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Post by Bearcata on Mar 29, 2022 18:26:34 GMT
Rock the Block - Season 3 Episode 5
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Mina Hawk, one of the judges and host of Good Bones looked freaking fabulous. She has had two babies and IVF in the last 3 to 4 years, with Jack being born in 2018 and Charlie in 2020 and put on some pregnancy pounds. Mina looked so fit and sleek during the judging it was amazing.
Karen, who is also Mina's mother also looks fabulous.
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Post by woodiedog on Mar 29, 2022 23:59:30 GMT
Everyone has really good observations about Rock the Block - outdoor finishes. * I agree Bearcata - Nina and Karen look great! Karen’s blonde hair really complements her. * The pink house looks like it’s already faded by the sun. It was too light. Charleston pink is very distinctive and rich. * The guys with the blue house have the best looking house siding. It’s very pretty. * The teams who put ovens and grills up against the house are inviting smoke and grease smells into the house. Even the oyster cooker had a stove pipe that ended right near the upstairs window. Yuk. * The privacy fencing doesn’t do much good. The houses are so close together that the homeowners have a perfect view of their neighbors back yard from the second floor. * The heat, humidity, and bugs in that location would lead me to install fans and screens on the porch. * you couldn’t pay me to live in one of those houses. The more I see of the houses and lots, the less I like them.
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Post by Bearcata on Mar 30, 2022 3:36:19 GMT
Everyone has really good observations about Rock the Block - outdoor finishes. * I agree Bearcata - Nina and Karen look great! Karen’s blonde hair really complements her. * The pink house looks like it’s already faded by the sun. It was too light. Charleston pink is very distinctive and rich. * The guys with the blue house have the best looking house siding. It’s very pretty. * The teams who put ovens and grills up against the house are inviting smoke and grease smells into the house. Even the oyster cooker had a stove pipe that ended right near the upstairs window. Yuk. * The privacy fencing doesn’t do much good. The houses are so close together that the homeowners have a perfect view of their neighbors back yard from the second floor. * The heat, humidity, and bugs in that location would lead me to install fans and screens on the porch. * you couldn’t pay me to live in one of those houses. The more I see of the houses and lots, the less I like them. I don't even see the point of having an indoor kitchen when you build an outdoor kitchen about 18 ft away. The entire point of a porch is to cool off not heat up with pizza/oyster ovens and grills. The further south the bigger the bugs and you NEED A SCREENED IN PORCH. I do believe Nate and Jeremiah the season 2 winners screened in their front porch. I could see having this house on a larger lot. The side yard would look great with a lap pool. But again why put a house on the water and then block the water view?
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Post by Kao on Mar 30, 2022 14:52:11 GMT
Hey guys, many thanks to everyone who answered my question about renting in southern/suburban areas without many apartments. It makes a lot of sense; a lot of people don't live in cities and either don't want or cannot afford buying a home and need a place to live, and a lot of those homes seem to have ADAs/basement apartments/extra rooms in house, etc to rent out. Everyone wins! And Bearcata, I think people giving you heat for owning your own home is absolutely ridiculous and I hope you sit on the porch you paid for in a chair and pipe just to piss them off! Rock the Block:Some hits and misses this week. Do any of these people own dogs? Because if you're planning on letting them out in the yard (as opposed to walking them around the neighborhood) you need a fence, and I think only two of the teams provided them? Lyndsey and Lesley: The exterior, while nice, was nothing to shout about. Also, who has an oyster oven in their yard? That's one of those items that is so personalized that it makes more sense for a buyer to put in after they buy the house because not everyone wants or will use it on a regular basis. The dog shampoo area was a good idea that was implemented horribly. I did, however like the living wall. They also seem to have some issues with Egypt and her partner that I hope I'm reading the wrong way, but TPing a competitor's trees while they are working hard was...not the look they were going for. Jenny and Dave: If you're going to use pink, COMMIT. Think about the shotgun houses in NOLA or Victorian Ladies in San Francisco. Go vivid, or go home. I know they were looking at future buyers who might be on the conservative side but man, what a wasted opportunity. The dogbed/boat thingy was really fun, and the dog seemed to love it. Having the yard being the focal point for bbqing and socializing as opposed to the porch was also a nice idea. Egypt and Mike: Absolutely loved that white stained brick. Their house would make me stop and jot down the address if I was cruising through the neighborhood looking at what's for sale. Dog house was absolutely adorable, as was the landscaping. I also like the fireplace on the porch for nippy nights. Missing a fence. Evan and Keith: That blue on the brown....*chef's kiss* This house would make me get out of the car and find out when the next Open House was so I could see the rest of the property. Loved the raised boxed food gardens, and their landscaping was nice too. The pergola and fire pit were also great ideas. I felt really bad that their initial idea for the dog bed failed and they kinda had to slop something up quickly because I think it was between them and Egypt's team for the win and that hurt them.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 1, 2022 14:52:50 GMT
