I had a home inspection done on the new house and here's some of the pictures he took. I was still pooping in my pampers when this place was built in 1957. LOL
Pics of our new house OR Pete goes suburban
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From the back
It does have a lovely back yard
It does have a lovely back yard
More of the backyard
backyards are important to me,,this one is on an oversized lot and the folks did a pretty good job though you can't see the whole yard in this pic, theres more to the right. I love the little log cabin garden shed. Right beside it is what looks like a little log cabin dog house, but that contains the pump for the yards own water well.
backyards are important to me,,this one is on an oversized lot and the folks did a pretty good job though you can't see the whole yard in this pic, theres more to the right. I love the little log cabin garden shed. Right beside it is what looks like a little log cabin dog house, but that contains the pump for the yards own water well.
and here's the prerquisite laundry room shot
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And some of the kitchen
Cant remember what type of dishwasher it has but someone here will
Cant remember what type of dishwasher it has but someone here will
Downstairs
Heres the furnace room / work shop, with the old Hoffman gas boiler
Heres the furnace room / work shop, with the old Hoffman gas boiler
And the livingroom
wish they'd leave their furniture,, it better than ours LOL
wish they'd leave their furniture,, it better than ours LOL
mayken4now
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Look like a nice place there. Good Luck
Steve
Steve
I was still pooping in my pampers
Did they make 'Pampers' back then? Weren't they all cloth diapers that were laundered?
The dishwasher appears to be a KitchenAid.
Good Luck in your new abode.
Did they make 'Pampers' back then? Weren't they all cloth diapers that were laundered?
The dishwasher appears to be a KitchenAid.
Good Luck in your new abode.
Ditto what Gary said about cloth diapers and the dishwasher brand.
I guess they were cloth back then. I cannot believe that I didn't check out the dw when I looked at the house, twice!! The stove and fridge were not staying until the last offer and hopefully won't be staying too too long after we move in. Why on earth they have the dryer where it is I'm guessing because they wanted space for that huge freezer. The way it sits now you hae to squeeze in that space to stand in front of the washer. At least I'm getting a finished laundry area as I never did get round to finishing the last house..YAY
Just beautiful!! Here's wishes for many happy years there.
Ron
Ron
whirlcool
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What a beautiful place! I am sure you will be enjoying it for many years to come.
Beautiful house, Pete, you'll really enjoy it. How many square feet of living space will you have? It looks huge from the front!
toggleswitch
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Now THAT is a house.
When is the wash-in/convention?
Thanks for sharing it looks MAH-VE-LOUS! A pristine show-place, no less.
Enjoy it in good health!
Interesting to see a house with gas that cooks electrically. That is becoming more common here (in my local area), too, but slowly.
When is the wash-in/convention?
Thanks for sharing it looks MAH-VE-LOUS! A pristine show-place, no less.
Enjoy it in good health!
Interesting to see a house with gas that cooks electrically. That is becoming more common here (in my local area), too, but slowly.
Hi Pete, its beautiful! Love the fact that it was built in '57! Congrats.
Pete, beautiful house and grounds. It looks like a very comfortable place to live. If you live there long enough you could be back to poopin' in your pampers. Was there any explanation as to why the stove is up on appliance rollers? Do they unplug it when it is not in use? Is it almond? When you move in, please send us a picture of the stove's control panel. Are they taking their freezer? Are they taking all of the tools downstairs? If you find that you need heat by the sink, you can get neat toe-space heaters with a hot water coil in them and a thermostatic fan control so that you can have warm feet while playing in the kitchen. I had a 220 volt electric one under my kitchen sink in my townhouse and one under the bafroom vanity.
That back porch or veranda will be a nice place to sit and enjoy the various parts of the day when you are not running out a line of wash on your pulley clothesline. Does the house have a full basement?
Best wishes,
Tom
That back porch or veranda will be a nice place to sit and enjoy the various parts of the day when you are not running out a line of wash on your pulley clothesline. Does the house have a full basement?
Best wishes,
Tom
frontaloadotmy
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It does look very nice
Beautiful back yard. Be sure to post pictures of you hanging
clothes on the line! (In your Caftan!)
Beautiful back yard. Be sure to post pictures of you hanging
clothes on the line! (In your Caftan!)
veg-o-matic
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Wow Petey, nice job! May you and Gene always be happy there.
I'm a pretty sound sleeper, so it wouldn't be a problem for me to live in the pump house...
veg
P.S. I like YOUR furniture a lot better!
I'm a pretty sound sleeper, so it wouldn't be a problem for me to live in the pump house...
veg
P.S. I like YOUR furniture a lot better!
Pete - thanks for the photos, and what great news as well! I agree with Robert - built in 1957 - it doesn't get much better than that!
Ben
Ben
Lovely house and a nice garden. Great porch too, I love porches, but they are very rare overhere. It looks like the leather chair and sofa were imported from Holland, my brother and SIL had a very similar set. Personally I found it dead ugly though. LOL
Good chance the furniture was from Holland Louis seeing as they're Dutch..note the blue shutters and the blue paint around the garage door windows,,more giveaways. The stove is probably on rollers because those Dutch housewives are notorious for housecleaning. The freezer goes but we have our own already, fortunately a bit smaller than theirs and we don't use it much anymore. I'd forgotten about the clothes line pulley, that's a bonus, I always wanted one of those.
As to sq footage I'm guessing it's around 2800 sq ft which is plenty big enough for just us. The basement is finished with a rek room, a bedroom and that furnace/workshop area. Odd that they never had garage door openers though, I figure everyone has them these days. And their fridge that's being left is a real snore one door Danby. All nothing a trip to Sears etc won't fix.
As to sq footage I'm guessing it's around 2800 sq ft which is plenty big enough for just us. The basement is finished with a rek room, a bedroom and that furnace/workshop area. Odd that they never had garage door openers though, I figure everyone has them these days. And their fridge that's being left is a real snore one door Danby. All nothing a trip to Sears etc won't fix.
maytagbear
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Very nice, Pete!
I hope all the surprises in this house are pleasant ones.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I hope all the surprises in this house are pleasant ones.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I didn't even notice the LR furniture - I'm with you Louis! ;-) I like the tile accents around the fireplace and kitchen, that adds a lot of character.
That backyard is very nice and the porch is very well done. I should marry someone that could do that in mine! Here, the back of the house isn't usually as nice as the front - generally a wood deck with simple railing (which are now falling off houses in record numbers 6 people injured in a 10' drop a couple of weeks ago)
That backyard is very nice and the porch is very well done. I should marry someone that could do that in mine! Here, the back of the house isn't usually as nice as the front - generally a wood deck with simple railing (which are now falling off houses in record numbers 6 people injured in a 10' drop a couple of weeks ago)
toggleswitch
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Just goes to show, if you don't properly maintain and care for your wood it will fail you.
When in doubt, have a professional look at it.
When in doubt, have a professional look at it.
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Best wishes for both of you in your beautiful new home!
Just imagine how nice it will look after the first snowfall...
Just imagine how nice it will look after the first snowfall...
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