Wanna see my kitchen?

[Rain Man]

And my attic, too. Photos attached.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by PatPatriot

What do you expect from a master Diplomacy Strategist.....?


(England you #@%@#$@#).... ;o)

Czar Nicholas, is that you?

King Vittorio Emanuelle III

[patteeu]

Good luck with the renovations, Rain Man. The attic master bedroom will be nice and roomy.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Inspector

Kevin - We restored a house built in 1902. Very similar to yours - an American Four square, I believe.

We found a stamp from 1920, old liquor bottles inside the walls, signatures of wall paper hangers from 1908 and 1926, and a handwritten note from a 12 year old girl talking about how Japan had just attacked the United States in Pearl Harbor.

Ours is a Four Square too, but I think there may be some local design differences, because they're referred to here as "Denver Squares."

The Pearl Harbor note would've been way cool to find. The electrical guys just found a Collier's magazine from July 11, 1942, somewhere in our attic walls, so I was checking it out last night. A bunch of pictures are cut out, presumably for a school project, and in lettering that looks like a younger girl's writing, there are the initials "V.C." on one of the pages. It makes sense since the residents of our house in 1942 was a family named Christner. We didn't know if they had any kids, though.

[Inspector]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Ours is a Four Square too, but I think there may be some local design differences, because they're referred to here as "Denver Squares."

The Pearl Harbor note would've been way cool to find. The electrical guys just found a Collier's magazine from July 11, 1942, somewhere in our attic walls, so I was checking it out last night. A bunch of pictures are cut out, presumably for a school project, and in lettering that looks like a younger girl's writing, there are the initials "V.C." on one of the pages. It makes sense since the residents of our house in 1942 was a family named Christner. We didn't know if they had any kids, though.

Stuff that comes out of those old houses are a lot of fun. Good luck with your project. It's very rewarding when you get done and they make a great place to live.

Hope you can post the after pictures.

[Rain Man]

We are in our darkest hour now. The attic is full of construction equipment. The master bedroom ceiling has partially collapsed, forcing an evacuation of all furniture and clothing from that region. The other two bedrooms are full of these refugees. The living room is teeming with refugee furniture fleeing the devastation of the dining room and the kitchen. The basement is dark and abandoned with no power and structural enhancement underway. We ourselves have fled, and have only a bed and about 50 square feet of living space. Dirt and debris are everywhere. Strange men with nail guns walk the halls. There is no power, and only limited water. God help us all.

[Bootlegged]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

We are in our darkest hour now. The attic is full of construction equipment. The master bedroom ceiling has partially collapsed, forcing an evacuation of all furniture and clothing from that region. The other two bedrooms are full of these refugees. The living room is teeming with refugee furniture fleeing the devastation of the dining room and the kitchen. The basement is dark and abondoned with no power and structural enhancement underway. We ourselves have fled, and have only a bed and about 50 square feet of living space. Dirt and debris are everywhere. Strange men with nail guns walk the halls. There is no power, and only limited water. God help us all.

Call Oprah. She'll be there to help with a crew of 100's. You are black, right?

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

We are in our darkest hour now. The attic is full of construction equipment. The master bedroom ceiling has partially collapsed, forcing an evacuation of all furniture and clothing from that region. The other two bedrooms are full of these refugees. The living room is teeming with refugee furniture fleeing the devastation of the dining room and the kitchen. The basement is dark and abandoned with no power and structural enhancement underway. We ourselves have fled, and have only a bed and about 50 square feet of living space. Dirt and debris are everywhere. Strange men with nail guns walk the halls. There is no power, and only limited water. God help us all.

Many people move out during a major renovation like this.
I'm surprised they let you stay.

PS Don't ruin y'er shoes. K?

[Chief Faithful]

Forget about guest bedroom make it a guest room for Chiefs fans. Put in a couple big screen TV's (watch multiple games at once), beer cooler, big couch, couple lazy boys, wet bar and put framed pictures of models in Chiefs swim wear (stay away from pictures of Chiefs cheerleaders keep the place exciting).

[Hoover]

Very cool place. I love brick homes, I bought one last year, all brick for 1917, Red tile roof. The thing is solid, and a bitch to heat.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Nobody ever visits me. It's enigmatic.

But actually, my wife is pushing hard to turn the old TV room into a guest room, complete with bed and everything. I don't want to waste an entire room with an empty bed that'll get used twice a decade, so I'm pushing hard for just putting a nice, high-quality sleeper sofa in there and making it a reading room that can be converted to a guest room.

Anyone have any comments/opinions about guest rooms? Do you have a dedicated guest room? A sleeper sofa? What's the best route?

Get a futon. Much more comfortable when used as a bed than a sleeper-sofa.

[StcChief]

This should spark a poll

how long until Rain Man (or the mrs.) forces a move out.

[Calcountry]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

This was my kitchen as of yesterday.

At least Quicksssurfer knows where his kitty is now.

[Rain Man]

We have light!

We have ... (sinking to knees with fists clenched in air and tears running down my cheeks)...light (sobbing with joy).

For the first time in ten weeks, all of the lighting in our living area is back in place. The new third-floor bedroom is all done except for the carpeting and the curtain-thingies on the closet, and the new balcony up there is just awaiting paint and the move of the swamp cooler, which for some reason has been a major problem area. In the kitchen and dining room, all of the structural work is done, and the new kitchen floor is installed. The base cabinets are in, and we'll have to shut that down for a week while we're waiting for the countertops to be installed. The second floor structural repairs, lighting, and painting should be done today, which will be huge - all of a sudden we'll have room to at least put the packed boxes somewhere as opposed to the places where we're living.

And last but certainly not least, the basement structural stuff is done now, and we should get power back to the laundry room "soon". Additionally, our cat door has been installed in a basement window, along with a little tiny flight of cat-sized stairs so they can get to it. One of them has already learned how to use it, and the other one can figure out the stairs but hasn't quite got the hang of the door yet. (Push! Push with your nose!)

[Fish]

Does this mean your ready to have us all over for a house-warming party? I'll bring the burro, cheap tequila, and the watermellon.....

[Rain Man]

A burro would actually be nice to have in the backyard.