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it would help to use better wood than 2x4s from the big box home center.

great until you have to remove it, which I have done, swearing the whole time.

Charlotte - Roots and Rafters just to let you know, that as an engineer myself, structural engineers do not inspect siding. Environmental companies handle that type of work, but not all deal with asbestos. It helps to call around to find one that does.

I live in the 5th largest city in the US, and grew up in the middle of nowhere. I mean the nearest grocery was 5 miles from me. I pick the city hands down, even with crime. Nothing to do out in nowhere. Watching birds, picking up sticks in the yard, and driving driving driving for EVERYTHING. Plus, so many people not of my political persuasion. Forget it.

I think the ideal situation is a mix: a small, cool, safe city that is large enough to have happening things going on but also is close to natural areas.

that house totally rocks. thank you for being respectful of the design of an earlier time, not enough people are.

it looks like something a serial killer would do, "I killed it myself and skinned it, now it keeps my tea warm." Go to Silence of the Lambs tableware dot com.

Good to know that a rabbit's life is worth something to capitalists. Really disgusting.

I understand the points already made. I run my business from home, consulting engineering. It can be great, no distractions, get a lot more done, can get errands done during the day when everyone is at work then just put in the time later. Downside, I feel like I am always on the clock (hard to relax on weekends when there is work waiting in the next room) and isolation. That is a big one. I feel like I am working in a bubble and know of nothing else going on in the industry, do not get feedback from others, miss out on little helpful tidbits of information that get acquired from interactions with others, plus the feeling of not existing anymore. Also, I would kill for a computer support department.

were the treads painted or stained?

@Earthy Crunchy thanks for your input. $70/sf seems reasonable, $150/sf seems high. I have worked on large commercial projects in the city for the that much. Also, it seems high considering the sparse finishes and treatments. There is a group here in Phillly called Postgreen, and they tried to build a row home sized LEED home for 100k. I think it cost a little more, but the finishes were similar to this house.

why put this chair into a landfill, only to purchase another one that would cost more?