[Brian HCM#1]

Did some more demo over the weekend, completely filled one dumpster

Looking into the kitchen

Looking into the family room, I removed the goal posts surrounding the fireplace.

Here's the old furnace, a new one is going into the attic on Wednesday

I framed in the old opening to the laundry closet, that will be moving to another location next week.

The new/old opening to the hall(it was originally framed for a doorway I framed in the opening to the downstairs bedroom.

Looking at all this, I am SO glad the original sale on our old house fell through, the downstairs is pretty much destroyed

 

[narlus]

so what is yr timetable for completion? you doing the work solo or w/ a crew?

 

[SkaredShtles]

Jeezus, that looks like alot of work. You're a tough man, Brian.

 

[Westy]

A million dollar fixer upper. What a bargain.

 

[BurlyShirley]

you got ripped off.

 

[SkaredShtles]

A million dollar fixer upper. What a bargain.

I recognize the house across the street. That house goes for ~350K here. And I thought our area was pricey.............

 

[Brian HCM#1]

so what is yr timetable for completion? you doing the work solo or w/ a crew?

Solo & with friends, Sat's demo was with 2 friends, yesterday was solo. I'm subbing out the furnace, electrical, tape & texture drywall and the kitchen cabinets. I'm doing the framing, plumbing, hanging the drywall and finish carpentry.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

I recognize the house across the street. That house goes for ~350K here. And I thought our area was pricey.............

It is a rip off, but it's what houses go for here. And to be honest, our house IMO is worth between $350-$400K.

 

[McGRP01]

Any exterior pics of the house?

 

[Brian HCM#1]

A million dollar fixer upper. What a bargain.

Actually it is, fixed up it will be worth between $1.2-$1.3 Mil.




I know it still a rip off.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Any exterior pics of the house?

No, I need to take some especially since we put new garage doors on.

 

[valve bouncer]

Actually it is, fixed up it will be worth between $1.2-$1.3 Mil.




I know it still a rip off.

How much will you have to put into fixing it up?

 

[MMike]

Shouldn't the title of these threads be "So this is what my wife spent over $1 million dollars for"

 

[Brian HCM#1]

How much will you have to put into fixing it up?

Between $100K-$150K for everything. Our kitchen appliances alone are over $17K.

 

[narlus]

Between $100K-$150K for everything. Our kitchen appliances alone are over $17K.

good god, man. and that's with yr contractor friendly price? Wolf? Gagganeau?

i think we spent about $3.5K on dishwasher/fridge/oven/hood.

 

[N8 v2.0]

good god, man. and that's with yr contractor friendly price? Wolf? Gagganeau?

i think we spent about $3.5K on dishwasher/fridge/oven/hood.

I'll bet his dishwasher alone costs that... if it is one of those stainless 2-drawered units. And if he's got Boshe applicances... ChaChing! $$$

 

[narlus]

I'll bet his dishwasher alone costs that... if it is one of those stainless 2-drawered units.

the Fisher & Paykel got the worst reliability ratings (by a wide margin) in the last Consumer Reports i read.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

good god, man. and that's with yr contractor friendly price? Wolf? Gagganeau?

i think we spent about $3.5K on dishwasher/fridge/oven/hood.

36" 6 burner Wolf range, Kitchen Aid dishwasher (stainless) Built in kitchen aid 42" fridge (stainless), 27" Dacor warming drawer, Dacor microwave/convection oven, Wolf chimney style (stainless) vent hood.

 

[N8 v2.0]

the Fisher & Paykel got the worst reliability ratings (by a wide margin) in the last Consumer Reports i read.

I aint saying they're good only that they're expensive!

 

[Westy]

good god, man. and that's with yr contractor friendly price? Wolf? Gagganeau?

i think we spent about $3.5K on dishwasher/fridge/oven/hood.

It's California, he bought an immigrant family to live below the kitchen floor to tend to his needs.

 

[N8 v2.0]

36" 6 burner Wolf range, Kitchen Aid dishwasher (stainless) Built in kitchen aid 42" fridge (stainless), 27" Dacor warming drawer, Dacor microwave/convection oven, Wolf chimney style (stainless) vent hood.

No mini beverage frig..???

 

[Brian HCM#1]

I'll bet his dishwasher alone costs that... if it is one of those stainless 2-drawered units. And if he's got Bosch appliances... ChaChing! $$$

I like the Kitchen Aid over Bosch, the Bosch is a hair quieter though, Julie and I stared at them for quite a while before deciding on what to go with.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

No mini beverage frig..???

