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KozmoNaut posted:Yeah, that needs some trees, wildflower beds and a greenhouse. Feed the bees and grow some veggies Definitely. If it were my place I'd have a veggie patch and an emphasis on Australian native plants. It's hard to tell from the photos, but it's actually a double sized block of land - blocks that size are incredibly rare in inner city neighbourhoods like Hendra. My Granddad bought it super cheap in the 60s (around 7k pounds I believe) Because the previous owner had bought it with the intention of building apartments, but the city council told him to gently caress off. Hendra is very inner city, one of the oldest neighbourhoods, and it's full of old Queenslanders. It's illegal to demolish or significantly alter houses from that era, and new developments these days need to be in keeping with the surrounding styles. The Lord Bude fucked around with this message at 14:35 on Feb 3, 2020 |
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Bad Munki posted:Where are you? Someone may be able to give specific advice. That looks great! I'm in western NY, and I don't think I've seen much from other people in this area post in this thread. I can't imagine all these people with fireplace mantles are either buying them at home depot or building them themselves. I was hoping not to add this as yet another project, and to just throw some money at it and be done...
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The Wonder Weapon posted:I was hoping for like, $200 or less. The Wonder Weapon posted:I was hoping...to just throw some money at it and be done... These may be directly opposed forces, FYI. Here's a supplier we almost got our mantel from before doing it ourselves, maybe you can find something you like there. You can choose between a few different face styles, and a number of species. Click the overly-subtle "modify your search criteria" thing at the top of the list to specify species and style and size and such. These are unfinished, of course, so you'd have to deal with that. But just having to finish the thing takes it from "oh geez another project" to something much more manageable. https://www.logstylemantels.com/inventory-results.cfm Otherwise, the hollow box option is pretty common, not sure how the pricing on those stacks up. Probably cheaper. The Wonder Weapon posted:That looks great! I'm in western NY Bad Munki fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Feb 3, 2020 |
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The Wonder Weapon posted:That looks great! I'm in western NY, and I don't think I've seen much from other people in this area post in this thread. https://pioneermillworks.com/
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Made it to the end! American houses are fascinating. Half a million UK gets you a shoebox in comparison. On the other hand American houses are huge and cold and weirdly unwelcoming Here's a UK house https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-71490847.html Sloth Life fucked around with this message at 19:55 on Feb 3, 2020 |
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Biome and geographical area has a lot to do with it, for example there's lots of strange-looking houses and yards in the southwest where I live, but in general, yeah, I agree. Suburban real estate is a wasteland until you breach a certain upper-class threshold and even then it can depend. American houses are ABSOLUTLEY too large on average, though, and that affects it too. It's hard to make an oversized drywall box look cozy and as the house size grows, so do the costs of landscaping the lot.
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Megillah Gorilla posted:You'll never guess what's behind the other doors! lmao wanna use that with just the bottom door open the aroma-dome
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Sloth Life posted:
*posts EIGHT BEDROOM house listing to show that UK houses are small. listed for 550,000UK dollarydoos. Yeah, I know it doesn't say how many square feet/metres the house actually is
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In my defence you could fit 3 UK bedrooms in one mcmansion executive sleeping suite. A legit double is 10ft by 10ft apparently.
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Bad Munki posted:It’s solid walnut. There are two vertical steel straps (I say strap but they’re like 3/16” thick) screwed onto the back of the wood. Then, they put up the lathe and mortar, and while it was wet, screwed through the straps into the wall. Then they just put the stone right over it all. Super fuckin solid, which I verified by trying to stand up under the mantel once. drat near knocked me unconscious. As far as installation goes, my contractor basically installed metal rods in the studs, and just drilled out corresponding holes in the slab. lovely pic I was able to find: 
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bring back old gbs posted:lmao wanna use that with just the bottom door open Interior design: hotbox my poop chimney
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PRADA SLUT posted:Interior design: hotbox my poop chimney Lol seconded. Enough beatmaster poo poo
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I'm moving out of a house and into an apartment which I think I'm going to be furnishing basically from scratch. I'm trying to work out how much to spend on things but it's baffling to try to understand the distinctions in value for money between Amazon/Zinus (we have several pieces in our house and have held up fine especially with young kids), IKEA, CB2, Restoration Hardware, Hive Modern and Design Within Reach. I just don't know if it's worth it to spend $2500 on a bed versus $250 on a bed. I guess I just wished I'd never be here.