Hey guys, many thanks to everyone who answered my question about renting in southern/suburban areas without many apartments. It makes a lot of sense; a lot of people don't live in cities and either don't want or cannot afford buying a home and need a place to live, and a lot of those homes seem to have ADAs/basement apartments/extra rooms in house, etc to rent out. Everyone wins! And Bearcata , I think people giving you heat for owning your own home is absolutely ridiculous and I hope you sit on the porch you paid for in a chair and pipe just to piss them off! Rock the Block:Some hits and misses this week. Do any of these people own dogs? Because if you're planning on letting them out in the yard (as opposed to walking them around the neighborhood) you need a fence, and I think only two of the teams provided them?Lyndsey and Lesley: The exterior, while nice, was nothing to shout about. Also, who has an oyster oven in their yard? That's one of those items that is so personalized that it makes more sense for a buyer to put in after they buy the house because not everyone wants or will use it on a regular basis. The dog shampoo area was a good idea that was implemented horribly. I did, however like the living wall. They also seem to have some issues with Egypt and her partner that I hope I'm reading the wrong way, but TPing a competitor's trees while they are working hard was...not the look they were going for. Jenny and Dave: If you're going to use pink, COMMIT. Think about the shotgun houses in NOLA or Victorian Ladies in San Francisco. Go vivid, or go home. I know they were looking at future buyers who might be on the conservative side but man, what a wasted opportunity. The dogbed/boat thingy was really fun, and the dog seemed to love it. Having the yard being the focal point for bbqing and socializing as opposed to the porch was also a nice idea. Egypt and Mike: Absolutely loved that white stained brick. Their house would make me stop and jot down the address if I was cruising through the neighborhood looking at what's for sale. Dog house was absolutely adorable, as was the landscaping. I also like the fireplace on the porch for nippy nights. Missing a fence. Evan and Keith: That blue on the brown....*chef's kiss* This house would make me get out of the car and find out when the next Open House was so I could see the rest of the property. Loved the raised boxed food gardens, and their landscaping was nice too. The pergola and fire pit were also great ideas. I felt really bad that their initial idea for the dog bed failed and they kinda had to slop something up quickly because I think it was between them and Egypt's team for the win and that hurt them. Went and watched the reveals again. Three of the four houses had fences. Egypt and Mike are the only ones who did not have any fencing but they had the best landscaping in front and they added extra trees at the back of their lot as well as on both sides of the house. The biggest pet peeve about the privacy fences was that except for Egypt and Mike there was no fencing or gate between the garage and house and any dog could just casually stroll away from the yard. So what was the point? I do wish Lyndsey and Leslie had made some more effort with the plantings in the front yard especially in front of the brick garage wall. It was so minimal and bare as if they truly did not care. Landscaping does not have to be that expensive. While they had two 6 foot magnolia trees on either side of the driveway a nice crape myrtle on the one corner of the garage would have been nice and add some color with lirope or carex. It would have added so much visual interest. Did anyone else notice that the living plant wall they installed on the garage was so tall there was no way you could reach the top two rows.
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Post by Kao on Apr 2, 2022 22:12:52 GMT
Hometown:
Apparently Laurel has something for everyone, and this week they had me in mind because I adore non-traditional spaces and lofts. I liked this week's episode so much, I watched it twice!
I loved both spaces that Ben and Erin took the client to see. The first space had its 4500 ft spread across three floors, which made it a bit more manageable, plus the client is an architect who needed space for his business. The way that property was set up you could have your business on the first floor and live on the other two. It also had necessary infrastructure like plumbing, a kitchen, and bathroom, and had access to a rooftop that had possibilities as an outdoor space in spite of the death drop on one side. The second space was glorious with 4200 ft of raw space with the high ceilings, brick walls and such space and light! Unfortunately you would have to put in A/C, plumbing, kitchen, bathroom, etc. While the dog Zeus liked both spaces he really seemed to like the second one, but I could understand why his owner picked the first.