Maybe, it depends on how the island lays out. I want a built in coffee make, Julie vetoed me

 

[Brian HCM#1]

This in a 6 burner

hood

fridge

dishwasher

microwave

warming drawer

Should be real nice when it's done.

 

[narlus]

nice, sounds sweet Brian.

biggest gripe i have w/ my kitchen is that our street doesn't have natural gas service (and i didn't want the propane tank in the yard). i would kill for a nice big range like you've spec'd.

 

[narlus]

w/ all that steel and greasy kid's fingers, keep a lot of SS polisher on hand.

 

[Jeremy R]

Alright Brian.
I gotta know something.
You say yourself that you think the house is worth about $350 or so,
yet is sells for a million.
I realize that that is just what it goes for around there, and it should be worth about 1.3 mil when you are done. That's cool. I understand the economics of it.
But my question is, What is it about living there makes it WORTH it to you guys to spend that much more for this location?
This is not some smart-azz question or any attempt at giving you crap. I just want to know what you like about the area straight up.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

w/ all that steel and greasy kid's fingers, keep a lot of SS polisher on hand.

I was told by someone that WD40 works great on stainless.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Should be real nice when it's done.

I'll probably be in San Fran again this September. I'm looking forward to the tour of your new house.

 

[narlus]

but then yr kitchen smells like a body shop.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Alright Brian.
I gotta know something.
You say yourself that you think the house is worth about $350 or so,
yet is sells for a million.
I realize that that is just what it goes for around there, and it should be worth about 1.3 mil when you are done. That's cool. I understand the economics of it.
But my question is, What is it about living there makes it WORTH it to you guys to spend that much more for this location?
This is not some smart-azz question or any attempt at giving you crap. I just want to know what you like about the area straight up.

The school are is ranked very high, but it's just the prices in the whole Bay Area, it's expensive. I believe it's all relitive though, the cost of living here is higher, but also the jobs pay more. There are burger places (In n' Out) that have a starting pay of $9.95 an hour.

It's a great area to be in 3 hours from the mountains (skiing) 1.5 hours from the beach, 35min from San Francisco. There is a lot to do here in the Bay Area, I guess thats why it's so expensive.

 

[-dustin]

a warming drawer? isn't that was an oven on low heat is for?

 

[Brian HCM#1]

I'll probably be in San Fran again this September. I'm looking forward to the tour of your new house.

No prob hopefully we'll have most of the house done by then, I have a 2 year goal to complete the interior.

 

[Jeremy R]

The school are is ranked very high, but it's just the prices in the whole Bay Area, it's expensive. I believe it's all relitive though, the cost of living here is higher, but also the jobs pay more. There are burger places (In n' Out) that have a starting pay of $9.95 an hour.

It's a great area to be in 3 hours from the mountains (skiing) 1.5 hours from the beach, 35min from San Francisco. There is a lot to do here in the Bay Area, I guess thats why it's so expensive.

Yeah, I have traveled a good bit, Nor and So Cal, all over Colorado,
parts of Canada, parts of Mexico, all over the Northeast, all over Texas, New Orleans etc.... and San Francisco was the only place where I did not want to get back on a plane to come home. I got engaged to my wife there and everything which had something to do with it, but I really liked that place.
But it still blows my mind to see the huge price differences around the country.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

a warming drawer? isn't that was an oven on low heat is for?

Not when the oven is in use and you are trying to keep a dish warm.

 

[narlus]

then what's the microwave/convection oven for?

 

[Brian HCM#1]

But it still blows my mind to see the huge price differences around the country.

Me too, but growing up here you get used to it.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

then what's the microwave/convection oven for?

Cooking, Julie love to cook, we host a lot of dinners, it's nice to keep them warm while other dishes are being prepaired.

 

[SK6]

Actually it is, fixed up it will be worth between $1.2-$1.3 Mil.




I know it still a rip off.

You have got to be fvcking kidding me?

 

[narlus]

that's my point...the 'convection' part of that oven can be used as a warmer...how many times will 1) that be too small for whatever is being kept warm or 2) all appliances will be in use towards the completion of the cooking?

what do you do w/ yr kids during these hosted dinners? or are other kids around as well and they do their own thing? keep the grommets occupied has limited our dinners w/ other adults.