tatterdemalion \tatt-er-dih-MAIL-yun\ adjective
Meaning
1 : ragged or disreputable in appearance
*2 : being in a decayed state or condition : dilapidated

It was amazing how quickly the house had fallen into a state of disrepair. Perhaps it was because Mr Michaels had been so good at papering over the cracks, without actually fixing anything. Instead of replacing the curtains, he kept sewing them back together, so by now they were threadbare. Even the front door was tatterdemalion, with three large cracks so big you could see right into the hall. One was almost big enough to slip your hand through. Since his death the bugs and beetles had broken the besieged house's defences, and were pouring through, devouring what they could, breaking up the rest. It was vanquished.