Well, ya got away with it so no biggie.
FINALLY!!!!!!! THE KITCHEN IS COMPLETE!!!!!!!!! *Not dial-up friendly*
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Whatever I can throw in it1hp disposal? you chopping bones?
insinkerator or waste king?
I only use Insinkerator, IMO they are the best. In my old house I had a 3/4hp ISE which was perfect, however since I have 2 sinks I wanted to try more hp. The 1hp is really the way to go for a main sink.
It is! Especially with the crazy real estate market you have out there...I like your budget betterHowever Julie LOVES to cook and can back up having the kick ass appliances. We spent about $65K for the kitchen remodel, which I think is a screaming deal.
Are you redoing the whole house next?
You really should label the before and after pics, they're really hard to distinguish.
I just realized that, I wish the changes were a little more dramatic, as it would be easier to tell the difference.
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Very cool, is that range from the 40's or 50's?
God does my kitchen suck.
Actually, the design is unchanged from the '20's when it was invented by Nobel Prize winner Gustaf Dalén. They go for 10G and up new...
Totally a cult thing......AGA Cooker...
Totally a cult thing......AGA Cooker...
No it doesn't... but you can spend $5k on an remodel and the result will be worth more than twice that if you ever resell...
Very cool, 10K is a lot of dough, but if it preforms great it's all good.
Thing about it that stands out is that it's also the primary house heating element.
People build the kitchen around the oven, the house around the kitchen - like they did in the old days. Hence the reason it works in this guy's 150-year-old house.
It's probably not the best idea in a modern house, cuz the kitchens aren't usually centrally located.
we looked at a rental in ireland that had an Aga as an oven. that's always on, right? and different zones inside the oven are at different temps?
Yeah, that's the ticket.
There's no numbers or markers on the controls - you just time it with practice.
Luckily, I'm not baking anything like pies or cakes or soufflee's or anything i rely heavily on temp control. But once you get used to it, it's probably the best way to cook.
Most top European pros [Michelin 2-3 stars] use AGA in their restaurants and homes.
Me - I'll wait until a rich widow want's to make an honest man of me before i get too excited about it.
I'd be happy with a Viking. Hell, my last was a vintage Okeefe and Merritt.
So far we're digging on the Wolf.
You know, I'm still partial to my Weberoooh. Now we're talking!
I dig on Smokers!!!
Time to move back to CA:biggrin:Hey, my personal fave is this:
But no such thing exists north of the border....
Only if you and a few others can arrange and 'accident' for my ex...
Is she still in SB?
That is generally what the kitchens have looked like in my parents last two or three houses, minus the Aga stove.
oh yeah... salt in the earth, the trees are dying, fire and brimstone...
It may soon be a buyer's market...
US housing slowdown continuesBy Daniel Pimlott and Michael Mackenzie in New York
Published: September 25 2006
Prices of existing homes fell for the first time in 11 years and the backlog of available homes for sale was at its highest since current measures began, underlining the significant slowdown in the housing market.
Existing-home sales slipped 0.5 per cent to an annual rate of 6.30m units in August from a level of 6.33m July, according to the National Association of Realtors. They were 12.6 per cent down on the year before
Economists had expected a fall in sales to 6.2m, following a sharp 4.1 per cent decline in sales in July.
The housing market continues to weaken, but the deterioration in this report was relatively modest, said John Ryding, economist at Bear Stearns.
The Federal Reserve has recently justified its pause in interest rate rises by saying that weakness in the housing sector will put the brakes on growth and help slow down inflation. The latest numbers suggest that the central bank may soon start lowering rates.
Housing is in trouble, the economy is a lot weaker than people think and the Fed will ease policy much faster than what is currently priced by markets, said Michael Kastner, head of fixed income at SterlingStamos.
The housing data pulled the yield on the two-year Treasury note down to about 4.65 per cent, its lowest level since March.
David Lereah, the NARs chief economist, said home sales appeared to be levelling out after a sharp drop in July. After a stronger-than-expected drop in July, the fairly even sales numbers in August tell us the market is at a more sustainable pace, he said.
The decline follows weak data on housing starts and building permits in August.
The median existing home price was $225,000 in August, down 1.7 per cent from a year earlier - the first price fall since 1995 and the second biggest decline on record . This is the price correction weve been expecting with sales stabilising, we should go back to positive price growth early next year, Mr Lereah said.
Housing inventory levels rose 1.5 per cent to a 7.5 month supply at the current sales pace, compared with 6.3 months in July, and 4.7 months at this time last year. The inventory was at its highest since since condominiums were added to the survey in 1999.
Existing home sales account for about 85 per cent of the housing market. They have fallen every month since March.
US housing slowdown continuesBy Daniel Pimlott and Michael Mackenzie in New York
Published: September 25 2006
Prices of existing homes fell for the first time in 11 years and the backlog of available homes for sale was at its highest since current measures began, underlining the significant slowdown in the housing market.
Existing-home sales slipped 0.5 per cent to an annual rate of 6.30m units in August from a level of 6.33m July, according to the National Association of Realtors. They were 12.6 per cent down on the year before
Economists had expected a fall in sales to 6.2m, following a sharp 4.1 per cent decline in sales in July.
The housing market continues to weaken, but the deterioration in this report was relatively modest, said John Ryding, economist at Bear Stearns.
The Federal Reserve has recently justified its pause in interest rate rises by saying that weakness in the housing sector will put the brakes on growth and help slow down inflation. The latest numbers suggest that the central bank may soon start lowering rates.
Housing is in trouble, the economy is a lot weaker than people think and the Fed will ease policy much faster than what is currently priced by markets, said Michael Kastner, head of fixed income at SterlingStamos.
The housing data pulled the yield on the two-year Treasury note down to about 4.65 per cent, its lowest level since March.
David Lereah, the NARs chief economist, said home sales appeared to be levelling out after a sharp drop in July. After a stronger-than-expected drop in July, the fairly even sales numbers in August tell us the market is at a more sustainable pace, he said.
The decline follows weak data on housing starts and building permits in August.
The median existing home price was $225,000 in August, down 1.7 per cent from a year earlier - the first price fall since 1995 and the second biggest decline on record . This is the price correction weve been expecting with sales stabilising, we should go back to positive price growth early next year, Mr Lereah said.
Housing inventory levels rose 1.5 per cent to a 7.5 month supply at the current sales pace, compared with 6.3 months in July, and 4.7 months at this time last year. The inventory was at its highest since since condominiums were added to the survey in 1999.
Existing home sales account for about 85 per cent of the housing market. They have fallen every month since March.
The market is really slowing down right now, it now is becoming a buyers market. I expect it to get worse over the next 2-4 years. Then it will turn around once again and continue the cycle.
There's always, hella Nor Cal:biggrin:
You think? That's profound.
That Brian is a real genius, I tell you, a real genius.You think? That's profound.
OMG! It's beautiful! I couldn't imagine having something like that
Amazing stove......
Amazing stove......
Would we have to start calling him The Brian?He should go on late night TV and spread the word.
That must suck in the summer.
If it ever comes to an issue when you sell you could get one of these and you'd be golden.