I've found a house

[countryford]

My b/f and I found this house and are going to be making an offer on it tomorrow. The house is almost all original. It was built in 1949. I think my pink appliances will look good in the kitchen. Wish us well in that the owners will accept our offer. Justin

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/rfs/772448333.html

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Justin

Good luck on your offer. That looks like a great house;
Your PA's will be perfect!!!

 

[appnut]

Good luck. I can't really make out the brand of the dishwasher, but it looks like it oculd be a 1960s KitchenAid (or a hotpoint).

 

[tlee618]

Justin I wish you and your partner the very best. You will really love being a homeowner!

 

[JerseyMike]

Good luck on your offer.

That looks like a really nice house.

Mike

 

[58limited]

Good luck.

The post has been deleted so I didn't get to see the house pics.

 

[countryford]

here

most recent listing of it, thats still up

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/rfs/774188871.html

 

[laundromat]

Keep the clothes line poles up!!!!Good luck!Dishwasher may be a WasteKing Universal.I can't realy tell from the side shot of it.

 

[petek]

Fingers crossed for ya. Can't believe the price.. Me should be thinking of a little winter retreat in Tuscon

 

[mielabor]

Those American house prices are really astounding. Here in the Netherlands we would have to pay five to ten times more. I could easily afford my own house in the USA. Here it is an utopia.

 

[petek]

Well Theo, not everywhere is so inexpensive, it all depends on the location. You'd probably pay 5 times that much for that same house in and around Seattle for example. Here in my town in Canada it would go for about $150,000 but back in Calgary or Vancouver more like $350-400k, higher in some neighborhoods

 

[thomasortega]

Woooooooooooooow

Really amazing!

Here in my my city, with $400k you can build a huge house with all the high luxury materials someone can imagine, including swimming pool and a huge garden.
And maybe this amount of money will be enough to buy a the furniture and the TOL appliances.

 

[countryford]

well

The house needs some work. If it was all fixed up it would probably be close to $250 to $300k. The house is actually located in Phoenix, AZ. Anyways, we should know in a week if they accept our offer. When we get the place we are going to fix the kitchen up in my vintage pink appliances. The laundry room will look good with my 1963 turquoise lady kenmore washer and dryer. Once its all done, we'll take pictures and post them on here.

 

[oldhouseman]

I hope

you get the house. Keeping the house as close to original as possible in the look and feel will take it a long way for being a true "vintage" home.

How about wiring and plumbing? Up to date? The place looks great. I hope it all works out in your favor.

Greg/Oldhouseman

 

[appnut]

Justin, I hope y'all get it. I'm curious to see what the dishwasher is there. The appliances look old enough to be late 1960s.

 

[autowasherfreak]

Best of Luck!

I hope you and you b/f get the house!

Jim

 

[countryford]

electrical and plumbing

Fortuneatly for me my b/f works for a construction company and can rewire the house and replumb it as well. This weekend I'll be taking before pics of the house and will post them on here afterwards.

 

[classiccaprice]

great! I missed the cl posting. I hope you both enjoy, it sounds like an awesome house!

 

[countryford]

As i promised

Steve and I went by the house yesterday to take some pictures of it. Still haven't received word as to if they accepted the offer yet. This is the front of the house

 

[countryford]

again

the carport which is on the right side of the house. Notice just to the right of the door is a little white box on the side of the house. That is where the milkman would drop off the milk. It goes right into the laundry room.

 

[countryford]

now for the inside

the living room

 

[countryford]

and

the dining room

 

[countryford]

kitchen

a look at the kitchen. notice the wallpapaer, and the delorean outside through the window

 

[countryford]

the bathroom

this is the spare bathroom. all the original pink tile for the surround

 

[countryford]

the most important room

The Laundry Room. This is where my 1963 Turquoise Lady Kenmore washer and dryer will go. Also notice the milk door.

 

[countryford]

now

the fireplace which is located in the den in the back. Originally this was not part of the house. It was added on later.

 

[countryford]

in the kitchen

is this nice dishwasher.

 

[oldhouseman]

Great looking

I hope you get it!!! When you go back get a shot of the inside of the dishwasher (please).

Does the milkman still deliver?

 

[countryford]

inside of the dishwasher

I took this while I was there in case someone asked. And no I do not beleive that the milkman still delivers. Unfortuneatly.

 

[appnut]

Well, that IS a KDS15> I say it's a keeper. I'm sure you, and maybe some help from others here, can get the top rack supports & such fixed and have it in working order. who knows, maybe someone around here even has a pink panel for it. And if you want something else vintage other than the KDS15, I'm sure you will have no problem finding a taker here. That dishwasher was new in like 1964 or 1965, the first KA with the 4-way Hydro-Sweep and Sani-cycle. I would be surprised if you'll find a taker for the late 1960s or early 1970s self-cleaning electric wall oven as well as the what apears to be brushed-chrome coil cooktop.