I am going to call Uncle Sam my fairy godmother godfather, because we have our rebate check in the bank and we have pledged it to a local business! Apparently, as of early June, we'll be free of the temporary, cheap steps we've used to exit the rear of our home.
If you've purchased a new or newer home in the Winchester, VA area, there's a chance your back door was "secured" by a few pieces of wood because the builder did not include the price of a deck with your home! There are homes all over town still boarded up.
I'd like to point out that our own wooden steps failed our 11 month post construction home inspection and had 1.5 pages dedicated to them alone! In searching for a photo of the steps in use, all I could come up with was the photo you see here! Note my clever angle meant to distract you from even noticing them!
Luke Lang of Milam's Landscape has designed solid brick steps and a gorgeous patio and will be installing it the end of May. I plan to update this page when the project is complete.
This post was inspired by the many poll results which predicted the stimulus package would not make a positive impact on the economy. Because we have 4 children (& a bunch of other calculations), our rebate was $2400. 100% is being put back into the economy. In fact, at a minimum, we'll be matching Uncle Sam's contribution! We're not planning to move any time soon, so we are not worried about receiving an immediate return on our investment. If we were moving soon, and didn't make the repairs, you'd bet our steps would give us a headache come home inspection time!
Are you spending your rebate check on your home? Are you going to make a major purchase? Paying off debt? I'd love to hear from local and non local people alike!
UPDATE: THE WORK IS COMPLETE!
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Natalie Langford, Realty Direct of Shenandoah Valley, 149 Creekside Ln, Winchester, VA 22602, John Orem Broker, Licensed in VA Equal Housing Opportunity
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Natalie: I remember when I sold in the Centreville, Manassas area in the late 80's... and all the builders used those silly 2 pieces of wood and nailed them across the back door because they did not put up a deck. It really used to rile me... but they would not budge. I am glad you are going to be able to take care of it.