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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion) 06/03/2019 at 10:07 • Filed to: properly fixed

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Got these pics from a friend who wanted to check out the house we lived in during senior year of college.

We had heard it was “fixed up” because it was in rough shape 15 years ago, and 10 years ago, and 5 years ago. I drove by and saw the fresh paint on the outside and thought the same thing. My friend walked up though, and it was (of course) unlocked. Inside... it’s the same as ever.

Like, is this an attempt to “fix” a sagging ceiling?!

Even the o utline of the dog we had was still on the wall, visible through whatever layer of “gimme the cheapest paint you got” was hastily slapped on the wall. Granted, drawing an outline of a dog on the wall with a Sharpie wasn’t the best thing we could have done. But you would think that after 15 years it would have been long gone. Oh, no.

Woof woof. May you rest in peace, Ajax the dog.

This was the outside in 2004. It’s hard to see, but the paint is peeling absolutely everywhere, and was probably lead paint. It looks best from 50' away. Neat old house, though. I’m glad it hasn’t been leveled. 

ttyymmnn > functionoverfashion 06/03/2019 at 10:13

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That is a neat old house. Probably costs more to fix than it’s worth, though. 

Sovande > functionoverfashion 06/03/2019 at 10:31

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Looks like the construction methods used by some of the subs on the 265 unit building I am working on. I have never seen so many different people do the wrong thing with such startling regularity.

That’s a cool old house.  Gutting it and making it nice would be pretty satisfying.

Ash78, voting early and often > functionoverfashion 06/03/2019 at 11:37

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“Now we’re going to spend $500k gutting and renovating it over the next 3 years so when we’re done, we can have a $400k house.”

--Bob Vila, always

EngineerWithTools > Ash78, voting early and often 06/03/2019 at 11:52

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Bob: What are you using there, Norm?

Norm, outwardly: A haaaaaaamah, a haaaaaaaaamah and some neihls.

Norm , inwardly: Ask me again and, so help me gawd, you’re you’re going to need this haaaaamah surgically removed.

Ash78, voting early and often > EngineerWithTools 06/03/2019 at 12:04

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On a related note, I recently named my half-assed garage workspace The New Janky Workshop.

EngineerWithTools > Ash78, voting early and often 06/03/2019 at 12:54

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Ha! That’s awesome!

If Norm has $100k of specialty tools in the original.... you have a couple rolls of duct tape, a mostly-hard can of bondo, a screwdriver with a broken tip and a sledgehammer?

Ash78, voting early and often > EngineerWithTools 06/03/2019 at 12:56

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Pretty much. Screwdriver-slash-chisel-slash-voltmeter.

functionoverfashion > ttyymmnn 06/03/2019 at 13:17

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I’m sure it would be a case of peeling back layers of a very rotten onion.