Since the architect basically designed the space Ben and Erin had extra time to make it look as good as possible and solve design issues. While I understand why some people prefer walls that defeats the whole purpose of a loft, especially in those that only have 2 exposures of windows in the front and back. That's why in a lot of lofts you see the bedrooms in the back (with each bedroom having a window or two), the living room/studio/dining/whatever is in the front, and the kitchen, closets, and extra baths in the misc space in the middle. With that said, there are a lot of loft owners in NY and Chicago who like enclosed bedrooms with no windows but it legally can't be called a bedroom without either windows or access to natural light and will come back to haunt you when it comes to sell. As a result, a lot of loft owners often look for ways to separate the spaces yet preserve light, and come up with very creative solutions. I think what Ben did was the most creative solution I've seen in a while because I LOVED that wooden room divider he built. The console Ben built was also gorgeous, the bathroom was fabulous, and I loved Zeus's room with the Danish half-door; that is so handy for us owners of big pups we want to not be underfoot but they can still look out and see. I'm glad Erin left that fabulous red and green exposed brick alone and that they came up with a wonderful solution to that awful A/C vent by building closet spaces underneath. The rooftop deck required a lot of work, but once they fenced off the deathdrop and did a few other things it looks like a wonderful place to spend warm summer nights.
One of the most wonderful aspects of Hometown is they truly cater to everyone from first-time homeowners to couples, families, people living alone, and everyone in between with different housing expectations/needs, and this longtime loft dweller/lover thinks they did a fabulous job this week.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 4, 2022 22:32:04 GMT
Windy City Rehab - Season 3 - starts Thursday, April 21, 2022.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Apr 5, 2022 0:25:34 GMT
Hometown:Apparently Laurel has something for everyone, and this week they had me in mind because I adore non-traditional spaces and lofts. I liked this week's episode so much, I watched it twice! I loved both spaces that Ben and Erin took the client to see. The first space had its 4500 ft spread across three floors, which made it a bit more manageable, plus the client is an architect who needed space for his business. The way that property was set up you could have your business on the first floor and live on the other two. It also had necessary infrastructure like plumbing, a kitchen, and bathroom, and had access to a rooftop that had possibilities as an outdoor space in spite of the death drop on one side. The second space was glorious with 4200 ft of raw space with the high ceilings, brick walls and such space and light! Unfortunately you would have to put in A/C, plumbing, kitchen, bathroom, etc. While the dog Zeus liked both spaces he really seemed to like the second one, but I could understand why his owner picked the first. Since the architect basically designed the space Ben and Erin had extra time to make it look as good as possible and solve design issues. While I understand why some people prefer walls that defeats the whole purpose of a loft, especially in those that only have 2 exposures of windows in the front and back. That's why in a lot of lofts you see the bedrooms in the back (with each bedroom having a window or two), the living room/studio/dining/whatever is in the front, and the kitchen, closets, and extra baths in the misc space in the middle. With that said, there are a lot of loft owners in NY and Chicago who like enclosed bedrooms with no windows but it legally can't be called a bedroom without either windows or access to natural light and will come back to haunt you when it comes to sell. As a result, a lot of loft owners often look for ways to separate the spaces yet preserve light, and come up with very creative solutions. I think what Ben did was the most creative solution I've seen in a while because I LOVED that wooden room divider he built. The console Ben built was also gorgeous, the bathroom was fabulous, and I loved Zeus's room with the Danish half-door; that is so handy for us owners of big pups we want to not be underfoot but they can still look out and see. I'm glad Erin left that fabulous red and green exposed brick alone and that they came up with a wonderful solution to that awful A/C vent by building closet spaces underneath. The rooftop deck required a lot of work, but once they fenced off the deathdrop and did a few other things it looks like a wonderful place to spend warm summer nights. One of the most wonderful aspects of Hometown is they truly cater to everyone from first-time homeowners to couples, families, people living alone, and everyone in between with different housing expectations/needs, and this longtime loft dweller/lover thinks they did a fabulous job this week. Loved your synopsis, Kao. I loved everything they did to the loft. That slat room divider was a great solution and the entire expanse of closets was fantastic. I was just a little bit confused about the bathroom. It looked gorgeous but wasn't the shower visible? Also, the wood design to conceal the outdoor TV was unique.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 5, 2022 0:36:56 GMT
