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Solar Coaster posted:Wife and I were thrilled last weekend to have our offer accepted on an older house. Our offer was contingent on the home passing a thorough inspection. The only thing going into the inspection that we were a little concerned about was that the city had the home registered with around 982 sqft for the home, where as the listing was 1100 sqft. While the home was over 100 years old, we chalked up the mismatch to poor record keeping.
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I present to you the ugliest new-build poo poo out of all the ugly new-build poo poo in Philadelphia: https://m.imgur.com/7fRpcKR (And Philly has a lot of really ugly new-build poo poo.)
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May 25, 2018 21:36
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Phanatic posted:I present to you the ugliest new-build poo poo out of all the ugly new-build poo poo in Philadelphia: Almost like a spite house.
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May 25, 2018 21:40
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Phanatic posted:I present to you the ugliest new-build poo poo out of all the ugly new-build poo poo in Philadelphia: Why? Like what does the not-quite-covered deck with an open roof even do?
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May 25, 2018 21:41
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What is the point of that top piece supported by the columns
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May 25, 2018 21:41
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It's like a bad two-piece origami.
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May 25, 2018 21:42
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Polio Vax Scene posted:What is the point of that top piece supported by the columns YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND MY CREATIVE VISION.
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Phanatic posted:I present to you the ugliest new-build poo poo out of all the ugly new-build poo poo in Philadelphia: The giant T-Rex head on top distracted me from excessive use of sideways windows. Sometime in the next couple of weeks I need to post pictures from my little sister's new house. I did a walk around with my dad a few weeks after she closed and lol'd at a lot. Like the tarred(maybe?) wirecaps on the overhead wires to the garage. Or the unflashed roof on the station wagon box in the garage. Or the fact that her garage has a station wagon box. Or the dryer vent cap held on by caulk and unattached screws. I didn't even get into the house because they were refinishing the floors.
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May 25, 2018 21:45
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Bird in a Blender posted:It's kind of common in Chicago for people to extend their homes out over the deck, or the back stairwell. Normally though there's already a foundation so it's not that big of a deal. I'd like to imagine this is a bedroom sitting on 4 posts slowly sicking into the ground. 
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May 25, 2018 21:57
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Bird in a Blender posted:It's kind of common in Chicago for people to extend their homes out over the deck, or the back stairwell. Normally though there's already a foundation so it's not that big of a deal. I'd like to imagine this is a bedroom sitting on 4 posts slowly sicking into the ground. 
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May 25, 2018 22:02
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Phanatic posted:I present to you the ugliest new-build poo poo out of all the ugly new-build poo poo in Philadelphia: Holy poo poo that's ugly. Where is it in Philly?
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May 25, 2018 22:16
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Splicer posted:Did you or the inspector rat them out to the city? Say yes. At the very least, the sellers are required by law to disclose the crappy addition now. They won't. Rat them out.
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May 25, 2018 22:26
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Brute Squad posted:The giant T-Rex head on top distracted me from excessive use of sideways windows. WTF is a station wagon box?
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May 25, 2018 23:22
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Solar Coaster posted:For clarification, here's images from the listing: Didn't that "cottage from hell" a couple dozen pages back also have a deck converted into living space?
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May 25, 2018 23:31
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kid sinister posted:Didn't that "cottage from hell" a couple dozen pages back also have a deck converted into living space?  quote:This house is only 1300 square feet, yet it’s comprised of FIVE different structures. #1 is the original cottage (built, evidently, as a little three-season hunting cabin, but in the manner of a garden shed), and 2, 3, 4, and 5 are all additions onto that original structure. 3 and 5 are both enclosed porches, which often aren’t built that well to begin with and then tend not to receive the most sound upgrades during the enclosure process.
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May 25, 2018 23:36
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"Yo dawg, I heard you like living space, so we converted yo outdoor space into living space while we converted yo outdoor space into living space." I didn't remember that they were stupid enough to do it twice!
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May 26, 2018 00:21
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 You know someone felt super clever about this.
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May 26, 2018 03:11
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RE: Weirdo Philly house. THat one window looks an awful lot like a sliding patio door. The one near the bottom of the sided part.
