2017 May = Home For Sale

506 S Main St
In Colchester, IL 62326
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House with an attached garage.
-- Fenced yard 130' x 220'
-- Kitchen open living room
-- 2-3 bedrooms - 1 bath - full basement.
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--  New water heater
-- Fridge and electric stove like new.
-- insulated workshop with garage.
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On a dead in street.
Close to the schools.
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May 2017
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placed the colchester home For Sale and proceeded to move to Table Grove, IL
-- removed all my metal storage shelves from the basement.
-- the Arbor and Clemantis flowers moved to Table Grove
-- moved the tin shed to T.G.
-- the Kitty Pen Panels gone to a friend.
-- and removed and filled in the Pond.
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2010 gutted the Kitchen and removed the wall thru to Dining area.
all new appliances, cupboards, floor, hot plugs.
-- the Bathroom with new vanity and lighted medicine cabinet; new tub surround for shower / bath tub;
walls; floor; and ceiling.
-- new carpet in living room and hallway.
-- New windows; new ceiling fans; and paint.
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In the 3rd bedroom --
-- removed the closet  and
put in new hookups for a washer and electric dryer.
-- removed the old carpet and found hardwood floors.
-- cable hookup box.
-- we used this room for the tv - computer - freezer - washer & dryer.
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basement is wide open with no inside walls -- wonderfull space for kids and pets to run in.
-- left the old hookups in the basement. can attach a garden hose to the washer hookup.
-- two floor drains
-- utility sink
-- wood storage shelves where the garage door storm windows are stored.
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I had my quilt  fabric and sewing in the basement with NO problems.
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 garage attached to house; with room for storage shelves.
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 gutters with screen guards on the house and front of the workshop.
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Insulated Workshop with a Garage Door
I removed the Inside Wall I had built between the Garage part and the workshop.
>> the front windows have plexi on the inside that is simple to remove for the summer;
 the back window has a piece of plywood on with screws;
and I left a screen for the garage window that can be removed for the summer.
>> With an inside wall - it can be kept warm with a small shop heater.
and with a fan in the back window it stays cool all summer.
>> there is an attic entrance that is partly covered with the blue tarp / ceiling.
>> hot plugs all the way around; outside light and an outside plug.
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blacktop driveway that i added purington bricks along the one side.
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garden space that we added lots and lots of good dirt (slightly overgrown).
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>> outside fence with hinged gates-- i removed the gates from the hinges; added wheels and placed boards down for the wheels to run on = Gates that SLIDE ! !
>> there are small gates in the inside fences and a "Gap Gate" to be able to drive a truck into the back yard.
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Y A R D
I left papers in the kitchen of all of the flowers planted and what will return each year.
>> all of the berry bushes are for pies and jelly -- please see list left in the kitchen to know what bush is which.
Lilac Bush South East corner of House.
magnolia tree by the driveway planted 2008
peonies by driveway.
south west corner = liatris - daisys - milkweed.
south east corner = bricks and pavers.
north east corner = yarrow - tall Sedums - daisys - Iris.
east fence = mix of monardo - poppys - yarrow - lily of valley
north west corner = plastic and bricks.
garden on west fence by side gate.
north fence = not - plastic and spray.
fence East - West - South and the East inside fence = DayLilys ! !
inside West fence - pink primroses.
along the side of the house garage - pink primroses - lily of valley - vinca vines - coreopsis - columbines - penta - 

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