"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
04/09/2019 at 14:49 • Filed to: None
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"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
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A mid-century prefab house built from panels of enameled steel both inside and out. Built by a company in Columbus and advertised as rot proof and vermin proof.
It has several built in cabinets including the original kitchen cabinets. Why use a nail to hang a picture when you can stick it up with a fridge magnet. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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Kiltedpadre
> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 14:53 |
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facw
> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 14:59 |
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I lived in a Lustron House when I was 2 (so I don’t have many memories) . Apparently you could hang stuff on the walls with magnets. The coolest feature had nothing to do with being a metal house though, it was immediately to the zoo, so at night you heard all the exotic animal calls.
ranwhenparked
> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 14:59 |
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I used to run past one of those regularly outside Albany, didn't turn up on any Lustron registries, but there's no mistaking the look.
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 15:12 |
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enameled steel
hmm... wouldnt that hold heat like nobodies business?
shop-teacher
> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 15:13 |
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The town next to mine has several Lustron homes. They’re definitely neat. Tiny though compared to modern standards. A friend of mine is obsessed with them.
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> facw
04/09/2019 at 15:27 |
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You from Toledo, OH?
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facw
> Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
04/09/2019 at 15:29 |
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Nope, this was in Birmingham Alabama, far for the midwestern homeland of such homes.
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Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 15:32 |
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I live next to one, and the Toledo area has about 20+/- of them scattered around, with about a 1/2 dozen in my neighborhood. The one next to me went up for sale after it was foreclosed on a few years ago. I thought it would make a good retirement home for my parents, single story and ease of maintenance, but it was in need of significant repairs. The prior owner had resided it and placed a shingled roof on it, so from the outside, it looked like a typical ranch home. The inside was partially drywalled, with a new kitchen, but the bath was pretty weird, and the walls showed some rot and mold from water intrusion. My dad said he wouldn’t touch it if it were free. Probably a good call. It was bought pretty cheap, and fixed and resold a couple of years ago. Still, pretty interesting houses.
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> facw
04/09/2019 at 15:33 |
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Didn’t know those homes made it out that far. I know of a Lustrom home near the zoo in my area. Just curious.
Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 15:38 |
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It may rot and vermin-proof, but is it rust proof?
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 15:45 |
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Looks like a Fallout house...
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Kiltedpadre
> facw
04/09/2019 at 16:31 |
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That would be a fun place to live as a young child.
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Kiltedpadre
> Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
04/09/2019 at 16:33 |
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It seems like a well maintained one would be an ideal home for someone that can’t really maintain a typical house themselves. I can see where attempts at updates could lead to major issues though.
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Kiltedpadre
> ranwhenparked
04/09/2019 at 16:35 |
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Now that I see the pictures I can think of at least two homes that may be Lustron homes. One is a couple doors down from my in-laws. They are close enough to Columbus that it wouldn’t be surprising at all.
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Kiltedpadre
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
04/09/2019 at 16:36 |
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I was curious what if anything was done in terms of insulation. I’m just getting home from work so now I can go down the rabbit hole and learn more.
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farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 16:41 |
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i’d imagine something must have been done...
or they had good airco...
WiscoProud
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
04/09/2019 at 17:27 |
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Based on this, it sounds like its not a thermal insulator , so it probably would be dependent on the insulation used.
http://www.engineershandbook.com/MfgMethods/porcelainenameling.htm
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farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> WiscoProud
04/09/2019 at 17:36 |
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thanks :)
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> Kiltedpadre
04/09/2019 at 21:37 |
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You ain’t kidding. When the prior owner was updating the electrical system, it was a nightmare, as you had to fish new wires through individual sections of metal walls. HVAC system? The home had a radiant forced air furnace, which cycled hot air through chambers in the ceiling, no vents for the air to come through. Very weird. Water damage from a roof leak? Remove individual metal panels to locate the source of the leak, then “Fix” the metal panels, for which there are literally no replacements. After a certain point in time, I think it would be easier to scrape the lot clean and start with a new home. Luckily, these homes were built on slab foundations.
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ranwhenparked
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/09/2019 at 21:44 |
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As long as the enamel doesn’t get scraped down to the bare steel, it is.
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ranwhenparked
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
04/09/2019 at 21:48 |
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Almost certainly was the inspiration.
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Kiltedpadre
> Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
04/10/2019 at 09:37 |
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I did some reading last night and several aspects seem like complete nightmares. I read about the heating system and immediately thought it was basically saying you lived inside a giant oven.
The story I read talked about one in particular where someone installed an asphalt shingle roof on one and how the roof panels under it were rusting horribly. They ended out tearing it down and selling the non damaged panels to owners trying to restore their homes.