I love the house, and would take it over modern and sleek any day, but then I am a lover of old houses. (Obviously I am not in CB’s target market, lol.) Traffic and bad views are off-putting, and a weird entrance situation does not help. Also, although what they show of one bathroom–black and white–is aesthetically appealing in a period way, I note that they didn’t show any tubs or showers. Wonder what they’re like…
The one thing I would have to do to the Poinsettia house is install a hood over the cooktop. Predictably.
Consolation… the rest of us didn’t even notice that there was not a hood over the stove in the kitchen!! You are very focused on the venting of the stove
And here’s an interesting tidbit… the house right next door at 2672 Poinsettia sold for $1,090,000 last summer. It sold in 30 days. Was designated historical which saves a ton of property tax money in San Diego County. Did not have Quiet Home program, but was ‘on the waiting list’.
But otherwise, very similar house in every way. Their marketing emphasized the views
The other thing that is potentially weird about that kitchen is the placement of the sink and fridge. It may be an optical illusion, but it looks as if the door couldn’t be opened when someone was working at the sink.
Yes, I am obsessed with kitchen ventilation. The type of cooking I do requires it, and mine has been marginal for too long. My ideal kitchen would have a fan that would pull the fillings out of your teeth.
Speaking of ‘disclosed to prospective purchasers’, remember the Brier Rd house with serious $50k foundation problems being sold by divorcing couple? I told you all that it went Pending and I am watching it to see what happens.
The listing agent changed that horrible description on the MLS - and now he just references in the confidential remarks ‘settlement problems in back corner of house, bring your Contractor’. I sure hope that Pending buyer brings a very knowledgeable foundation expert to inspect the house. One of the main foundation issues doesn’t have anything to do with the back settling, the entire slab under the family room is deeply cracked in several places and pulling away from the main house. But they have it all hidden under carpet - you have to know what to look for and use some special tools to inspect the entirety of the problem.
Coralbrook- what downdraft venting system are you going to use?
We have both a Dacor cooktop and downdraft vent, but there are others out there. Remember you have to leave room for the vent system when installing the granite top.
There will be a large contemporary hood over stove. All venting through roof is already installed. Just waiting for me to decide on tile or glass for full backsplash in area.
We passed our rough plumbing inspection today so we quickly mixed up some concrete on the garage floor and put slab over the plumbing (these guys have a very interesting way just to mix the concrete on the garage floor). All of our HVAC ducting got done today and is hanging from the ceiling waiting for the drop ceiling framing in order to get connected to registers.
We had to tear out a lot of drywall to get ready for shear walls on the interior of the west exterior wall. Drilled 10" deep holes into existing stem wall for hold down brackets and a bunch of other technical boring stuff that doesn’t involve decisions about colors or design
I thought I had ordered everything we need for the framing and support, but after inventory I had to go off to the specialty lumber yard for really big posts and beams. Loaded onto truck and I drove really really really slow carrying 20’ and 24’ long heavy lumber strapped all over the truck.
(Obviously I am not in CB’s target market, lol.) Traffic and bad views are off-putting, and a weird entrance situation does not help. Also, although what they show of one bathroom–black and white–is aesthetically appealing in a period way, I note that they didn’t show any tubs or showers. Wonder what they’re like…