Hometown:Apparently Laurel has something for everyone, and this week they had me in mind because I adore non-traditional spaces and lofts. I liked this week's episode so much, I watched it twice! I loved both spaces that Ben and Erin took the client to see. The first space had its 4500 ft spread across three floors, which made it a bit more manageable, plus the client is an architect who needed space for his business. The way that property was set up you could have your business on the first floor and live on the other two. It also had necessary infrastructure like plumbing, a kitchen, and bathroom, and had access to a rooftop that had possibilities as an outdoor space in spite of the death drop on one side. The second space was glorious with 4200 ft of raw space with the high ceilings, brick walls and such space and light! Unfortunately you would have to put in A/C, plumbing, kitchen, bathroom, etc. While the dog Zeus liked both spaces he really seemed to like the second one, but I could understand why his owner picked the first. Since the architect basically designed the space Ben and Erin had extra time to make it look as good as possible and solve design issues. While I understand why some people prefer walls that defeats the whole purpose of a loft, especially in those that only have 2 exposures of windows in the front and back. That's why in a lot of lofts you see the bedrooms in the back (with each bedroom having a window or two), the living room/studio/dining/whatever is in the front, and the kitchen, closets, and extra baths in the misc space in the middle. With that said, there are a lot of loft owners in NY and Chicago who like enclosed bedrooms with no windows but it legally can't be called a bedroom without either windows or access to natural light and will come back to haunt you when it comes to sell. As a result, a lot of loft owners often look for ways to separate the spaces yet preserve light, and come up with very creative solutions. I think what Ben did was the most creative solution I've seen in a while because I LOVED that wooden room divider he built. The console Ben built was also gorgeous, the bathroom was fabulous, and I loved Zeus's room with the Danish half-door; that is so handy for us owners of big pups we want to not be underfoot but they can still look out and see. I'm glad Erin left that fabulous red and green exposed brick alone and that they came up with a wonderful solution to that awful A/C vent by building closet spaces underneath. The rooftop deck required a lot of work, but once they fenced off the deathdrop and did a few other things it looks like a wonderful place to spend warm summer nights. One of the most wonderful aspects of Hometown is they truly cater to everyone from first-time homeowners to couples, families, people living alone, and everyone in between with different housing expectations/needs, and this longtime loft dweller/lover thinks they did a fabulous job this week. Loved your synopsis, Kao . I loved everything they did to the loft. That slat room divider was a great solution and the entire expanse of closets was fantastic. I was just a little bit confused about the bathroom. It looked gorgeous but wasn't the shower visible? Also, the wood design to conceal the outdoor TV was unique. Yes it was, and you could sorta see the toilet on the other side of the shower.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Apr 5, 2022 1:02:55 GMT
Loved your synopsis, Kao . I loved everything they did to the loft. That slat room divider was a great solution and the entire expanse of closets was fantastic. I was just a little bit confused about the bathroom. It looked gorgeous but wasn't the shower visible? Also, the wood design to conceal the outdoor TV was unique. Yes it was, and you could sorta see the toilet on the other side of the shower. I thought so. Was there no way to have it entirely enclosed? Was this the en suite bath? Was there a mention of a guest bathroom or powder room in the main living areas? I think it was interesting that the homeowner didn't want a kitchen makeover.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 5, 2022 3:08:48 GMT
Yes it was, and you could sorta see the toilet on the other side of the shower. I thought so. Was there no way to have it entirely enclosed? Was this the en suite bath? Was there a mention of a guest bathroom or powder room in the main living areas? I think it was interesting that the homeowner didn't want a kitchen makeover. The ground floor was to be the homeowner's office space. I am assuming there was at least a powder room on that floor. Erin and Ben normally give the stats on a house and all we got was the price, no square footage, no number of bathrooms. It was a 3 floor building. The homeowners home space was on floors 2 and 3. The kitchen, laundry and dog room were on the second floor. If there was a powder room there it was not mentioned. The homeowner's living room, bedroom ensuite, and outdoor space were all on the 3rd floor. There was only mention of one full bathroom and that was the owner's bedroom ensuite. If the owner has people in his living room they can see through the horizontal slats in the bedroom wall, to the vertical slats covering the glass shower walls, to the toilet on the other side. That is a tad icky.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 5, 2022 4:19:10 GMT
Rock the Block - Season 3 Episode 5 - The Final Showdown - April 4, 2022 - ran 90 minutes
Going on a tour of all the houses one right after another was overwhelming. It was almost too many rooms and too much too much.
I personally do not get having a media room if you have a perfectly good family room.
I don't like that bedroom 3 & 4 on the second floor are totally ignored.
