Being deceived about something after buying the house.
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Comments (7)Yep! Everything is signed and we are moving in on June 26th. I'm trying to line up everything. We need to have an old well capped on this property. We have lived here for almost 39 years and this well was used before we moved here. It looks to me to be nothing more than a pipe in the ground. Regulations are what they are! I wish it was out in the open, but it is between the sidewalk and the house. Another mess in the front yard! I am so looking forward to being settled....See MoreDid anyone ever buy a lot or house amd something better came up after
Comments (30)My question, then, is it ok for me to ask for some kind of a concept to see his thoughts on how he would design the home? Not a thing in the world wrong with that. However in that kind of arrangement, there still has to be the element of trust on the clients part to maximize best results. And the best way to represent that trust is for the client to have something of worth to them on the table as part of the relationship. And the easiest thing to do that, is with money. It's all well and good to say "show me something" without investing anything but on the other hand if you say to me, "Here. Here's something of value to me, now show me something of equal or greater value." Then I know that mentally you've already crossed that "trust" bridge and decided that what I have to say will have value to you. And a trusting attitude is critical for success. Kinda like the difference between me saying "Here. Here's two free movie tickets" to "I have two movie tickets. They're $20 each". The difference between the two is with the latter the "value/trust" question is going to be crossing your mind because you're required to have something of value in the arrangement. And if the answer to that is "yes", then you're far more likely to enjoy the movie because you already decided before seeing it, it has value. To be honest, I look on money more as an element in measuring client trust than having something to put in the bank. That's nice too but I look on that as "gravy". And then of course as a sidebar, one has to wonder about the folks who represent themselves as committed to spending several hundred thousand dollars in an endeavor but run fast away from an initial design consultation fee. When one thinks about it, there's probably not much client trust there so it's a "win" for the designer. I used to do stuff here for free. Then realized the element of trust was missing. I then asked for a donation to some charity, St. Jude and the clients local SPCA being two. But after a while I wasn't really sure that was happening so now to get around the "trust" element, I get a check and then I can make a donation. Interestingly, when I can't find an unsolved crossword or Suduko puzzle, I sit in my recliner watching TV and "solve" GardenWeb puzzles. I end up putting "pen to paper" for most "dilemmas" posted here. The fun thing is there is no pressure. No "trust", so no expectations and no pressure to be brilliantly creative. LOL! A rare few I've posted but most I don't because of well, there's that five letter word again "trust". Here's one that I only have in a digital form because I sent it off to someone (no, not the poster): Most is still my head. Trust me here (geez! That word again!). So, for best results, take that leap of faith. And I've been thinking a while about posting something about closed design competitions. I've been involved in three over the years and the client always benefited greatly. I "trust" this answers your question....See MoreSomething interesting to thing about when designing a house...
Comments (6)Well, as I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm a fan of open concept (not having kids in the house may make the critical difference!) but I also do enjoy having different spaces to slip away to. I've had two open concept homes, both of which could accommodate that separation: not all open concepts demand cavernous rooms and yawning spaces everywhere. Our current house, for example, has a separate TV room/library that has a dark and cozy feel to it because of the narrow windows; a spare bedroom is a light filled exercise/music room with our 600 LPs and uncounted CDs; and, not least, our living area is a compact, comfy room with good lighting, good seating, and a small tv which, obviously, is turned off if one of us is reading - which is often. Plus, our little deck is a good place to be until mid afternoon, when the sun comes around the corner. So, lots of getaway spots in an open concept in a modest sized home. The trade off is that the individual rooms are on the smallish side, but we seem to be living large in them ;)...See MoreReplacing stove/cupboards after buying house
Comments (13)@sherwoodva - sounds like the one you're looking at has a "rangetop" vs a "cooktop". That can help you in your search - because the appliance store wasn't fully truthful regarding availability. There are a few induction rangetops out there - they can be a little pricey, but they do exist, and with induction becoming more popular, more and more are always coming to market. Check AJ Madison - they are a good resource for appliance hunting, since they have excellent search/filtering tools. I'm not sure what the layout looks like of the house you wanted, but you could also consider removing a chunk of the existing countertop, replacing with a nice butcher block, and use that chunk for the cooktop area. There'd be a seam or two, and it might cost almost as much as a new top, depending on your choices, but if you want to keep the counters that are there, it's something to think about....See MoreJust Me (Zone 6a)
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