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Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:34 pm
by AllThingsKC
PumpkinStalker wrote:
That was a very small house! (I plan to post my photos later...)
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:38 pm
by schugg
here is my angle:
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
by FangKC
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 9:08 pm
by schugg
FangKC 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.
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 POO
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:39 pm
by FangKC
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.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:54 pm
by AllThingsKC
FangKC wrote:
Poor AllThinksKC and his KIA!
Well, that's the good news - it's just a Kia!
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:45 am
by PumpkinStalker
I managed to escape this atomic poo, thankfully!
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:42 am
by PumpkinStalker
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:05 am
by FangKC
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
by PumpkinStalker
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
by PumpkinStalker
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...
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:20 pm
by FangKC
Viva Fix This House!
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:41 pm
by schugg
That last house has got to be 1870's.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:52 pm
by FangKC
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
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:29 pm
by FangKC
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
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:28 pm
by FangKC
We need to revive this thread.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:46 am
by AllThingsKC
FangKC wrote:We need to revive this thread.
No joke. I'd love to see some actual success stories too.
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:17 am
by FangKC
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:34 am
by PumpkinStalker
GORGEOUS transformation! Thanks for sharing. Just to nit pick, the lighting HAS TO GO! Yuck!
Re: ONGOING: Fix this House!
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:17 pm
by FangKC