I do not like that a professional appraiser was not used. The show did use professional realtors and appraisers in season 1 and 2 of the series.
I also do not like that they did not show what ALL the houses were appraised at. I felt cheated. I want to know who placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
The judges were very impressed with Keith and Evan as were the rest of the teams. I liked that this team at least got appreciation from their fellow competitors as well as the judges.
From all the praise Keith and Evan received it almost seemed that they would be the winners.
Egypt and Mike won.
I do wish they had an episode where the teams had like and extra $5000 to fix all the things the judges criticized.
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Post by Kao on Apr 5, 2022 4:20:14 GMT
I think there was extra living space on the second floor with the kitchen and Zeus's room that they didn't show, because if each floor was roughly 1500 sq ft that's a lot of space. Most former industrial spaces like this have at least one bathroom (or at least a WC) per floor so my guess is that the second floor also has a bathroom but because it wasn't in the scope of remodeling it wasn't shown. I got the impression that the second floor was more for hanging out with guests while the third floor was more of a "personal" space.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 5, 2022 4:24:50 GMT
I think there was extra living space on the second floor with the kitchen and Zeus's room that they didn't show, because if each floor was roughly 1500 sq ft that's a lot of space. Most former industrial spaces like this have at least one bathroom (or at least a WC) per floor so my guess is that the second floor also has a bathroom but because it wasn't in the scope of remodeling it wasn't shown. I got the impression that the second floor was more for hanging out with guests while the third floor was more of a "personal" space. The second floor was the kitchen, laundry/dog room where was the space to hang out? They never showed it. The show normally has a floor plan and they didn't have one for either space this episode. From the outside the blue building looked huge but from what they showed from the inside not so much unless it was split up some how and not shown. During the tour at the end of the episode the living area was shown with the DJ table Ben built and it was the only way out to the balcony. If you are entertaining on the balcony would you not let your guest use your ensuite bathroom?
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Post by Kao on Apr 5, 2022 4:38:58 GMT
I think there was extra living space on the second floor with the kitchen and Zeus's room that they didn't show, because if each floor was roughly 1500 sq ft that's a lot of space. Most former industrial spaces like this have at least one bathroom (or at least a WC) per floor so my guess is that the second floor also has a bathroom but because it wasn't in the scope of remodeling it wasn't shown. I got the impression that the second floor was more for hanging out with guests while the third floor was more of a "personal" space. The second floor was the kitchen, laundry/dog room where was the space to hang out? They never showed it. The show normally has a floor plan and they didn't have one for either space this episode. From the outside the blue building looked huge but from what they showed from the inside not so much unless it was split up some how and not shown. During the tour at the end of the episode the living area was shown with the DJ table Ben built and it was the only way out to the balcony. If you are entertaining on the balcony would you not let your guest use your ensuite bathroom? The front and back exposures were like 4 windows each side for both the second and third floor so they definitely didn't show it or the entirety of the first floor. They said that the entire building was 4500 ft, so if you're looking at roughly 1500 ft per floor it's a lot of space to cover, so the kitchen and Zeus room (while roomy) wouldn't account for all the space. They seemed to keep the scale of the reno to Zeus's room and the third floor. I would just tell my guests to go to the second fllor toilet if they wanted privacy, lol.
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Post by nicksmom on Apr 5, 2022 14:14:38 GMT
Rock the Block:
Well that was a no brainer Egypt and Mike won.
I don’t want to clean all those bathrooms…lol when they showed the floor plan for the loft floor was there 2 bathrooms side by side? Why ? Sure knock that wall out where the closet was. I. Guessing they had a small closet in that hallway to the bathroom. The bonus room was a good choice for a media room because I couldn’t see where you would put your tv other than where they did the desks in the loft. I wish they would have left at least one big empty closet. Where are these people putting storage stuff, Christmas tree. Unlike in the movies I do not have an attic where to put anything. The kitchen closer up was not done well , looked like gaps or really rough spots in the backsplash.
That is another question ….is the living room you first go in off the kitchen the family room or living? No way I would want a family room as you go in the door, that is the room in the house where all the toys are and my tv.
Speaking of which. Jenny and Dave put that slide in and fake rock climbing wall. The adults thought it was cool etc. but novelty it is kids would to that everyday for very long. Heck my kids wouldn’t even play with there toys in there rooms on the second floor. They want to be were you are. Didn’t realize how small their main bedroom and rooms where so small. Everyone else had huge closets and bathrooms. No way a king bed would go in that room.
