"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"Buerste" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"Buerste" wrote in message
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Lame comeback Ed, I win this one with non-lame cleverness.

Yeah, I thought you did good there. For a conservative, that was a
veritable _War and Peace_.

Now we'll have to let you rest for a week so you don't tire yourself
out. d8-)



No rest for me for a long time. My new condo has had to have every
square inch ripped out, tiled, dry walled, floored or at least painted.
The granite countertop gets installed tomorrow at 9, I just got back
from re-installing the dishwasher after the flooring went in under it.
I've got stain under my nails, plaster dust in my hair, sawdust in my
shoes, paint on my clothes, etc.

It sounds like you might have been happier just buying a new one. I've
been dabbling about my 85-year-old house for 30 years now. I'm around
half done. g

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Ed Huntress


I bought this from an estate with no relatives in-state. The place was
bought new in '75 by a couple that worked at NASA Glen. Funny thing is
they undoubtedly knew and worked with my mom there. We'll never know as
anybody that would have known has passed now. The place was on the
market for 4 months and nobody even made an offer, it needed a lot and it
needed somebody that could see what it COULD be. When I made an offer to
the estate's agent, his jaw dropped...literally! Winter was coming on
and the bills to the estate would rise. There were a few units in the
complex for sale and they just weren't selling. And, those had updates.
The offer was eventually accepted so I didn't "exactly" steal it, I
almost felt bad. I did offer the agent the job of selling the "big" house
when the market is right. If NASA Glen gets some stimulus, this house is
very close and very attractive to NASA people, there's a gaggle of them
here on these culs-de-sacs. (not a single one of my NASA neighbors
believes in AGW)

I've been working on it since early November and have had a bunch of guys
from the shop do a lot too on weekends. They like the extra cash and do
great work.

That sounds like a well-thought-out project, Tom. I hope it works out as
you plan.

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Ed Huntress


They just installed the counter top. It's "Black Pearl" and hangs 18" into
the family room to become the breakfast knook with 4 stools. It's the
centerpiece of the house and it is breathtaking! The company used three
1/2" x 2" steel supports under the overhang. They radiused and painted the
supports and laged them into 2 x 4s that they sistered the cabinet with.
Very professional! I just happened to mention the condo work to one of my
box vendors and he just happened to have a daughter in the business. She
quoted more than $1,000 less than the next lowest quote.

I looked at quartz and I thought it looked fake and cheap, (it's NOT cheap!)
and I looked at Corian and didn't like that either. Actually, being a
form-follows-function kind of guy, a sheet of OSB would be fine with me.

The other centerpiece is the 6' x 32" Maple and Cherry butcher block
workstation that I mounted on two base cabinets that I lifted an additional
4" higher. Being 6' 4" bending over at just the wrong angle to chop an
onion is tough on the back. The big downside is it's an all-electric home,
no Viking range, no Jen-Air, no Salamander. Oh well, next home!