Wanna see my kitchen? - Page 4

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 02:57 PM

And my attic, too. Photos attached.

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:34 PM

We've been debating what to do with the attic, but then the meteor hit.

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Is the brickwork original, from 1906?

Yeah. It's in spectacular shape, too. There's only one place on the house where we've had any degradation.

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:37 PM

The meteor took out most of the back of the roof and attic, so we're going to replace it with a small balcony.

**Donger** · 07-27-2006, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah. It's in spectacular shape, too. There's only one place on the house where we've had any degradation.

Wow. That's amazing. Cliche, I know, but they don't build them like they used to. My house will be a pile of rubble in 50 years, let alone one hundred.

I grew in a house that 125 years old. Loved it.

JimNasium · 07-27-2006, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

The meteor took out most of the back of the roof and attic, so we're going to replace it with a small balcony.

Were there any historical provisions or considerations for modifying the exterior of the home?

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:39 PM

Here's the hole that the meteor made. Everything on the other side of the tarp is sky.

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JimNasium

Were there any historical provisions or considerations for modifying the exterior of the home?

Yeah. We can't change the front of the house or put in any skylights. Also, we can't make the house any taller because we're in a "height restriction zone" from that Colonnade that I drove you by in the park. They want the park to have a mountain view, so everything in a big cone west of it can't be over a certain height. Interestingly, our house is only about a foot short of the height, so we couldn't build a traditional dormer on the back of the house or it would violate that code. Apparently the height restriction has precedence over the historic stuff (at least on the back of the house), so they are letting us build a third-floor (roofless) deck that's not historically fitting to the home.

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donger

Wow. That's amazing. Cliche, I know, but they don't build them like they used to. My house will be a pile of rubble in 50 years, let alone one hundred.

I grew in a house that 125 years old. Loved it.

I do love this house. When we bought it, it needed a lot of care, but at the same time all of the basic infrastructure was in great shape. It's even still got the old knob-and-tube wiring in many places, but we were told that it's in such good shape that it wasn't worthwhile to replace it.

Interestingly, it's got both electrical circuits and natural gas lines going to the light fixtures. Apparently they wanted a backup plan in case that whole "electric light" stuff turned out to be a fad.

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

This renovated would make a great little design studio for a work-at-home type. I could fix that up real nice.

You mean our new master bedroom suite?

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:47 PM

Here's another view.

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:52 PM

Okay, okay, I admit it. It wasn't a meteor. We're remodeling. We're completely replacing the kitchen, and we're converting the attic to a master bedroom suite. We'll be redoing all of the walls with the map and we're adding a little balcony on the back of the house to hold our swamp cooler and have a little table and chairs.

The house turns 100 next month, and we're hoping to either get an article in the local paper, which has a weekly "check out this house" article on Saturdays, or get it on the local home tour.

KChiefsQT · 07-27-2006, 03:53 PM

I'm signing you up for Extreme Home Makeover, cause you got yourself a mess there. Can you come up with a really devastating storyline we could use to get you on the show?

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by KChiefsQT

I'm signing you up for Extreme Home Makeover, cause you got yourself a mess there. Can you come up with a really devastating storyline we could use to get you on the show?

I'm a refugee from the fighting in Iraq, and I came to this country with nothing more than the clothes on my back and a solid gold toilet from one of Saddam's palaces. From there on out, it was just hard work and plucky grit. Or maybe gritty pluck.

stevieray · 07-27-2006, 03:57 PM

yup, that's your kitchen.

BucEyedPea · 07-27-2006, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

You mean our new master bedroom suite?

Uh...oh! You were calling it an attic so I assumed you had a master bedroom already!

Now that we've seen your kitchen can we see your operation?

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07-27-2006, 03:47 PM	#55
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07-27-2006, 03:52 PM	#56
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-692449 VARSITY	Okay, okay, I admit it. It wasn't a meteor. We're remodeling. We're completely replacing the kitchen, and we're converting the attic to a master bedroom suite. We'll be redoing all of the walls with the map and we're adding a little balcony on the back of the house to hold our swamp cooler and have a little table and chairs. The house turns 100 next month, and we're hoping to either get an article in the local paper, which has a weekly "check out this house" article on Saturdays, or get it on the local home tour. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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