Before and after - Pool

As purchased April 2007:

The real estate disclosure form had "none" marked under the question: Is there a pool on the property?  One then had to ask whether the pool was on another property or was it now defined as a pond?

The pool was surrounded by holly trees.  Ouch!

You can see the original privy on the left.  We cleaned out the debris (polite term) and painted it this summer.  More on that later.

July 2007:

The pool is a cement Anthony pool from 1972.  We hired Chas Pools to muck out the mud and debris.  They replaced the pump and filter too and kept it nice all summer.  We hired Steve Samluk of Trees, Inc to remove two overgrown cedar trees and all the holly trees.  The chestnut tree in the background on the left had a very large branch that scraped the corner of the roof.  It had actually scraped through the shingles and had worked its way through the corner of the roof deck.  We heard that the house might be haunted.  It was just neglected.