Having bought a fifty year old house, I can't quite figure out why each window had blinds and two sets of curtains. Like shit, we live in the Pacific Northwest, it's not that bright here.
Probably used to be inhabited by vampires. Apparently there's a bunch of em up here.
Unlikely, it was a super religious Portuguese family. There is literally a religious icon of a saint stuccoed to the outside of the house.
How many religious icons did you have to dispose of when you moved in? I want to see if you can beat my score.
So we got the house! More or less spot on at the predicted price from the bank, and well within our budget. Being able to go "yeah we'll sign at the end of the week" was a huge advantage ultimately, I suspect because it's right before christmas.
I am excite - a building that I'll actually own makes a huge difference. I will also continue to not understand in anyway what my father has been thinking this last year with "we must DIY renovate all the things". But everyone is happy and still talking, which ultimately is what I was looking for.
Family and real estate: just don't do it.
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So we got the house! More or less spot on at the predicted price from the bank, and well within our budget. Being able to go "yeah we'll sign at the end of the week" was a huge advantage ultimately, I suspect because it's right before christmas.
I am excite - a building that I'll actually own makes a huge difference. I will also continue to not understand in anyway what my father has been thinking this last year with "we must DIY renovate all the things". But everyone is happy and still talking, which ultimately is what I was looking for.
Congrats!
Family and real estate: just don't do it.
Nodding so hard my head flies off into traffic and causes a car crash.
As someone who just bought a house with his brother...I'm going to live in blissful naivete until such that things change.
We let my mom pressure us into buying a condo on an FHA loan and using my cousin as a realtor. We wanted to continue renting and saving. Have fun finding all the mistakes!
Having bought a fifty year old house, I can't quite figure out why each window had blinds and two sets of curtains. Like shit, we live in the Pacific Northwest, it's not that bright here.
Not sure about the blinds, but I know my grandma and lots of others from the older generation liked having two sets of curtains. One a lightblocking one, and one a sheer curtain to break visbility but still allow natural light in.
As someone who just bought a house with his brother...I'm going to live in blissful naivete until such that things change.
We let my mom pressure us into buying a condo on an FHA loan and using my cousin as a realtor. We wanted to continue renting and saving. Have fun finding all the mistakes!
ooh, yeah that is not good. This is a 2/3 - 1/3 ownership splitting the mortgage for a couple years with the long term goal of buying each other out or renting it once we move on.
Having bought a fifty year old house, I can't quite figure out why each window had blinds and two sets of curtains. Like shit, we live in the Pacific Northwest, it's not that bright here.
Probably used to be inhabited by vampires. Apparently there's a bunch of em up here.
Unlikely, it was a super religious Portuguese family. There is literally a religious icon of a saint stuccoed to the outside of the house.
How many religious icons did you have to dispose of when you moved in? I want to see if you can beat my score.
Zero, actually, the house was empty once we got possession. There was literally a baby jesus on a table during the showings though.
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MortiousThe Nightmare BeginsMove to New ZealandRegistered Userregular
Having bought a fifty year old house, I can't quite figure out why each window had blinds and two sets of curtains. Like shit, we live in the Pacific Northwest, it's not that bright here.
Not sure about the blinds, but I know my grandma and lots of others from the older generation liked having two sets of curtains. One a lightblocking one, and one a sheer curtain to break visbility but still allow natural light in.
Having bought a fifty year old house, I can't quite figure out why each window had blinds and two sets of curtains. Like shit, we live in the Pacific Northwest, it's not that bright here.
Not sure about the blinds, but I know my grandma and lots of others from the older generation liked having two sets of curtains. One a lightblocking one, and one a sheer curtain to break visbility but still allow natural light in.
Yeah, I see that. Probably helped with some insulation with the super shitty single pane windows too.
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ShadowfireVermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered Userregular
Professionally installed blinds are pretty expensive, blinds you install yourself without checking for studs or using drywall anchors and will fall out of the wall the second someone tries to use them are cheap.
Having bought a fifty year old house, I can't quite figure out why each window had blinds and two sets of curtains. Like shit, we live in the Pacific Northwest, it's not that bright here.
Not sure about the blinds, but I know my grandma and lots of others from the older generation liked having two sets of curtains. One a lightblocking one, and one a sheer curtain to break visbility but still allow natural light in.
Yeah, I see that. Probably helped with some insulation with the super shitty single pane windows too.
It helps even today with semi-modern windows.