The Twins media room was ok too. Glad they didn’t paint the walls black. They did a nursery but who wants a nursery so far away from the parents room? For some reason I didn’t realize that the main bedroom was off the kitchen…lol
The guys house did flow when the others went through it but still didn’t like it. I think it will feel old sooner with all that wood. Heck no to that room upstairs. All those little triangles on the wall , it would have to be fixed big time after all those nail holes. Message table ? Who’s going to give this massage…lol they said the steam shower was an ensuite bath too but I could tell they really didn’t show us.
I think they should give us real appraisals and values. I know the guys a realtor but geeze.
I did like the others seeing each other’s house too. Gave us another look at all the houses too. Every week they go so fast through the rooms.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 5, 2022 15:30:36 GMT
Rock the Block: Well that was a no brainer Egypt and Mike won. I don’t want to clean all those bathrooms…lol when they showed the floor plan for the loft floor was there 2 bathrooms side by side? Why ? Sure knock that wall out where the closet was. I. Guessing they had a small closet in that hallway to the bathroom. The bonus room was a good choice for a media room because I couldn’t see where you would put your tv other than where they did the desks in the loft. I wish they would have left at least one big empty closet. Where are these people putting storage stuff, Christmas tree. Unlike in the movies I do not have an attic where to put anything. The kitchen closer up was not done well , looked like gaps or really rough spots in the backsplash. That is another question ….is the living room you first go in off the kitchen the family room or living? No way I would want a family room as you go in the door, that is the room in the house where all the toys are and my tv. Speaking of which. Jenny and Dave put that slide in and fake rock climbing wall. The adults thought it was cool etc. but novelty it is kids would to that everyday for very long. Heck my kids wouldn’t even play with there toys in there rooms on the second floor. They want to be were you are. Didn’t realize how small their main bedroom and rooms where so small. Everyone else had huge closets and bathrooms. No way a king bed would go in that room. The Twins media room was ok too. Glad they didn’t paint the walls black. They did a nursery but who wants a nursery so far away from the parents room? For some reason I didn’t realize that the main bedroom was off the kitchen…lol The guys house did flow when the others went through it but still didn’t like it. I think it will feel old sooner with all that wood. Heck no to that room upstairs. All those little triangles on the wall , it would have to be fixed big time after all those nail holes. Message table ? Who’s going to give this massage…lol they said the steam shower was an ensuite bath too but I could tell they really didn’t show us. I think they should give us real appraisals and values. I know the guys a realtor but geeze. I did like the others seeing each other’s house too. Gave us another look at all the houses too. Every week they go so fast through the rooms. There was a point that they were staging the rooms more as ideas than as the actual family that would live there. There is a point you start to think is that really practical and necessary?I do like to go check out homes in new developments. They are building like crazy on the other side of our local airport and the house prices at the time were starting in the $700,000 and that included townhouses. Anyway I checkout the builders model. Huge house, really good for a multigenerational home. At first I liked it but it kept going on and on and on. I was starting to dislike the house. I got down to the finished basement. Wow, this is nice, high ceilings, nice walkout, they had set up a pool table at one end and a TV and sectional sofa at the other. I am thinking this is so nice. Then there was a good size guest bedroom and bathroom. OK. Then the was a workout room. Every workout room I have seen in model homes is usually a the size of a small bedroom, you really can't put in a decent exercise bike, treadmill, elliptical, weight rack, or strength machine. They stage it with an exercise ball, a yoga mat, towels, and a rackety exercise bike. What a waste of space. Anyway getting back on track. There was another mid size room next to the big open area that held the pool table, TV, and sofa. It was a media room, with a big screen, and media seating. I am thinking why are you putting a movie room next to a room that already had a huge TV and sofa in it. It seemed so redundant and unnecessary. That was the point I was like really disliking the place, it was simply too much. Which is how I felt about the homes in the finale. Who lives like that? This is why I really appreciate shows like Hometown and Bargain Block, that show smaller homes, that are much more accessible to singles, to young couples, to older couples, to single parents. Homes that are affordable to us all. The homes in this development were way out of range for most people. Most couples with young families can't afford a starter home of $900,000+ unless they have very rich parents. Who are these people?
