Another ‘fixing’ thing we did whilst we were down at the house that Monday and Tuesday was to see if we could remove the old wooden laundry tub which was leaking and pretty well rotten. We thought that because we’re renting the house out, the poor tenants can’t be expected to put up with a leaking and rotten tub. The tub is about 80 or 90 years old and it is made of Huon Pine and still quite valuable despite the rottenness. I can’t see it myself. What do you think? Nice huh?

So we got the hammer and started knocking out the small cupboard at the bottom. Then we found that it was basically impossible to remove the tub without damaging the wall and the pipes that are connected to the tub. Oh well. We’ll just get a tradesman in to knock it out and install a new tub for us. But apparently we need to keep the valuable rotten tub and have it sanded back and polished up and flog it for $400. I’ll keep you posted on how that one goes …

After we tried to remove the tub we had a shower and went to see the real estate agent about renting the house out. Apparently we’ll be given a list of the people that have made an application to rent the house and we can pick which one we want to live in the house. I’m hoping that a young couple with no pets and no children will want to rent the house – someone like … US!!!