REAL 2019 Halloween Inspiration – 13 Scary Home Photos

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Here’s to a first annual Halloween inspired post of scary home photos–some REAL 2019 Halloween inspiration my husband and I have captured this year. These are not all in our home, but they are on our cell phones.

Not just any mold: Stachybotrys.

No photoshop or haunted house here. Scary Stachybotrys discovered from a long standing undetected leak.

AKA toxic black mold. Very scary. Downright terrifying when it is in your house.

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Gnarly. And pretty obvious which anode rod is going in and coming out.

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This is a subtle one you wish you don’t ever see in your own kitchen. Hint…it’s right next to that paint splat.

A possible flood scare after a recent hurricane is cause for more than a few scary thoughts.

As is a flood coming out of a broken pipe.

Or a flood coming down a failing boot on your roof. If you see light, then rain can see you…

Taking the main air return ducting out of commission to replace it with a larger, better insulated return. There’s no getting around it. This was a bit of a challenge and a little nerve wracking as we are not HVAC experts (although the superior results make you question that…). Will the new, larger one fit? Will the return box fall apart when we removed it after 33 years of use? How long will the repair take? Will the weather turn warm before the project is complete?

A cicada molding on the work cargo trailer.

It’s a Halloween inspiration post. There has to be some kind of classic Halloween character represented (cat, witch, or skeleton)–an exoskeleton it is!

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Why am I walking through a $600K model home built in 2019 with a no wheelchair access master suite?

As easy as it is on the eyes, I’ll trade wainscoting for easier bedroom access.

Why no 36″ door in this 4,000+ sf home? Make Sure You Buy or Design a House for Real People, anyone? FYI my shoe is not 12″ long…

These first-time welding lines are pretty scary (but the tack welds are not)!

These first-time welding lines are pretty scary (but the tack welds are not)!

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Ghost or Drywall Dust?

Someone is walking and is now curious of what’s-behind-this-door in this house: good use of IBS swag despite the scary concept of time passing too fast for our little to be this big.

Last, but CERTAINLY NOT LEAST…walking away from a steady, rewarding and secure job (This $hit is About to Get Real). Yes, in fact, this is related to home related projects because this blog continues to grow and is now expanding to YouTube (Announcing the JustNeedsPaint YouTube Channel). It is very scary–both leaving the job and trying out a closer to live medium (I was an engineer who wiggled fingers in exchange for a paycheck, not a public speaker). Leaving a job is the most frightening item on this list.

What’s the scariest home related project you’ve encountered this year? The comments are open for some REAL 2019 Halloween inspiration!