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Does anyone see anything wrong with this home. Just want some feedback.





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  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    What are you asking? Wrong how?

  • 9 years ago

    OMG...where to start?! This is like looking at one of those puzzles where there are two pictures side by side and you're supposed to locate the 8 - 10 changes in the second picture where they move things slightly (or not so slightly) out of position to see if how observant you are, b/c it's amazing how our brains will "correct" things that are wrong and make them appear right. This is wrong on so many levels (quite literally top to bottom!) So hoping this isn't YOUR house.

  • 9 years ago

    A little heavy on the nested gables, but I like the brick and the window color.

  • 9 years ago

    clipped corners on the roof which doesn't really fit the many, many gables on the house (and I like gables!); the upstairs (?) window that is off-center; there's a grading problem that won't be fully resolved with the addition of stairs to the front door (with a railing b/c there will have to be more than 3-stairs); the use of copper colored metal roof in that very small space (below the off-center window) is what my dear grandmother would call "gilding the lilly."

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked CSKI 13
  • 9 years ago

    Let's start with the top. Do you see anything wrong with the top of the house?

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Wrong? The last photo is tilted. The second and third photos are identical. The first photo doesn't show anything. Do I win the prize?

  • 9 years ago

    The second story two window bump-out is not centered in the gable??

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked ILoveRed
  • 9 years ago

    The angle of the clipped roof and the angle of the dormer (that you see from the the side of the garage) are different angles....

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked CSKI 13
  • 9 years ago

    I hope the waterproofing is good in those valleys.

    The clipped gable does not bother me, I am assuming that was due to a daylight plane issue? Some places allow chimneys in the daylight plane, that might be a possibility to avoid the clipped gable if it is not wanted here.

  • 9 years ago

    Those two mini windows look like what happens when a person can raise one eyebrow...makes the eyes uneven. It would drive me crazy that those windows are uneven. And who in the world designed that middle window off center?

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked kalenangel
  • 9 years ago

    It's a trainwreck. But it's not the worst. Make the inside nice and enjoy your new home.

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked User
  • 9 years ago

    How could the "off centered" window in the gable not have been noticed before completion? Though I know most people on this forum may not like the overall style of the house, it would be a desirable home for most people.

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked bennyben75
  • 9 years ago

    Yes. But you'd need to be far more specific about which of the many many wrongs is bothering you.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    American home design at its best. The off-centre shed dormer shows proper disdain for outdated old world ideals of symmetry. Could use a few more front-facing dormers though. Three cheers for the Volunteer State. Enjoy!

  • 9 years ago

    What looks off to me is the double window on the left on the part of the house that extends toward the street looks like it should be higher and in line with the other double windows to each side of the front door.

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked vinmarks
  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    What looks off to me is the double window on the left

    That's a planned kick in the face of conventional expectations!

  • 9 years ago

    Double window not centered in that gable bugs me. Just looks kind of plain to me, should have done something to break up all the brick. Makes the left side look like a big blank wall/gable with a window stuck onto it


    Waiting for something to make some sort of "omg mcmansion cascading gables" comment and regurgitate some satire from there

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked sprink1es
  • 9 years ago

    No gutters and downspouts. Sliding door for front door. No venting in roof for furnace or bathroom fans. No attic ventilation (ridge vent or side vents). I don't see any flashing either. Porch supports way to flimsy. The double window on the left is floor level. The garage looks too small to fit a car. Who anyway builds a single car garage anymore. Of course there is the stuff mentioned above.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Three cheers for the Blue Grass State. Enjoy!

    Just curious where you are getting the Bluegrass State thing from.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    MID-TN erosion control fencing surrounding the home. So likely Tennessee. But sorry I got the wrong state nickname.

  • 9 years ago

    In this one I see 3 different roof pitches and a clipped roof a dormer roof and a gable roof

    Did I miss anything?

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked cpartist
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    I'm trying to find something right.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Pork chop returns are now a tried and true century-old tradition. Faster and easier than all that fiddly old stuff.

  • 9 years ago

    I see the potential for an entire development of ill conceived houses with water management issues and the potential for a large score for a remediation company.

  • 9 years ago

    MWM, I missed those last night. These are what you're talking about?

  • 9 years ago

    Yeah on this house. From the looks of the homes in the background the op will not be alone in the issue. So as they say, misery loves company.........

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked millworkman
  • 9 years ago

    That's probably the saving grace. They are all like this, so in the end, it will be about location and br's and ba's.

    I think the issue is the off center "shed" roof thingy. Unfortunate. I don't know how to fix it because the window can't be moved. It is what it is. Plant some nice trees.

    I had the ugly house on the suburban cul de sac once. Not a problem. The inside was pristine and it sold immediately for more than asking.

    On this forum we are pretty brutal at times. This is one of those times. But depending on where this is located the op is probably going to be just fine.

    Yatrea Dennis-Allen thanked User
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    I never understand the need for all the angles and roof lines on housesjust so many places where water can find its way in. Either of these would be much better IMO

  • 9 years ago

    Patricia many of us agree with you

  • 9 years ago

    Too late for that now, wouldn't you say?


  • 9 years ago

    water management issues

    Picky, picky.

    Was there ever a home with more such issues than this architectural icon?


  • 9 years ago

    But that wasn't a tract home worthy.......................lol