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 5, 2022 17:57:47 GMT
Rock the Block: Well that was a no brainer Egypt and Mike won. I don’t want to clean all those bathrooms…lol when they showed the floor plan for the loft floor was there 2 bathrooms side by side? Why ? Sure knock that wall out where the closet was. I. Guessing they had a small closet in that hallway to the bathroom. The bonus room was a good choice for a media room because I couldn’t see where you would put your tv other than where they did the desks in the loft. I wish they would have left at least one big empty closet. Where are these people putting storage stuff, Christmas tree. Unlike in the movies I do not have an attic where to put anything. The kitchen closer up was not done well , looked like gaps or really rough spots in the backsplash. That is another question ….is the living room you first go in off the kitchen the family room or living? No way I would want a family room as you go in the door, that is the room in the house where all the toys are and my tv. Speaking of which. Jenny and Dave put that slide in and fake rock climbing wall. The adults thought it was cool etc. but novelty it is kids would to that everyday for very long. Heck my kids wouldn’t even play with there toys in there rooms on the second floor. They want to be were you are. Didn’t realize how small their main bedroom and rooms where so small. Everyone else had huge closets and bathrooms. No way a king bed would go in that room. The Twins media room was ok too. Glad they didn’t paint the walls black. They did a nursery but who wants a nursery so far away from the parents room? For some reason I didn’t realize that the main bedroom was off the kitchen…lol The guys house did flow when the others went through it but still didn’t like it. I think it will feel old sooner with all that wood. Heck no to that room upstairs. All those little triangles on the wall , it would have to be fixed big time after all those nail holes. Message table ? Who’s going to give this massage…lol they said the steam shower was an ensuite bath too but I could tell they really didn’t show us. I think they should give us real appraisals and values. I know the guys a realtor but geeze. I did like the others seeing each other’s house too. Gave us another look at all the houses too. Every week they go so fast through the rooms. Thank you. Yes, where do you put your extra stuff? In the garage? That is why no one parks in their garage. If I am living in the south my car is not siting baking in the sun it is in a garage. For security reasons alone and for hauling groceries into the home I prefer an attached garage. I do think most people in reality will use the bonus room or FROG as storage. It begs for storage. I do see the need for a smaller room that is dedicated for storage. For the holiday decorations. There is no basement, no attic space to speak up as access is very difficult and with the roof truss systems they have now absolutely no space to store anything. In regards to the nursery, again they are staging it not setting it up for practical purposes. Dave and Jenny resized the master bedroom, making is smaller and the bathroom larger, adding a sauna but removing closets. Their reasoning, "who needs a bedroom that large" and people don't really need a lot of closet space. Must be a regional thing. Also their closet was very, very small. For all the space they had for the master suite it was not used well. If I am paying over $900,000 for a house I want the closet that Egypt and Mike created for ME. Any significant other can get their own closet, which is exactly what Egypt and Mike did. Another BIG PET PEEVE: The FROG was right over the garage but where was the door to the upstairs located? In each episode that shows the FROG people are walking up an open staircase inside the garage upstairs to an open loft area. Must be a total bitch to heat and AC considering what a total leak fest a garage door is. I also don't get why anyone wants to be smelling car fumes all the time as that stair case has direct access to the garage. Also about the slide the sentence was a tad confusing? Thanks. Oh, if folks can afford those homes they can afford a cleaning service to come in at least once a month.
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Post by newsboi on Apr 5, 2022 18:39:15 GMT
Rock the Block:
A few things. HGTV should have shown an original floorplan to viewers at the beginning of the series. I still can't figure it out. There are way too many steps and unconnected spaces in the houses. Editing made it appear that the judges were doing the appraisals. I don't think that was true, I think a certified appraiser did that as all appraised over $900,000 and the five were all within a $25,000 spread. The minute that Mike and Egypt made the decision to cover the entire exterior in brick and to whitewash it, they were the winners.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 5, 2022 19:30:10 GMT
Rock the Block:A few things. HGTV should have shown an original floorplan to viewers at the beginning of the series. I still can't figure it out. There are way too many steps and unconnected spaces in the houses. Editing made it appear that the judges were doing the appraisals. I don't think that was true, I think a certified appraiser did that as all appraised over $900,000 and the five were all within a $25,000 spread. The minute that Mike and Egypt made the decision to cover the entire exterior in brick and to whitewash it, they were the winners. At the beginning of each episode they did show the 3D floorplan, focusing on the rooms that would be worked on each episode. The 3D renderings were helpful. But the viewers really needed help with the master suites considering how each team moved various walls. The master closet was easy to comprehend but some of the changes in the master bathroom was confusing especially when it came down to the second closet, toilet rooms, and sauna rooms. I still do not comprehend Jenny's (Dave&Jenny) reasoning that people do not need large closets and that a married couple only needed a little reach in or that they do not really need a lot of space in the master bedroom and then turnaround and add that must have sauna in the master bathroom? I would rather have a custom closet than a reading nook with an exit to the yard.