I got some super high quality thermal curtains (it was a couple hundred dollars to do a single room) and it has drastically reduced my cooling needs mid-day in the summer up here. Like I was cooling in the neighborhood of ~$230 a month and it went to like ~$175 (averages so not entirely accurate). But my AC did run much less according to my nest.
You want two because with just one it's not creating a pocket. One is plenty fine if you just want to block out some light.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
Having bought a fifty year old house, I can't quite figure out why each window had blinds and two sets of curtains. Like shit, we live in the Pacific Northwest, it's not that bright here.
Not sure about the blinds, but I know my grandma and lots of others from the older generation liked having two sets of curtains. One a lightblocking one, and one a sheer curtain to break visbility but still allow natural light in.
Yeah, I see that. Probably helped with some insulation with the super shitty single pane windows too.
It helps even today with semi-modern windows.
I got some super high quality thermal curtains (it was a couple hundred dollars to do a single room) and it has drastically reduced my cooling needs mid-day in the summer up here. Like I was cooling in the neighborhood of ~$230 a month and it went to like ~$175 (averages so not entirely accurate). But my AC did run much less according to my nest.
You want two because with just one it's not creating a pocket. One is plenty fine if you just want to block out some light.
Modern double pane windows are a wild improvement for any household. Would recommend++
Yeah if your windows were not installed on or after 2010 (nearly a decade ago) they are costing you money.
I mean even double pane from 1980... that's 40 years ago, and most houses rarely last past a century (or at least didn't). That's extremely old technology. One of the best things you can do for energy efficiency in your house is replace the windows and insulate the dead space around them and the doors.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
Yeah if your windows were not installed on or after 2010 (nearly a decade ago) they are costing you money.
I mean even double pane from 1980... that's 40 years ago, and most houses rarely last past a century (or at least didn't). That's extremely old technology. One of the best things you can do for energy efficiency in your house is replace the windows and insulate the dead space around them and the doors.
We just replaced most of our windows and the difference this winter has been astonishing so far. The pellet stove used to barely warm us up and now we're too hot at night. It's amazing.
Yeah if your windows were not installed on or after 2010 (nearly a decade ago) they are costing you money.
I mean even double pane from 1980... that's 40 years ago, and most houses rarely last past a century (or at least didn't). That's extremely old technology. One of the best things you can do for energy efficiency in your house is replace the windows and insulate the dead space around them and the doors.
I think that's a bit dependent on a number of other factors though too. My building is 110 years old and is all plaster and lathe with no real insulation at all behind the walls. I've got double pane from the early-mid 2000s, and they help a lot, but I doubt that new windows are going to make that much of a difference when the rest of the house itself isn't air-sealed.
The home theater company I used to work for would install custom, programmable, silent, motorized blinds that would cost in the $1,000s. Granted, these were top-of-line luxury items, but blinds are no joke when it comes to pricing.
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We put these blinds in previous house and current one, and they've been great. As long as you measure your window properly, it takes a couple of screws to install the brackets, and then you just clip the blind into those. (we went with the no-dangling-cords and option because we had small kids and pets to worry about, and the adjust-from-both-ends option because of where the sun comes in at some times of day, but you can knock a fair bit off the price if you don't need that).
(that's the canadian link, the US site is blinds.com and looks basically the same)
Of course if you are in a 100 year old building there are likely other factors that could be improved if they have not in the past century.
I don't think I was being uncharitable for not addressing that directly for the small cluster of people that it applies to.
I've researched it, and apparently there isn't a lot we can do without a full gut/rehab outside of simple things like proper caulking, weatherstripping, etc. Apparently just adding insulation into the walls of an old building like this without tearing off all the walls and installing a vapor barier is the quickest way to cause mold problems. As moisture and humidity pass from the interior air-space, it gets trapped in the insulation (typically blown cellulose) then starts to rot/mold. So either the whole house has to 'breathe' or you tear it all out and install vapor barriers and proper R rated insulation.
Of course if you are in a 100 year old building there are likely other factors that could be improved if they have not in the past century.
I don't think I was being uncharitable for not addressing that directly for the small cluster of people that it applies to.
I've researched it, and apparently there isn't a lot we can do without a full gut/rehab outside of simple things like proper caulking, weatherstripping, etc. Apparently just adding insulation into the walls of an old building like this without tearing off all the walls and installing a vapor barier is the quickest way to cause mold problems. As moisture and humidity pass from the interior air-space, it gets trapped in the insulation (typically blown cellulose) then starts to rot/mold. So either the whole house has to 'breathe' or you tear it all out and install vapor barriers and proper R rated insulation.
