Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:34 pm
That was a very small house! (I plan to post my photos later...)PumpkinStalker wrote:
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Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:38 pm
here is my angle:
And this house a couple doors down I thought could use a little touching up to make look original.
And this house a couple doors down I thought could use a little touching up to make look original.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:04 pm
Not only does that house at 7th and Chestnut need fixing up, it needs to be declared a toxic waste dump, or a brownfield site! The yard was full of dog crap. Did anyone else get it on their shoes? I just spent the last half hour trying to remove some sort of atomic, gum-like animal poo from the tread of my shoe (I hope it was animal). It was nearly impossible. I thought I was going to have to throw away the shoes. Used laundry detergent and finally toothpaste and toothbrush to get it out of the shoe-treads. Don't know if the odor will leave them.
Poor AllthingsKC, I fear you have the atomic dog poo all over the floormats. :(
I hope you have rubber floor mats. Otherwise, you're going to have to probably use carpet shampoo and a brush to get it out. And some kind of deodorizer. What, I don't know?
I'm sorry. I think I picked it up stomping around in that derelict house's yard.
If I wrecked the splendor of your vehicle, and you have to abandon it at the salvage yard as a result, I owe you dinner at least.
Sorry again. What a horrible first impression I must have left.
Poor AllthingsKC, I fear you have the atomic dog poo all over the floormats. :(
I hope you have rubber floor mats. Otherwise, you're going to have to probably use carpet shampoo and a brush to get it out. And some kind of deodorizer. What, I don't know?
I'm sorry. I think I picked it up stomping around in that derelict house's yard.
If I wrecked the splendor of your vehicle, and you have to abandon it at the salvage yard as a result, I owe you dinner at least.
Sorry again. What a horrible first impression I must have left.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:08 pm
don't know if you heard me or not, but I pointed out that there looked to be some kinda of poo on the sidewalk. It appeard to be....RAT POOFangKC wrote: Not only does that house at 7th and Chestnut need fixing up, it needs to be declared a toxic waste dump, or a brownfield site! The yard was full of dog crap. Did anyone else get it on their shoes? I just spent the last half hour trying to remove some sort of atomic, gum-like animal poo from the tread of my shoe (I hope it was animal). It was nearly impossible. I thought I was going to have to throw away the shoes. Used laundry detergent and finally toothpaste and toothbrush to get it out of the shoe-treads. Don't know if the odor will leave them.
Poor AllthingsKC, I fear you have the atomic dog poo all over the floormats.
I hope you have rubber floor mats. Otherwise, you're going to have to probably use carpet shampoo and a brush to get it out. And some kind of deodorizer. What, I don't know?
I'm sorry. I think I picked it up stomping around in that derelict house's yard.
If I wrecked the splendor of your vehicle, and you have to abandon it at the salvage yard as a result, I owe you dinner at least.
Sorry again. What a horrible first impression I must have left.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:39 pm
OMG, not the dreaded and reviled rat poo! That's the worst. Rat poo permeates every material on a sub-atomic level and binds itself permanently. Poor AllThinksKC and his KIA!
Schugg, you really must speak up around me since I have hearing loss in my right ear and don't hear as well sometimes if you are on that side of me. But of course, you couldn't have known that.
Schugg, you really must speak up around me since I have hearing loss in my right ear and don't hear as well sometimes if you are on that side of me. But of course, you couldn't have known that.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:54 pm
Well, that's the good news - it's just a Kia!FangKC wrote: Poor AllThinksKC and his KIA!
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:45 am
I managed to escape this atomic poo, thankfully!
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:42 am
These are in Topeka, but thought they were worthy.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:05 am
Boy, that red and green house is worthy of a restoration. That cartouche on the side looks like a big pickle.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:01 am
I wonder if it was a beautiful stained glass window at some point....?
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:41 pm
Took a drive around KCK today and snapped a few for this thread in Strawberry Hill.
And a closer shot of the rotting roof...
Overall not in bad shape, but needs some woodwork love at the roofline...
And a closer shot of the rotting roof...
Overall not in bad shape, but needs some woodwork love at the roofline...
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:20 pm
Viva Fix This House!
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:41 pm
That last house has got to be 1870's.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:52 pm
Favorite "Before and After" remodels from readers of This Old House. These are the top 10 remodels picked from over 300 submittals.
http://realestate.aol.com/photo-galleri ... 1200112818
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/ ... 72,00.html
http://realestate.aol.com/photo-galleri ... 1200112818
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/ ... 72,00.html
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:29 pm
From This Old House's Save This House series of before and after pics of homes that were under threat of demolition.
https://youroldhouse.thisoldhouse.com/s ... index.html
Before
After
House in St. Joseph, MO.
St. Joseph, Missouri
Appeared in the magazine: November 1995
Purchase Price: $10,200
Cost of Renovation: $160,000
What's Been Done:
• Rebuilt roof and third floor
• Restored cornices and windows
• Repointed foundations, walls, and chimney
• Added 3½ bathrooms
• Rewired, replumbed, and installed HVAC
• Rebuilt staircase
• Refinished hard pine floors
https://youroldhouse.thisoldhouse.com/s ... index.html
Before
After
House in St. Joseph, MO.
St. Joseph, Missouri
Appeared in the magazine: November 1995
Purchase Price: $10,200
Cost of Renovation: $160,000
What's Been Done:
• Rebuilt roof and third floor
• Restored cornices and windows
• Repointed foundations, walls, and chimney
• Added 3½ bathrooms
• Rewired, replumbed, and installed HVAC
• Rebuilt staircase
• Refinished hard pine floors
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:28 pm
We need to revive this thread. 
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:46 am
No joke. I'd love to see some actual success stories too.FangKC wrote:We need to revive this thread.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:17 am
For your consideration:
313 Ord Street (at Minnie Street), Pendleton Heights
Kansas City, MO 64124
Before
After
313 Ord Street (at Minnie Street), Pendleton Heights
Kansas City, MO 64124
Before
After
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:34 am
GORGEOUS transformation! Thanks for sharing. Just to nit pick, the lighting HAS TO GO! Yuck!
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