GE Wallmount in Seattle

[perc-o-prince]

Another one bites the dust

Here's the Flickr photo page that documents the destruction of a great house. It's where we got the wall-mount fridge and dishwasher. There are a couple of compter models of what some of the rooms will look like when he's done.

What a shame!

Chuck

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[frontaloadotmy]

Chuck

Didn't try for the Westinghouse? Or did some one beat you to it? What a shame is right. I find it unbelievable that people
would choose to tear out and redo rather than maintain and restore the period style and perhaps incorporate some contemporary stuff into it. Did you ever put the Refer and DW
in service? Enjoyed the picts minus the sad ending.... sigh...

 

[perc-o-prince]

Did you ever put the Refer and DW in service?

No, we didn't. They're currently residing in the shed until warmer times. The fridge isn't working, and Rich is thinking we'll hang it where the cabinets are over the washer & DW to use as cabinets. I don't know what the plan for the DW is yet. Now that our hot water pressure is fixed, the spin-tube works pretty well. Still limited on what we can load, but at least we don't have to add a gallon of water to each cycle like before!

For the FL washer, IIRC there was rust and damage to it. Surprizing because the house was built back-in-the-day by sisters (female) who used it as a get-away from Boston on weekends in the summer, or something like that. A lot of stuff was in excellent condition so we're told. Unfortunately we found out about the estate sale a day late by putting together some vague information we were given by a dealer. I can only imagine what we missed!!!!!

Chuck

 

[perc-o-prince]

OK....STOP! Hold the presses!!!

I messed up (Rich said he's taking me on a tour of the house at 6). We GOT the FL and passed on the rusted DW.

OK. That's it!

Chuck
(aka DUH!)

 

[mattl]

Hmmm, I think I would have done pretty much the same to that house. It really was pretty sad looking, not to mention kitschy in every way possible. There are tens of millions of similar houses all over the country. They are designed for they way people used to live, not how we live now. And, if it's well built, in 40 or 50 years it will undergo another renovation, and odds are some of those of that generation will feel toward it as you feel towards the original.

I'm glad you could salvage some of the better pieces.

 

[dalangdon]

I tend to agree with Matt. I'm big on preservation, but there was a whole lot of ugly going on there. Those mirrors and that paneling would have given me a horrible headache. Granted, our family room is knotty pine, but that's in the basement, and at least it's sort of northwesty.

But I loved the slate floor. I hope they keep that. And I was sad to see that tile bathroom go. But at least the renovation is going to be done in the spirit of the building. I've been working on a house here that started out a very nice looking little rambler and ended up a massive faux Italian nightmare.