Yeah you're going down to the studs on your external walls, but, insulation, drywall, and vapor barrier are cheapish!
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
Of course if you are in a 100 year old building there are likely other factors that could be improved if they have not in the past century.
I don't think I was being uncharitable for not addressing that directly for the small cluster of people that it applies to.
I've researched it, and apparently there isn't a lot we can do without a full gut/rehab outside of simple things like proper caulking, weatherstripping, etc. Apparently just adding insulation into the walls of an old building like this without tearing off all the walls and installing a vapor barier is the quickest way to cause mold problems. As moisture and humidity pass from the interior air-space, it gets trapped in the insulation (typically blown cellulose) then starts to rot/mold. So either the whole house has to 'breathe' or you tear it all out and install vapor barriers and proper R rated insulation.
That's how our first place was: 100 year old PNW craftsman = no insulation unless you drill and pump it in (and there's a lot of opinions out there that suggest it becomes a mold slurry at the bottom of those channels over time and is just not worth the trouble).
Our takeaway was just that old houses be drafty, and we compensated with a fireplace upgrade and some comfy blankets. Part of the charm, I guess.
Our new place has giant fucking 8 foot picture windows from the 80s that are all custom and single pane, so it's a similar dilemma we intend to address in the same way because fuckkkkk no I am not getting quotes on these giant windows being replaced.
I'm still trying to figure out why people like rooms with tall ceilings because all I can think about is the wasted hot air that ends up there during the heating season.
Like my mom is cold a lot of the time and her living room has 12' angled ceilings (12' at the tall end). She didn't buy the house because of that aesthetic but I've never understood it
I'm still trying to figure out why people like rooms with tall ceilings because all I can think about is the wasted hot air that ends up there during the heating season.
Like my mom is cold a lot of the time and her living room has 12' angled ceilings (12' at the tall end). She didn't buy the house because of that aesthetic but I've never understood it
they're aesthetically pleasing and let you not worry about christmas trees being too tall.
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I'm still trying to figure out why people like rooms with tall ceilings because all I can think about is the wasted hot air that ends up there during the heating season.
Like my mom is cold a lot of the time and her living room has 12' angled ceilings (12' at the tall end). She didn't buy the house because of that aesthetic but I've never understood it
No idea. We had looked at a house with a two story living room and my only thought was "This must be a nightmare to keep warm." This was in NJ.
to each their own, but I'll take a vaulted ceiling and picture windows that's an icebox over a cozy 8 foot ceiling and new vinyl windows all day, erry day.
to each their own, but I'll take a vaulted ceiling and picture windows that's an icebox over a cozy 8 foot ceiling and new vinyl windows all day, erry day.
Yeah, I like the cold. I overheat way too easy.
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Of course if you are in a 100 year old building there are likely other factors that could be improved if they have not in the past century.
I don't think I was being uncharitable for not addressing that directly for the small cluster of people that it applies to.
I've researched it, and apparently there isn't a lot we can do without a full gut/rehab outside of simple things like proper caulking, weatherstripping, etc. Apparently just adding insulation into the walls of an old building like this without tearing off all the walls and installing a vapor barier is the quickest way to cause mold problems. As moisture and humidity pass from the interior air-space, it gets trapped in the insulation (typically blown cellulose) then starts to rot/mold. So either the whole house has to 'breathe' or you tear it all out and install vapor barriers and proper R rated insulation.
Yeah you're going down to the studs on your external walls, but, insulation, drywall, and vapor barrier are cheapish!
Not that cheap! We'd be looking at another 10k-ish to insulate our house. The windows were a great fix because our house had the original windows still (mostly cracked, all single pane), but the walls still don't have insulation. Or at least not enough.
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I've been watching a lot of videos about food forests and permaculture in resedential plots.
Now the people doing this usually have about double to quadruple the space available to them that we do, but they're also trying to go full self-sustainable, which we are not really looking at.
I'd have to limit the max height of the trees we plant, but I couldn't find anything prohibiting me from replacing my backyard with one. Hopefully the neighbours won't mind.
I've been watching a lot of videos about food forests and permaculture in resedential plots.
Now the people doing this usually have about double to quadruple the space available to them that we do, but they're also trying to go full self-sustainable, which we are not really looking at.
I'd have to limit the max height of the trees we plant, but I couldn't find anything prohibiting me from replacing my backyard with one. Hopefully the neighbours won't mind.
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How many religious icons did you have to dispose of when you moved in? I want to see if you can beat my score.
Ooh I see you have a nazi navy flag and a helmet with an ss sticker on it in the garage. Cool....coolcoolcool.
