Lip that is a lovely house. where is it? mine is about 90 years old and not near as pretty as your's. It's definitely also a money pit though FYI we paid someone to do our lights along the roof line and it was really good. may be worth looking into next year.
lovely house lip and don't take any shit for those lights. I did something very similar (but even worse) on my house. Once i got on the roof and my feet slipped i gave a big fuck no to making the xmas lights look good.
just north of Detroit. The money pit def sucks but the worst part is when something goes wrong weekly/biweekly my fiancé gets to gloat each time because she wanted to buy new construction or a cheap looking flip. She doesn’t even need to say anything anymore but I can recognize the smug look
yeah that's why i called the guy. got up there to look around and had to think way too much about my life insurance policies
Reminds me of a house in the village in Castlevania 2 Had a similar light issue on my last house. I just phoned it in and did the trees and led strips along the archway
damn, that looks awesome maybe go with lights around the windows and door, then stuff on the ground, lights along the sidewalks, along that curved rock wall, etc. that chimney is so bad ass, it needs a santa up on top of it or something. maybe a santa or Rudolf on the flatter looking part of the roof right next to the chimney the strand going from roof to the tree got an audible laugh out of me
I'm interested in a house of the same age as yours. This one is very charming IMO but I grew up in a house built in the same era so I know there's constant upkeep and problems to address around nearly every corner. My wife also wants something much newer or that has already been recently renovated. I'm more looking to buy and renovate things over time. Nonetheless, my biggest worry is how frustrated I'd get with her if we did buy this old home and I had to deal with the "told you so" attitude for the next 50 years every time something old age related happens. What's your trick to endure the unrelenting smugness?
Southern part of the Crestline area. Outside of "the fishbowl." It likely won't happen because of all the reasons I mentioned above but a man can dream.
Heat pump technology has come a LONG way in the last few years. I'm most familiar with Mitsubishi air source units but their hyper heat models are 100% efficient down to zero degrees. Geothermal is a cool technology and I was pretty convinced it was the mechanical system I was going to go with in my new build. I'll have a full basement and it's on 5 acres so I have the room and what another hole to dig. I did a consult with a home performance expert though and he talked me out of it. Basically came down to the fact that air source tech has come so far that its just not worth the extra cost and head aches of geo. Now, this is in the North Carolina market so it's possible that being in a much colder climate geo is more worth it.
What this house is missing is a huge attached two car garage right in front of it. /s Fucking beautiful house man. I will never truly understand why people prefer new style homes over houses like this that are just oozing with character. Even though they are old and a pain in the ass, they are totally worth it.
To play a bit of devils advocate here, I was in an older colonial and for me to get that house to where I wanted from a building science perspective was just more of a financial undertaking then I wanted to take on. For the amount of work I would have had to put in to get it where I wanted I realized I can build my own house and know exactly that every single step was built to the standard I want. This is fairly unique in that I am able to be my own builder but a decent builder could still get you to a very tight, well insulated house with good indoor air quality.
The garage front and center design was primarily driven by cost to build driveways amongst other things
Worth it is relative though. I have a 162 year old home. Is it gorgeous with its 11 foot ceilings, original trim, and antique fireplaces? Sure. It’s also unbelievably expensive that if we didn’t buy well below what we were approved for that we wouldn’t be able to pay for half the issues that come up. These homes are nice but anybody who takes them on better have plenty of financial flexibility.
The garage is on the far side of the house and yes, I love the extra space. You can also make out the milk door on the side of the house in this pic
It is frustrating but the way I sold it to her is that it was very livable when we moved in, but like you, we are going to customize it over time and she will have the opportunity to do whatever she wants as long as it doesn’t detract from the original character of the house, such as painting the original wood trim and built in book cases, changing the original pewabic tiled fireplace, etc… when shit goes wrong I just know I’m the one on the hook for getting it fixed, which probably would have been the case with any house we bought. It just happens a lot more frequently here. Her one demand when we moved in was to redo the wood floors and really lighten the color because she thought dark floors with all of the original wood trim was too dark. Now the interior is similar to the exterior with the white/brown color scheme - with the “white/cream” being the floors.
i try not to think about the price of all of these repairs, but mostly I’m just happy that all of these expenses are popping up when I don’t have any kids We’ve had six different plumber visits in about six months due to various water issues in the basement and the prior owners keep saying “oh wow - we didn’t have any plumbing issues in the 16 years we lived there.” They’re either lying or they knew everything was going to hell and got out at the perfect time. also, shingles have blown off of my roof in windstorms two different times in the last 5 months
Yo dog I heard you like garages.... so we put a garage on your garage! (I'm much more in support of detached garages.)
My house is 100 years old and I totally get it. I just always find it amusing when people vastly prefer the cookie cutter new subdivision that was hastily built over century old masterpieces. We are beginning the process of looking to upsize again and one of our stipulations is that the house have historical character. My family thinks I'm dumb and keeps trying to push me to new builds that are wildly out of our price range.
I'll get some pictures later, but it's nowhere near the character of yours (plus its only 1000 sq ft).