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:I just don't know if it's worth it to spend $2500 on a bed versus $250 on a bed. E: I may be mixing you up with someone else. WithoutTheFezOn fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Feb 4, 2020 |
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wesleywillis posted:*posts EIGHT BEDROOM house listing to show that UK houses are small. listed for 550,000UK dollarydoos. They annoyingly never link to the full EPC report for some reason, but it’s easy enough to find on epcregister.com, and it shows the full sq metres of livable space.  * caveat, my own house had its EPC sq metres wrongly listed as > 300 for some reason.
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So I've seen this home a few times, but there's no good way to see the back yard. From the front it looks like some Ex Machina sex dungeon: It turns out there are some big windows and Eames chairs, but it's still mostly ugly. https://www.redfin.com/TX/Austin/208-Lessin-Ln-78704/home/31704916
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:Since you implied elsewhere you’d probably only be there a year or so, I’d say no. I’d go for good mattress and an acceptable bed. Naw that's me - I ended up deciding I was going to rent so yeah this is a good idea I think.
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:I'm moving out of a house and into an apartment which I think I'm going to be furnishing basically from scratch. I'm trying to work out how much to spend on things but it's baffling to try to understand the distinctions in value for money between Amazon/Zinus (we have several pieces in our house and have held up fine especially with young kids), IKEA, CB2, Restoration Hardware, Hive Modern and Design Within Reach. A $2500 bed is worth it if design is highly important to you, or if it has quality or features that you can't get in a less costly piece, but if function and durability are your priorities, then you may not need to spend that much. Each piece of furniture generally has to serve some function or functions, right? So everything should be of materials you can live with, have looks that you like, and with sufficient build quality that it won't irritate you to put it together or to have it around. Personally, I'll pay more if it gets me doors/drawers that fit well and close smoothly, and assembly (if any) that I won't lose my temper over. I've found that assembly is the thing that really sets the super cheap stuff apart from the midgrade and higher stuff. Predrilled holes that don't match their fasteners, frames out of square, rubberwood or particle board that is so soft you can tear it with a fingernail are personal no-gos for me. Not all IKEA pieces are equally well made, though, so wherever you get it, being able to go look at the items before buying is important, so that you can spot the qualities (or deficiencies) that matter to you. I am positively inclined toward the better IKEA-level stuff, since it is functional, economical, of reasonable quality, and it looks good. I have a mix of IKEA right alongside antiques, and it all looks very nice together (and is highly functional, which matters a lot to me). I have a few Amazon pieces too. The nice thing is that if I end up wanting to switch out one of those pieces with something else as my needs change, I don't have to worry about huge sunk costs or depreciation. Most of my antiques are things I picked up at auctions or estate/yard sales, which is a good way to get some higher quality without the high price. All of which is just to say that my instinct is to go with things you like and that work for the space you're in and your day-to-day life, and spend only what you choose to.
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:Naw that's me - I ended up deciding I was going to rent so yeah this is a good idea I think. A Good Decision I've always rented, will always rent, and it's been the best decision I've made e: hold on let me save everyone the quote PRADA SLUT posted:A Good Decision lol @ this avocado toast eater who lacks a backyard and roofline resembling the s&p
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there wolf posted:Interior actually looks like this Honestly, the biggest crime in that bathroom is that it’s carpeted.
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MetaJew posted:So I've seen this home a few times, but there's no good way to see the back yard. From the front it looks like some Ex Machina sex dungeon: drat, the exterior reminds me of my junior high school. A Brutalist gem, imo
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I found a (insanely overpriced) Sears kit house that's in fantastic shape. The original floor plan, the Ashmore. The house for sale looks like it has the pergola glassed in, an additional dining area/sunroom added where the rear porch was, the two back bedrooms turned into one large master suite with a master bath built on the rear, and the attic finished with an additional bedroom and bathroom.   I would like to thank these people for not painting over the fireplace brick  Built-in buffet is still there along with all the molding  Kitchen is beautifully modernized (and not blinding white/gray!), though I wish they kept the Pullman alcove.   The master bath addition appears to have been built not long after the original structure, it might have even been built along with the house in 1930.  It matches the original bath  And the upper level bath  It's gorgeous, but I don't think it's $1.9 million in Charlottesville, VA gorgeous. Youth Decay fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Feb 5, 2020 |
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If someone had the original Sears kit house materials, that had been picked up from the railroad depot and stored in a climate‐controlled warehouse for a century, how much do you suppose it would sell for at the right auction?
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love how a house from a loving magazine kit is higher quality and more sensible looking that 90% of suburban neighborhood developments of the past 30 years
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I've never been a fan of bathtub showers, but I love everything else about that home.