I am excite - a building that I'll actually own makes a huge difference. I will also continue to not understand in anyway what my father has been thinking this last year with "we must DIY renovate all the things". But everyone is happy and still talking, which ultimately is what I was looking for.
Family and real estate: just don't do it.
Nodding so hard my head flies off into traffic and causes a car crash.
We let my mom pressure us into buying a condo on an FHA loan and using my cousin as a realtor. We wanted to continue renting and saving. Have fun finding all the mistakes!
Not sure about the blinds, but I know my grandma and lots of others from the older generation liked having two sets of curtains. One a lightblocking one, and one a sheer curtain to break visbility but still allow natural light in.
ooh, yeah that is not good. This is a 2/3 - 1/3 ownership splitting the mortgage for a couple years with the long term goal of buying each other out or renting it once we move on.
Zero, actually, the house was empty once we got possession. There was literally a baby jesus on a table during the showings though.
...yes, older generations
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Yeah, I see that. Probably helped with some insulation with the super shitty single pane windows too.
Blinds are expensive! Walk around your house naked.
If the neighbors are that upset, they can buy you new blinds.
It helps even today with semi-modern windows.
I got some super high quality thermal curtains (it was a couple hundred dollars to do a single room) and it has drastically reduced my cooling needs mid-day in the summer up here. Like I was cooling in the neighborhood of ~$230 a month and it went to like ~$175 (averages so not entirely accurate). But my AC did run much less according to my nest.
You want two because with just one it's not creating a pocket. One is plenty fine if you just want to block out some light.
Modern double pane windows are a wild improvement for any household. Would recommend++
I mean even double pane from 1980... that's 40 years ago, and most houses rarely last past a century (or at least didn't). That's extremely old technology. One of the best things you can do for energy efficiency in your house is replace the windows and insulate the dead space around them and the doors.
We just replaced most of our windows and the difference this winter has been astonishing so far. The pellet stove used to barely warm us up and now we're too hot at night. It's amazing.
I think that's a bit dependent on a number of other factors though too. My building is 110 years old and is all plaster and lathe with no real insulation at all behind the walls. I've got double pane from the early-mid 2000s, and they help a lot, but I doubt that new windows are going to make that much of a difference when the rest of the house itself isn't air-sealed.
I don't think I was being uncharitable for not addressing that directly for the small cluster of people that it applies to.
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(that's the canadian link, the US site is blinds.com and looks basically the same)
I've researched it, and apparently there isn't a lot we can do without a full gut/rehab outside of simple things like proper caulking, weatherstripping, etc. Apparently just adding insulation into the walls of an old building like this without tearing off all the walls and installing a vapor barier is the quickest way to cause mold problems. As moisture and humidity pass from the interior air-space, it gets trapped in the insulation (typically blown cellulose) then starts to rot/mold. So either the whole house has to 'breathe' or you tear it all out and install vapor barriers and proper R rated insulation.
Yeah you're going down to the studs on your external walls, but, insulation, drywall, and vapor barrier are cheapish!
That's how our first place was: 100 year old PNW craftsman = no insulation unless you drill and pump it in (and there's a lot of opinions out there that suggest it becomes a mold slurry at the bottom of those channels over time and is just not worth the trouble).
Our takeaway was just that old houses be drafty, and we compensated with a fireplace upgrade and some comfy blankets. Part of the charm, I guess.
Our new place has giant fucking 8 foot picture windows from the 80s that are all custom and single pane, so it's a similar dilemma we intend to address in the same way because fuckkkkk no I am not getting quotes on these giant windows being replaced.
Like my mom is cold a lot of the time and her living room has 12' angled ceilings (12' at the tall end). She didn't buy the house because of that aesthetic but I've never understood it
they're aesthetically pleasing and let you not worry about christmas trees being too tall.
No idea. We had looked at a house with a two story living room and my only thought was "This must be a nightmare to keep warm." This was in NJ.
Yeah, I like the cold. I overheat way too easy.
Not that cheap! We'd be looking at another 10k-ish to insulate our house. The windows were a great fix because our house had the original windows still (mostly cracked, all single pane), but the walls still don't have insulation. Or at least not enough.
Now the people doing this usually have about double to quadruple the space available to them that we do, but they're also trying to go full self-sustainable, which we are not really looking at.
I'd have to limit the max height of the trees we plant, but I couldn't find anything prohibiting me from replacing my backyard with one. Hopefully the neighbours won't mind.
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Are you in a good hardiness zone for it?