Tell me why I should build a 2 story?
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tell my why i should or shouldn't have cat-5/cat-6 wiring
Comments (2)my thingking... I'm inventive and handy with a ships auger and masonary bit! Add it as you need it. My wifi with 100% signal is actually moving around 5 mbyte/s across the room to/from the router. When I get fios I'm not going to be happy if I dont have at least one wired computer for large downloads. Probably wont be happy with my laptop wifi speeds. Takes it a long time now to move even a CD from the Desktop to laptop with wifi. Network cable is like WoW speed after using wifi. I keep a 100 foot network cable coiled at ready and stretch it out to my laptop for things like the soon coming xp sp3 upgrade (350mb) & also for that occasional DVD I want to download and watch. Wifi just is too slow for bigger byte stuff. Wifi DVD downloads and sending movies to set-top media center on wifi, sucks. Other than that kind of stuff, you're right. Don't really need a built in wired local LAN .. networking with all the wifi and other plug instant connect doohickeys is pretty simple, but definitely much slower. Someday you're going to find yourself with a 10 - 30 megaByte internet connection with fios or cable and you;ll not be able to utilize that connection to its potential with wifi though....See MorePart 2 Adventures of Gomer & Margie (Story Using TV Shows)
Comments (3)Haahahahaa! Karen this is SO funny. I'm bursting into laughter reading these posts again, and remembering writing and reading them at the time. Well done! And my favourite part about Martha Stewart dropping in with her dish towel parachute!!! WAY too funny!...See MoreGo Ahead and Tell Me I'm Crazy (The I Want a Second Home Story)
Comments (26)Big question---what does your spouse think of the idea?? If he's open to it then explore the possibilities. Consider how you could use the house. As a close by "get away" it offers a big yard, small pool, and lake access. Great things for a family with 3 boys. It wouldn't be too far away if you did have a kids ball game to attend. Owing it would allow for the option of you parents relocating and living in it, or perhaps just staying there part of the time. Or, you might find after living in it part time that you like it so much you want to move into it as is or do a sensitive addition. Or, you might find that after owning it for a while that 2 houses are a pia and decide to sell it! You could do any, or all, of those things while you owned it. But you can't if you don't own it. So should you rush to buy it? NO. Like any real estate purchase look hard before you leap. We had our 2d home inspected BEFORE we bid on it. That gave us a good idea of what was needed and how much repairs/renovation would cost (of course there were many surprise problems) and if we really wanted to pursue it. I checked county records re sales prices, taxes, easements, etc of it and surrounding homes. We talked to the neighbors. We also looked at at least 6 other places after discovering this one to make sure it was a good choice and value. We went from my husbands long declared "I'd never own a second home" to his "Honey, what would you think of buying a house on a small lake and oh, by the way I paddled by one for sale today" to buying it in less than 2 weeks. Now it has been 2 years (and lots of renovation) and every time we are out there (frequently as it's only an hour drive)I comment on how glad I am we bought it. Besides the lake, I love its bright contemporary feel as opposed to our traditional in town home. The lake house better reflects me and makes me happy so I understand your falling in love with such a neat mcm home. In summary, if after you both think it through and are interested, look carefully, come up with an estimate of repair/remodel costs (x1.5 to be realistic!), figure out how much you are willing to pay/market value considering those costs then go for it. If you can't get it for a realistic price walk away. If the condition turns out to be too deteriorated--walk away. Either you'll get another opportunity when no one else buys it or you can console yourself by thinking about all the negatives/ impracticalities/second yard to keep up/ etc. that you missed. Let us know the outcome. PS- If you don't buy it you should suggest they list it on the mcm website Lottaliving.com to help it find an appreciative owner....See MoreWhy should I get double wall oven or 2 ovens?
Comments (9)I've only ever had one oven and wish I could have a second. It seems that every time I've doing a roast or pizza, for example, I want to have a side dish or dessert also in the oven--but at a different temperature. Or more racks of cookies or some such than I can fit in one oven. This has only really become a problem after retirement when we have 3 meals a day at home and entertain more now than ever. Like you, when we were working I used the range for one thing occasionally and the rest was take-out or micro. For this house, I got a combo micro/convection oven that I can use but it's not very big and the dish has to be small enough to rotate in the cavity. It's not the most functional setup but it's the most cost effective for us. Or (as someone said in thread I've included) I adjust the menu to avoid the oven traffic jam. For resale, I would not ignore a house with just one oven even now after retirement. If you're truly concerned about one oven affecting resale, maybe you can plan a cabinet that someone could later retrofit without ripping out the kitchen?? Or, have your one oven be nicer than the perhaps builder-grade double ovens in the neighbors' houses. There's another thread discussing a wall oven vs range, which could perhaps help you too. Personally, now having a wall oven at waist level rather than a range at practically floor, plus being tall and a bad back, I would only want a range if I also have a wall oven. All this said, you've said your lifestyle doesn't use an oven much: do you see that changing while you're at this house? Is this your forever house where maybe your lifestyle will change like mine did (though we cheated and moved lol)? Is the extra money for a second oven going to be an issue requiring sacrifice of something else better for your lifestyle? Maybe thinking about it with these types of questions in mind will be helpful. hth Here is a link that might be useful: wall oven vs range...See Morezone4newby
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