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Post by Kao on Apr 5, 2022 21:33:40 GMT
I love the two guys but a sauna would be more of a thing in the Midwest, especially in states like Minnesota and North Dakota with a high Nordic population where sauna is a way people relax and take the chill off in the winter. I imagine it would be too hot and humid in the summer but not cold enough in the winter to truly enjoy in SC.
I really enjoyed revisiting all the houses in their finished state as there were things about all four houses I enjoyed. Everyone also seemed to have a blast visiting the other houses (I laughed when Egypt "fainted" upon seeing the guys shower) and I was especially moved by one of the twin's reaction because I too cry when I see beautiful things sometimes. What I didn't get is that no one thought about the people who have hobbies or who work in a creative field where they would need a dedicated space, and it was a missed opportunity to show something completely different in either the FROG or attic.
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Post by nicksmom on Apr 5, 2022 21:41:22 GMT
Rock the Block:
That was confusing sentence sorry. I get ahead of my thought and should prove read my posts.
I was trying to say that the slide was a novelty, really cool when first seen but will it be used much? The judges acted like little kids and thought it was cool but to me it was such a waste of 2 rooms.
I also noticed that the door to the FROG was in different places , the Twins was close to their front porch and I can’t remember who’s was on the side corner . Never though how hot it is up there did they have AC up there?
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Post by Kao on Apr 5, 2022 21:47:21 GMT
Rock the Block: That was confusing sentence sorry. I get ahead of my thought and should prove read my posts. I was trying to say that the slide was a novelty, really cool when first seen but will it be used much? The judges acted like little kids and thought it was cool but to me it was such a waste of 2 rooms. I also noticed that the door to the FROG was in different places , the Twins was close to their front porch and I can’t remember who’s was on the side corner . Never though how hot it is up there did they have AC up there? Small children would love it but that's honestly something I would have outside. I have a friend that has a portable slide that they hang from their back window that goes down to the lawn with 3 littles and they are all over that thing the minute she sets it up.
I'm assuming all the FROGS had A/C.
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Post by woodiedog on Apr 8, 2022 9:50:50 GMT
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Post by newsboi on Apr 8, 2022 11:20:42 GMT
Totally reasonable. It appraised, when they filmed last summer, in the $900,000s. The real estate market has gone even crazier since then. My house has jumped almost $100,000 since that time and would sell in a day in my area.
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Post by waywyrd on Apr 8, 2022 11:37:44 GMT
In that area, it'll sell for that price easily. From the listing: Get those offers in now! I wish I could afford to move down there, I love Charleston.
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Post by nennie on Apr 8, 2022 13:04:14 GMT
I am sure it will sell for more than asking. I love Dave and Jenny's style. I don't mind the pink. It looks coastal.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 8, 2022 13:39:43 GMT
I am sure it will sell for more than asking. I love Dave and Jenny's style. I don't mind the pink. It looks coastal. The living room looks better here then how they staged it on the show and the living room/dining/kitchen looks very calm and serene. However, the biggest pet peeve is the small closet space in the master bedroom. The shoes don't even look as if they fit properly on those shelves. While I can appreciate handmade tiles those ones that Jenny uses are just too uneven or maybe it is the grout color but not my favorite. Notice how you can't walk around the stand alone bathtub. Try cleaning the one corner. I still don't get where you keep dishes and glassware, pots or pans in that FROG, there is no space. You will also burn your fingers on that stainless steel outdoor kitchen on a nice warm sunny day. Funny how they do not show any photos of the slide. While Jenny tends to these neutral calm coastal colors she does not add any texture or pattern and it tends to look blah after a while. I watched Fixer to Fabulous Welcome Inn, D&J's renovation special and Jenny did the same thing there very tonal, very neutral, one step above all white.
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Post by Kao on Apr 8, 2022 13:51:27 GMT
I'm interested in what the others are selling for; especially Evan and Keith's house.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 8, 2022 14:55:53 GMT
I'm interested in what the others are selling for; especially Evan and Keith's house. I wonder how Evan and Keith's house would be with different furniture, lights, etc ... as the color palette favored brown, tan, and beiges. Their FROG was my favorite.
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