RalfBully Tug hoebekec spartanchuck have all had this privilege but yes, I’m ready to have a TMB Detroit party pool probably going in next summer in the side yard here
There's so many homes being built or remodeled that I'm starting to believe these architects think we're all assholes and deserve to look at shit.
Anyone have a big stupid rolling tool chest like you see at Home Depot? Might do something stupid and use cashback points for my bday.
Get one bigger than you think you could ever fill up Cause it will be full and you'll wish you had a bigger one
There's all kinds of brands of em, brand probably doesn't matter much as long as it's not gunna fall apart
Can anyone help me with the pros/cons of going through the legit permitting process when adding a raised deck? We have a small concrete patio out our back door with a pretty steep hill that runs up to it, making the grass space there useless. I'd like to add about 100 sq ft deck there that is flush with out concrete patio. Due to erosion I can see the patio is poured with 8 inches of concrete so plenty of space for me to add hangers for the deck. However, I don't know if this is considered part of the home's structure/foundation which I imagine plays a big role in the permitting process. Another note (possible problem?) is that this deck would run all the way up to our property line where I have a privacy fence.
You get a permit to be sure it’s, done right and in compliance with building codes and zoning regulations. It sounds like you want something that probably isn’t allowed, so I don’t think you’ll want to get a permit and hope nobody catches it. (Obv being a professional in the building industry I don’t recommend that.)
Major assumption on my end, but if you’re taking it all the way to a fence at the property line, you’re likely beyond the setback requirements. Again assumption that is an issue in your locality.
Good information, thanks. Your initial assumption was correct, I was able to find my city code for residential decks which require a 5' setback. With that said, that same code says that decks under 30" don't require permitting so at least I'm only breaking a few rules instead of all of them if I decide to YOLO it.
I live in a "duplex" in the sense that there are 2 unique homes that are attached at the garages. Anyway; my duplex neighbor has had 2 break-ins in the last year. Both climbed his fence to his backyard and went through the sliding glass door on his porch. The second time was very scary, as they were home, it was 4AM, he has a pregnant wife, a 3 year old daughter, and he used the word "psychotic" to describe the intruder. All of that is to say that now we're trying to figure out a way to deter folks from climbing his fence. And I came across this little Quora answer Spoiler Question: Is it true that people who embed broken glass, or spikes, on the top of their perimeter walls can be prosecuted, or sued, if trespassers injure themselves on them? Answer: Something VERY similar to this happened in California about 20 years ago. A woman, late 20’s, beautiful, was living in a lower-middle class neighborhood. She was single and barely making ends meet financially. Unfortunately, she had a stalker/peeping Tom, that would only show up when it was dark. He would climb many of the trees found around her house, and peer in her windows. Sometimes he would go up on her roof, hang over the side, and look into one of the windows. If the blinds were closed, he would throw small pebbles against the windows. Or, play a soundtrack of an injured animal. He actually carried a small tape recorder! In the beginning of the harassment, she would step out of her home to see what was going on. Initially, she was searching for the injured animal that she heard. Then, she would spot the man, either in a tree or on her roof. He would have his pants open and would expose himself to her. He left ‘evidence’, of a liquid nature, that the police would get samples of. She called the police on numerous occasions throughout the six months of terror he caused. The police were never able to get there on time and even did extra patrols around her area in hopes of catching him. The woman was unable to spend the money on even the cheapest of security systems. She did, however, make sure she had secure locks on all windows and doors. Various friends and family members would stay with her when they could, and all of the neighbors were aware, and on the lookout. Six months was taking a toll on her. She was losing time from work due to lack of sleep as well as depression. She decided she would have to do something to get this man to stop! She went to a dollar store, purchasing glue and thumb tacks. She spent a full day gluing them on the trees and her roof. It was just a few nights after placing the sharp thumbtacks, she heard a man scream and a thump outside of her bedroom window. The Peeping Tom had put his hands on some of the thumbtacks, falling from where he tried to climb onto the roof. The pervert broke his leg pretty badly, requiring surgery. He also broke his wrist. When the police arrived, they found a tape recorder that had sounds of crying/injured animals. Also found: duct tape, a couple knives and a Polaroid camera. He was arrested and taken to the hospital. The ‘victim’ was CITED for trapping him, causing injury or something similar. The police told her that they should be arresting her as well, but felt bad about what she had gone through. Her charges were dropped. BUT, her homeowner's insurance company had to pay the stalker’s medical bills and extra money for his pain. They were scared he would sue. This stalker was treated better than she was. At least, I see it that way! Her insurance almost doubled because of him! He got a slap on the wrist in court for trespassing as he said he was trying to find his cat and thought that if his cat heard the tape recording, it would come to him. Funny thing though. This man’s address was about 15 miles from her house. The woman could not positively identify him because it was always dark. Couldn’t prove he was the stalker! After, she never had a problem again with a man peeping through her windows. Tracy Hall Former Retired Private Investigator (1992–2002) Upvoted by Norbert Szczęch , PhD Law & Constitutional Law, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (2008)Author Link: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-th...sued-if-trespassers-injure-themselves-on-them