HFGH Panel Failure and Fixes- Updates?
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Comments (143)I am a single mom of three awesome kids and I always dreamed of moving my kids to a small town, owning a charming old fixer-upper, doing most the repairs myself or with my kids and growing old in it, so we moved to the mid-West and purchased a home built in the late 1800’s... I now wish we had stayed in our new home in California! There are so so so-so many issues which continue to rear their ugly faces in my old home, most of which I never imagined... for one, not one door in my home will stay open without being propped open because my house leans but luckily, theres no easy fix because one room leans to the east while another leans to the south and another to the west.... you get the picture! Also, somewhere along the life of this cute little home, a previous homeowner decided putting siding containing asbestos over the original beautiful wood planks was a good idea. So now it’s going to take a whole $$ hazmat crew $$ to remove it and bring it back to its original beauty (thank you previous homeowner!). There are other issues like the entire subfloor needs to be replaced, the material used for the walls and ceiling is this horrible fiber stuff, so that has to be replaced with drywall. Spiders, bugs and even snakes (I like snakes, hate the spiders & bugs) keep finding their way into my kitchen cupboards and although I’ve searched and searched, I haven’t been able to find anywhere they could be coming in. The opening to the attic is about 15” square, so getting up there is fun especially if you’re claustrophobic and arachnophobic, but the squirrels have had no problem finding their way in and out of the attic and crawl space above the room addition and just when you think you’ve managed to get rid of them, the winter comes and they chew their way into the attic again.... Long story longer, it would benefit you to be rich and a great DIY’r if you plan on purchasing an old house because otherwise you’ll be living in a depressed, leaning, cancer causing, spider infested, did i say depressed house until you come into enough money to repair it or have it repaired... Basically, I wish I had watch “Money Pit” prior to purchasing this house. P.S. We’ve lived here 12 years and I do love my little old house, just not all her issues....See MoreFlorida Ranch Remodel
Comments (82)Hi Joshua, I agree the AC company is responsible for fixing the ceiling-100%. They know it too, so stick with it and get them to fix it. The good news is, the ceiling pattern is not that hard to replicate. I've personally done it so I know an experienced drywall/mud guy can too. It is just skimmed out and a wallpaper smoothing brush lightly moved over it keeping one end in place and pivoting. Too bad about the floors, but I wonder if just repairing the areas to match the existing parquet would be less expensive and quicker. Even if the repair isn't a perfect match, your furniture will probably partially cover it and make it unnoticeable. Just thinking of ways to save you money so you can spend it on things more important to you :)...See MoreStove Overhang Prevents Drawer from Opening! Help!
Comments (26)My apologies to all the lovely Houzz folks who've commented; especially those who took time to make recommendations for solution. I've owed an update for a while, and here it is: The solution we arrived at is (drum roll)... raise the stove about 1/2" using its leveling feet. This provides clearance for the drawer plus ~1/8". My contractor ripped a piece of trim to slide between the cook top overhang and the counter, to hide the raw appliance edge. The reason we went with this solution was risk: we had some spare trim pieces for the wood cabinet faces he practiced on. He was practicing cutting the drawer front to create a smaller drawer front + fixed trim piece, to allow the drawer to clear (as many suggested). He was able to rip four trial pieces; one of them chipped. Since the drawer faces are after-market, sequenced, made-to-order, and come with a minimum order to replace, a ~25% failure rate didn't seem like an acceptable risk for the more aesthetically-pleasing solution. With the holidays, we've had a few dinner parties since then and when asked, no guest admitted noticing that the cook top was raised from the counter surface. I think this will be something I notice (and regret) daily for a while, fading into something that is just a feature of my kitchen. I'm truly pleasantly surprised by all of the positive and helpful comments, suggestions, and observations everyone has made. Thank you. As further details with my ... design dispute ... unfold, I will keep everyone posted....See MoreHave you remodeled a bathroom for $1,000?
Comments (135)Can we please dispense with the "all the haters" comments? It's really unnecessary. Much of the discussion has been lively. And helpful. And informative. A half-bath renovation for $1100 is doable. One can spend less or a lot more too. Someone (in a post above) brought up a cautionary note about Signature brand sink hardware. I checked into it and it was helpful. It appears that their faucets (of late) may be substandard quality...something that would never be sold in a home improvement store. And these stores sell a variety of fixtures of varying qualities and costs. After reading about this on-line style, I would not buy it for my own bath even if it looks great because it looks to be an inferior product. When buying on-line buyer beware! Do your homework and read about the warnings from some who've been there and got burned or have done the due diligence. Snake oil was sold by traveling peddlers in the olden days, now it's done on the internet! Remember quality first - looks second; a close second perhaps, but who wants a beautiful piece if it's a PITA to maintain or doesn't last long? The bathroom reno looks great. Hopefully it will provide years of trouble free service....See MoreDianaT
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