The Home Ownership Thread

[Medwed]

I think you gents are missing Med's important point here; whatever I'm doing is wrong and stupid as he's always right and far smarter than me.

Of course I felt no need to mention the rather large HELOC I keep open on the house, for a mere $50 a year service fee, as that wasn't really part of the topic under discussion. I have no plan to use it but for $50 a year to have the instant ability to tap that kind of funding it's nice if an emergency or investment opportunity should come along. Of course, the only reason I could open up that line of credit is because I made the decision not keep all my taxable discretionary savings in the market but rather to also use a portion to pay off the mortgage.

I understand that $50 a year is no doubt a rip off and I should have the banks writing me cheques for the honour of doing business with me.

So you are paying $50 to store your money in the mattress? And $50 fee goes towards quick access to the mattress?
You are too clever.

 

[brokencycle]

So you are paying $50 to store your money in the mattress? And $50 fee goes towards quick access to the mattress?
You are too clever.

No. He's paying $50/year to have access to a large bucket of another person's money.

 

[TheFoo]

The reclaimed brick veneer went up today, they did pretty well. If anyone needs a bricklayer in the DC area, let me know. Brick is 1/2" cuts from a group of 1800's Boston buildings.

Camera coloration is off, fyi.

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Don't understand . . . what?

 

[djblisk]

Lifelock?

What say you guys?

 

[Ataturk]

Having brick veneer on an interior wall isn't much different than having it on the outside of your house. It's mostly decorative in either case.

 

[otc]

But like... Is anyone supposed to believe that his his thousands of square feet of wood framed additions somehow have a random wall made out of bricks?

At least a brick facade makes it look like it was built from bricks.

 

[otc]

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[Piobaire]

No. He's paying $50/year to have access to a large bucket of another person's money.

Exactly. But let's just keep in mind that $50 is ill spent money per Meddie.

That brick stuff is fugly.

 

[brokencycle]

Exactly. But let's just keep in mind that $50 is ill spent money per Meddie.

Well, I'm probably not baller enough because my HELOC stays open for 10 years for $100 up front.

 

[idfnl]

Would this still be considered faux brick accent wall or not. I am confused.

I don't understand what you're asking, they're cut from the original bricks. I didn't want to put in a full brick and give up 3" of the room.

 

[idfnl]

But like... Is anyone supposed to believe that his his thousands of square feet of wood framed additions somehow have a random wall made out of bricks?

At least a brick facade makes it look like it was built from bricks.

My house is all brick on the exterior. I have several interior walls that were original brick exteriors, which I kept as part of additions I did in the past. Since the house has several brick walls, this new wall ties into the rest of the house fine. My intent was not to fool anyone into thinking my house was built in 1830, so I am not sure what your point is, other than you find accent walls to be controversial. Would you feel better if it was wood paneling, shiplap or stone?

 

[Numbernine]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House

 

[hopkins_student]

Just got the quote to upgrade my downstairs doors from Trustile solid core MDF to Trustile Infinite Rail mahogany doors. $12k.

 

[brokencycle]

Just got the quote to upgrade my downstairs doors from Trustile solid core MDF to Trustile Infinite Rail mahogany doors. $12k.

Are the solid mdf ones the raised panels or modern too? Because they should offer some modern looks in the other lines - just not a lot of inlays would be my guess - and they should have solid wood offerings.

Personally, those infinite rail doors do anything for me, so I'd find different solid wood doors.

 

[hopkins_student]

The mdf doors were modern. Very similar styling but plain white. I love the infinite rail doors. I wish I didn't. But it will add a pretty polished feel to the house.