Re: Post nothing for good reason (NSFW)

[Charliesheen]

Bet the foundation is shot.

New roof, windows, plumbing and electrical. Probably take 6 months just to prep and paint the exterior alone.

[CaptQuint]

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/homes/20 ... acres.html

I'd have to wonder about the property taxes and possible code enforcement liens to have to settle before I could even start working on the house itself. And if it's going to be used for commercial purposes, there are building codes to worry about, big expensive ones.

Not sure what the new owners taxes will be, but currently they were under $6K/year.

I would think that some of the incentives would include historic preservation tax credits as well as reduced property taxes for preservation

But rebuilding to the historical building standards will negate all those savings.

[CaptQuint]

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/homes/20 ... acres.html

I'd have to wonder about the property taxes and possible code enforcement liens to have to settle before I could even start working on the house itself. And if it's going to be used for commercial purposes, there are building codes to worry about, big expensive ones.

Not sure what the new owners taxes will be, but currently they were under $6K/year.

I would think that some of the incentives would include historic preservation tax credits as well as reduced property taxes for preservation

But rebuilding to the historical building standards will negate all those savings.

Not necessarily. All SHPOs are primarily focused on the exterior character of private homes.

And the exterior of that home is massive. If one was forced to install copper gutters and rain leaders cost would astronomical

[CaptQuint]

Not sure what the new owners taxes will be, but currently they were under $6K/year.

I would think that some of the incentives would include historic preservation tax credits as well as reduced property taxes for preservation

But rebuilding to the historical building standards will negate all those savings.

Not necessarily. All SHPOs are primarily focused on the exterior character of private homes.

And the exterior of that home is massive. If one was forced to install copper gutters and rain leaders cost would astronomical

Probably, but if youre purchasing and renovating the home, youre not doing so because it makes financial sense

I worked on an Inn that was built in 1790 something and the all the generator wiring had to be buried and run into the foundation with nothing visible from above.

[Charliesheen]

Is a rain leader a downspout?

A friend was asking.

[CaptQuint]

Is a rain leader a downspout?

A friend was asking.

a leader connects to the downspout

[Charliesheen]

Learnt something new today. They can be quite the decorative element. Just never noticed them before.

[QillerDaemon]

Kinda why I was asking. There are a couple of examples around my area of people trying to restore old mansions that got bogged down by building codes and enforcement agencies with regulatory blinders on. One woman bought a lovely old former grove owner's house, and in trying to covert it to a combo personal home and small BnB, immediately got swatted by building code that meant she had to have a fire sprinkler system, and to install that, basically gut all the ceilings, many of which had beautiful decorations on them. She's still working on it, bless her heart, but she'll never recover her investment in the property.

Another example is what had been about the last citrus grove mansion within view of downtown Orlando. But the city then turned down all tax and preservation credits and told the new owner the almost completely wooden mansion had to be brought up to code. It was easier and cheaper just to sell the land for yet another fucking Publix. Beautiful old house, too.

[Nero]

[Animal]

good lord.

[Blast]

Dibs.

[Animal]

Dibs.

you might want to get her a pair of those little cymbals to wear between her knees.

[Blast]

Dibs.

you might want to get her a pair of those little cymbals to wear between her knees.

She has knees?

[CaptQuint]

[Animal]

there are no buildings built like that.

[Antknot]

there are no buildings built like that.

No shit. Look at the wall thickness at the door hinges to the white trim inside.

[Animal]

there are no buildings built like that.

No shit. Look at the wall thickness at the door hinges to the white trim inside.

so what the fuck is it? it can't be a military bunker.

[Charliesheen]

Holy shit. How about cutting it into 8 x 8 pieces and hauling the slabs away?

[CaptQuint]

[CaptQuint]

[beagleboy]

The lyrics for I'm Bad I'm Nationwide start:

Well I was rollin' down the road in some cold blue steel
I had a blues man in back, and a beautician at the wheel

I always thought it was a reputation at the wheel and I think it's better than beautician.

[B-Tender]

CQ tell me you own one of these.

[8-TrackJones]

[CaptQuint]

CQ tell me you own one of these.

I wanted it, but Canada wouldn't sell me their only warship

[CaptQuint]

Helicopter removes ‘Into the Wild’ bus that lured Alaska travelers to their deaths


http://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/06/18/ ... ir-deaths/