Sorta Tudor Revival to Industrial Modern
Planning next reno beginning August '27.
Readying information for the architect who designed our current 5,740sf build.
Footprint and height are sacred in this jurisdiction. But building on top of the garage adds another 439 sf., more if we can cantilever a couple feet on each side.
Interior height is a pathetic 7' 6", even less in the basement.
Insulation is another '70s joke, a couple of inches of fibreglass. (Electricity bills are virtually the same as those in our 5,740 sf new build with ceilings 8'7", 12' and 10'.)
So planning to cover the Tudor-esque walls with spf and concrete (?) panels and perhaps spf underside the roof, removing all or some of the second floor ceilings as well and perhaps exposing some of the trusses.
Open first floor plan. Reorganizing the fenestration. So far we have a permit for an egress window from the basement.
Neighbourhood is everything. As is the case in many municipalities, what was once a distant suburb is now a desirable city property. A nearby subway line will be complete in two years tunnelling an average of 60 ft below grade, even under a Catholic cemetery. (Giving a new meaning to Rest in Peace.)
Of course, our optimistic timeline depends on how long it takes to sell our current house in a depressed market wracked by crude "leaders" declaring wars of every description on an hourly basis. :((
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That subway has been in the planning for 30 years, is it happening?
Yes, full blast! I was by there the other day; the Hudson's Bay at the corner is gone. At an insane cost of course. (But that's another matter.)
Tunnelling all the way at an average depth of 60 feet, deeper under existing homes near the Royal Orchard station. Stations themselves are cut and cover.
Ours is not the only MarkLand in the area. But, yes, there are a few new builds, mostly those backing on the golf course. Typically, the interior is gutted.
If we go over the garage, it's four bedrooms vs. five. The biggest downside is the miserably low basement. Again, even the modest century or more downtown homes I've owned and/or renoed had deeper basements.
The new homes I've built for our family, as above, all had deep basements and walkouts. (This one, built when I was single, actually had two full basement apartments with fireplaces and kitchens that were rented out--till children started coming along.
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William and Jessie Adams House, among a few others?In any case, drastic change. Number 1 son is moving back to his apartment in South Central L.A. He evidently likes the sound of homeless outside his windows! So no need for the above-garage suite.
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BP asked: access from garage directly?
The garage is so undersized that anything past subcompact doesn't even fit. And the only entrance would be directly into the kitchen.
Mark Bischak, Architect