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Platystemon posted:If someone had the original Sears kit house materials, that had been picked up from the railroad depot and stored in a climate‐controlled warehouse for a century, how much do you suppose it would sell for at the right auction? most of it wouldn't be worth much for being outdated, the framing lumber is cheap meh, toss out the wallpaper, piping, shingles etc. the most valuable bits would be the millwork and built-ins assuming someone just found a sears house kit in the back room or something, finding someone to put it all together would be more of a pain in the rear end. probably your best bet would be to call a television show and see if they'd be willing to get some local craft renovation firm to do it at cost in exchange for filming the process - it would make a good HGTV special
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luxury handset posted:most of it wouldn't be worth much for being outdated, the framing lumber is cheap meh, toss out the wallpaper, piping, shingles etc. the most valuable bits would be the millwork and built-ins I would watch the "This Old House" series on assembling a Sears home. Edit: But then again I watched the entire Larry Haun's "The Efficient Carpenter" series a few years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4OmW37loVo MetaJew fucked around with this message at 08:41 on Feb 5, 2020 |
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MetaJew posted:So I've seen this home a few times, but there's no good way to see the back yard. From the front it looks like some Ex Machina sex dungeon: There's a house like that in Vancouver, but uglier and for about ten times that price.
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Megillah Gorilla posted:I've never been a fan of bathtub showers, but I love everything else about that home. Ok sell me on having double the floor space and plumbing used for essentially redundant purposes Seriously, not joking, what's the benefit that outweighs those downsides? I've never experienced it
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The Bloop posted:Ok sell me on having double the floor space and plumbing used for essentially redundant purposes Bathtub showers generally mean compromising on the 'shower' part. For example, most bathtub showers have a curtain at best, rather than solid shower walls plus a door, which doesn't work as well to keep water where it's supposed to be. Also a bathtub by necessity has raised sides, which you have to climb over to get into, vs stepping easily into a shower (maybe not hugely relevant in your youth, but when you get old you'll wish you had a properly accessible shower). Standing in a bathtub is also more of a slipping hazard than in a shower stall. Cleaning a bathtub is also arguably more work. Personally I'd rather just not have a bathtub and just have a nice shower if space or plumbing is a concern.
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I used to have a master bath with a corner tub/shower combo. The tub was so big that you didn’t need a shower curtain. It felt weird at first, but after a while I definitely preferred not being in an enclosed space to shower. Also, put me firmly in the “large shower > separate shower/tub > combo shower/tub camp.
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The Lord Bude posted:Bathtub showers generally mean compromising on the 'shower' part. For example, most bathtub showers have a curtain at best, rather than solid shower walls plus a door, which doesn't work as well to keep water where it's supposed to be. Also a bathtub by necessity has raised sides, which you have to climb over to get into, vs stepping easily into a shower (maybe not hugely relevant in your youth, but when you get old you'll wish you had a properly accessible shower). Standing in a bathtub is also more of a slipping hazard than in a shower stall. Cleaning a bathtub is also arguably more work. Pretty much my thoughts, too. I'm tall and have wide shoulders and long arms, like a gorilla, but more hair. Turning around in a bathtub shower means touching the cold walls with my shoulders and feels claustrophobic as hell. I want to at least be able to stand arms akimbo and have my elbows not touch anything. Also, having been in a pretty bad car accident as a young man, some days my knees really do not want to be stepping over a high lipped tub. And old injuries and slippery bath surfaces do not go together, either. That said, in my last house I had a shower which consisted of half the bathroom separated by a glass panel and a deep soaking tub which was just incredible. I just would never want to be in a position where I had to clamber into it every day.
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The Bloop posted:Ok sell me on having double the floor space and plumbing used for essentially redundant purposes Not double if you just don't have a bathtub at all anywhere. I can't fit in the drat thing and it always feels like a huge waste of water, super glad the house I just bought has a huge shower and no tub.
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toplitzin posted:I wish I could replace my bath/shower with just a shower, but i know that will kill resale, even if its a nice remodel. My current bathroom has one of those massive jacuzzi type tubs that is leaky and stupid huge. It sits in a 4'x8' pocket, and then the shower is a dinky 2'4"x 3'6". My plan is to swap them.   I think keeping the tub is dumb, but I'm in the same boat as you. Even though technically I don't care about resale because I really don't ever want to move again, it's awful. AFewBricksShy fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Feb 5, 2020 |
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Mines just a small rear end bathroom in an older house: The "master" bath is just a half bath attached to a bedroom: 
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My late wife and I put in a fiberglass whirlpool tub with shower, and by 'put in', I mean we installed the whole bathroom. And when I need a bath my  old rear end loves it. The tub surface is textured, not slippery. Shower curtain pfft, can a grownup not deal with that? Only thing that pissed me off installing it was after we leveled it on the recommended 3 bags of sackrete platform, drat thing shifted a half inch out of level. And boy, predictably enough, the tile shows it.
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