'd also like to acknowledge Ward Construction in Richmond, CA. They don't serve my area but were kind enough to give me the names of some folks who do (one of which was ESR).

Next up is to get some contractors out there to provide some quotes on the rest of the work to be done. I'll let you know how that goes.