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May 26, 2018 03:41
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:
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May 26, 2018 03:48
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:
When the video started I was sure there was going to be a cam to knock the chunk back into place when the door hit the jamb and now I'm disappointed.
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May 26, 2018 03:49
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Thumposaurus posted:WTF is a station wagon box? That's what my dad called it. They cut a hole in the back of the garage, about the size and shape of the front of a car. Then they extended it out like a bay window, adding siding and shingles. That way a longer vehicle, like a station wagon, could park in a garage with the garage door closed. It looks really weird and I wish I got pictures of it.
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May 26, 2018 04:04
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Why wouldn’t you just make a custom cutout for the rear end end of your car like a regular person?
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May 26, 2018 04:23
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Lol I didn't know BigTruckHole.jpg was a thing with a name
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May 26, 2018 12:37
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I'm barred from the Big Truck Hole for glassing some oval office who said Peterbilts are shite
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May 26, 2018 12:46
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My grandad built a little extension like that so he could park his car in his garage, I think the garage was only 12 feet long to start with though. I have fond memories of that deathtrap 
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May 26, 2018 12:51
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cakesmith handyman posted:I have fond memories of that deathtrap The car or the garage?
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Brute Squad posted:That's what my dad called it. They cut a hole in the back of the garage, about the size and shape of the front of a car. Then they extended it out like a bay window, adding siding and shingles. That way a longer vehicle, like a station wagon, could park in a garage with the garage door closed. It looks really weird and I wish I got pictures of it. I built one (we called it a “doghouse”) so I could fit a 66 Bonneville into a garage designed, and built, for Model As. Still couldn’t close the barn doors. I wound up building a new garage for it in 2003. PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 14:06 on May 26, 2018 |
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May 26, 2018 13:49
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Jaded Burnout posted:The car or the garage? The garage, the car was long gone by the time I hit the scene. The garage should have been long gone.
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May 26, 2018 13:57
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I can't find a station wagon extension, but I learned that painting fake windows and iron brackets on plain garage doors is a thing. This awesome house was mixed in there.
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May 26, 2018 14:31
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Well holy poo poo. Some of you may know from my renovation thread that I've had a lot of trouble with the builder's communication, attendance, and honesty. Well his *other* customer (one of?) tracked me down and knocked at my door because he's going through the exact same thing. Except his house doesn't even have a roof. He's so hosed.
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May 26, 2018 14:37
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joint sue that rear end in a top hat into oblivion
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May 26, 2018 14:43
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The guy's brother in law is a solicitor, so, it's v likely that's going to happen with him at this rate. With me, I got out close enough to the end that I can swallow the extra cost. Also, the common thread? Recommended by the same architect.
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May 26, 2018 14:53
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Jaded Burnout posted:The guy's brother in law is a solicitor, so, it's v likely that's going to happen with him at this rate. With me, I got out close enough to the end that I can swallow the extra cost. 
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May 26, 2018 18:16
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We need a  emote but for suing.
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tetrapyloctomy posted:Holy poo poo that's ugly. Where is it in Philly? My brother (who sent me the photo) just said “olde Kensington.” I’m not really sure what the border is between that and just, you know, Kensington.”
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Jaded Burnout posted:The guy's brother in law is a solicitor, so, it's v likely that's going to happen with him at this rate. With me, I got out close enough to the end that I can swallow the extra cost. I would like to know where you're restoration thread is as I love those threads and I would like to see what issues you had. Glad you did make it out the other side.
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th vwls hv scpd posted:I would like to know where you're restoration thread is as I love those threads and I would like to see what issues you had. Fill your boots. 9 pages of builder drama, photos, and regret.
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I stayed in a hostel in Portland like this once, except it had rings like a tree. There were at least two layers of former porch all the way around 3 sides that had been walled in and turned into indoor rooms, and then the actual exterior deck (for now). Also a few examples of addons like above. It was cool as gently caress but probably a code nightmare. The basement bathroom I used had a window you could open, which opened into the area under one of the former decks, which contained nothing but darkness and rat feces. HelloIAmYourHeart posted:
unironically rules
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 Took this while going out to lunch on Friday. What leads workers to leave poo poo exposed like this?
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Blue Footed Booby posted:
Zero consequences leading to giving zero fucks.
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