Dec 23, 2009: This Old Victorian
You’ve seen them on the news. People that feel a need to beat themselves with chains, cut themselves with knives, blow themselves up… or restore Victorian homes. :haha:
This couple in New Jersey have been working on this 1890 Victorian home for years. This is just one of the minor challenges. Quote:
With one guy helping him more or less full time. Quote:
It looks great, but what motivates people to abuse themselves in this manner, especially the interior while living in the house, baffles me. :rolleyes: And really, you ain't seen nuthin yet. |
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Did you read the Christmas fire saga? |
Yes, just have a couple of drinks then open the wall and fix it, Piece of cake. :lol:
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My first wife and I did a redo on an early 20th century Victorian bungalow in the old Houston Heights. It was no way as big of a project as this as it was a 3 bedroom/1 bath. We bought it in 1986 for $39,000 and sold it in 1996 for $140,000, having restored it and we were now divorcing which may have come about partly from the restoration project. The house is still there but many of the other craftsmen bungalows have been replaced with hugh pseudo-Victorian homes that cover every square inch of the lot. Last time I checked, our little modest home had a tax value of $325,000!
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Oh, I'm in love. Secret passage, secret room...what a beautiful place. I like to see people restore those beautiful old homes: I myself would never have the know-how or gumption. When I win the lottery I'll buy one and have someone else do all the work. ;)
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It would have to be a large lottery and you'd still have a major headache dealing with contractors, architects, the local government, and (shudder) historical commissions. Better to buy one somebody has already finished, and has to sell because it ruined their marriage. ;)
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Good point. I mean, I'll have won the lottery, right?
I always feel sorry for the places in such disarray, though. It's like they're saying "I was once beautiful...I can be again!" |
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Good as new on the outside, but unless the mechanicals you don't see are updated, it'll never have that old spring in the step. ;)
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heh heh...spackle. :)
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Dad was a moron and did a horrible job with so many things you don't really notice until you've lived here awhile.... showed fantastically though and the property inspection only turned up some minor stuff. I wish he had been as dedicated and skilled as the Victorian guy, I'm really impressed even if it's not my taste. |
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