Ex-footballer and current Homes Under The Hammer TV presenter Dion Dublin has experienced some crunching tackles on the pitch but when he visited this wreck of a three-bed semi he had met his match.
It was in such a bad state that the house was too dangerous for Dion and the HUTH crew to enter and have a nose around - they could have fallen through the floor or had a floor fallen down on top of them.
It's a shame as surely most people who are passionate about property are super-intrigued and over-excited about seeing inside a complete and utter wreck.
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But the safety of the team came first so all viewers could do was imagine the horrors waiting on the inside, based on the visible horrors of the outside and there were many to spot.
In typical Dion understatement, he said: "It's not a very good start to be honest. It's not very pleasing on the eye, is it?! I'd love to show you around but there are so many things dangerous about this property."
The roof tiles were sliding off, just hanging on to the precipice and waiting to take a nose dive into the dirt and potentially knock someone out who was silly enough to be standing below at the time.
The windows were rotten and in many cases broken, the garage and front doors were falling apart and the facade was crumbling away, with Dion helping a large chunk of the front of the house find freedom by poking it with a big stick.
Standing under the porch roof, but not for too long as this also looked like it was hanging on by its fingertips, Dion suggested that the only thing on the front facade of the house not needing attention and worth saving was the door knocker.
He guessed that the place had probably not been lived in for years, apart from probably some furry rodent sitting tenants.
But behind all the drama Dion had some interesting and arguably even sobering comments to make about empty and derelict properties.
He said derelict or dangerous buildings may attract not only vermin but trespassers who might put themselves in danger too and if you own one you need to be aware of your responsibilities.
These could include making the building secure by boarding it up, putting up warning signs and making sure you are insured.
Dion also said: "If you are unfortunate enough to be stuck with one in your neighbourhood you can report it to the council's building control department."
Who would consider even attempting to take on this wreck of a house that had been left empty for years? Not a first-time renovator surely?
The house went to auction with a guide price of £50,000 and bidding was pretty heated, but the successful bidders were Lee and Paul who secured the rundown house for £188,000.
The duo had been friends for years but was this wreck of a house going to test their friendship, as Lee had seen it but mate and builder Paul had not - and its dreadful state was a big shock.
Lee said: "He had a look - he fainted! It's really bad!"
But Paul's an experienced builder so he was not phased, commenting if it hadn't been so bad then more people would have bid and it would have been more expensive; it's condition put a lot of people off bidding.
Paul aimed to get the transformation done in three months, starting with the roof and work his way down.
He went through the task ahead of him that included get the house water tight with new windows and doors, a full rewire and replumb, the facade - the list went on and on.
The pair were also hoping to bring the project to its conclusion and put the house up for resale within a budget of around £50,000, depending on what the wreck was waiting to reveal as soon as they started to take it apart to put it back together.
The pair were hoping to turn the absolute worst on the street into the absolute best on the street, via a complete top to bottom, back to bricks refurbishment.
To keep costs down and profit hopefully high, there would be no large rear extension even though the substantial garden could take it, but a small increase to the side of the kitchen under permitted development rules.
This was going to test their new business partnership and their old friendship.
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It's quite a challenge to broadcast a before and after property transformation programme when there are no before pictures but what the duo have achieved in months is nothing short of impressive.
When the programme returned in six months and the house had certainly put up a fight, it was so dilapidated almost everything is new.
As Lee says, it's virtually a whole new house with virtually everything ripped out and new installed, and at least that means the crew are safe to come in and film the newly renovated house.
All that's left to add is some flooring, the garden and sealing the driveway.
Inside, the bright hall leads to a combined lounge diner, the kitchen has indeed been extended into the lean-to which has created a larger room no boasting a swish new glossy grey kitchen and there's now a cloakroom under the stairs.
Upstairs there are three bedrooms and swanky new, modern bathroom that particularly takes Dion's fancy and especially the tiles.
The budget crept up to around £58,000 but with the very impressed estate agents valuing the house in Cofton Hackett, Worchester at £335,000 and with the total spend standing at £246,000, the wreck-saving super heroes were on course to make a pre-tax profit of £89,000.
Outside there's a new porch, front door and garage door, and the facade has been repaired and a smart new grey cladding section added.
But the quality of work here is of a high enough standard that even if Dion does get his stick and attacks the house again, it's not going to succumb to being tackled by him now.
This Homes Under The Hammer story is in series 23, episode 60, currently still available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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