The Genier House

Ideas on what to do to attract more people that wish to live in Bruderheim

By Walter Schneider

Properties that were liabilities became assets, and other properties could do the same

The house that Leo and Heather built

Old buildings in our town routinely meet one fate.  They are being torn down.

Some people don't hold with that philosophy.  They buy old buildings, not just to simply become slum landlords, but to renovate and rejuvenate, even beautify those buildings.  Leo and Heather Genier are a couple that did so.  They bought an old house on 51st Avenue, across from the arena.  They fixed up the sagging foundation running down the centre of their house, basically stripped the house of everything inside, put in new windows, new wiring, plumbing and insulation, added on a porch, built and installed new cupboards and did whatever else needed to be done.
   The result of all that labour, done under circumstances neither Heather nor Leo would care to repeat (they lived in the house while they were doing the renovating), can be considered a work of art that Leo and Heather have a right to be proud of, and that our community is proud to have.

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Posted 2005 06 11
Updates:
2006 10 29 (reformated)