The Banned Building

See that hulking bunch of timber and shingles in the mist? Well it's been red-flagged by the city we live in because the previous owners built it without a permit.

It's built of odds and ends (including tree stumps holding up one side). No wonder it's been marked as a big no-no with the city.

We have until the end of May to take it down and dispose of it. There are a few options available to us for the removal, and I'm rooting for the one that costs us the least money and time.

More found items

These beauties come courtesy of the musty basement:

(These were vinegar, and were hidden in the rafters.)

Junk pile details

These are a few close-ups of the junk pile in the back of the house -- also known as the pile that's been there since inspection day. Initially, when we first viewed the house, we couldn't get into the basement because the enormous piles of crap blocked every way in. (And we still wrote up an offer on it, were we crazy or what?)

They had to clear the basement for inspection, so they just dragged all of that junk out to the back...and left it there.

A bucket with photos, and the mega pack of children's Motrin.

A box of crackers that the mice feasted on.