That is really deep coffering on that ceiling. Plus, they have the camera lower than eye level and angled up slightly so it is exaggerated.
Not my cup of tea… But happy for the owners. 
Got a flyer in the mail advertising some app that homeowners can use to appraise their own house. Cleverly targeted with the address of our house and a price tag of… Wait for it! Over a million bucks. =)) after we had a great laugh, in the shredder the card went! Dudes, if you want to sell the app, at least make sure it works correctly.
I am worried worried now about a new mortgage-backed securities meltdown…
The home in Chicago is over the top! There is a lot of custom woodwork in that house which is not cheap. That kept several carpenters busy for quite a long time. The only thing I find odd in the design is the small windows behind the stove. Who would want to try to keep those clean??
Yeah! And now all that millwork will keep a couple of maids employed.
For such a new home, the shingles don’t look new to me. That’s a lot of money for a house–is that typical for that area?
Cedar shakes age fast…
Here is why I will never buy a new house with a cedar shake roof… Back in 1999, the builder told us that the best shakes came from the cores of the old growth cedar trees. Dense wood, very weather-resistant. As the forests have become more and more depleted, the industry switched to thinner, less dense shakes. They last less than 15-20 years (our neighbors who opted out for a shake roof just replaced it with fancy composite shingles). Get a metal roof or a composite!
We have a composite roof-- it has a 40 year warranty. It was installed a few decades ago and still looks pretty amazing.
We sold directly to a big time developer two years ago who knocked down our house and built this one. Last time I looked, they didn’t even have interior pictures on the real estate listings.
The price is higher than average for the town and a bit high for the immediate neighborhood. But there are plenty of multi million dollar homes around. And our location was really really good for that upscale suburb.
DH stopped by and visited old neighbors while I helped DS pack, and walked the property. Apparently the developer raised the level of the back half of the lot to curtail some flooding. Also to fit in both a regular basement (which we didn’t have) and a second lower sub-basement with a virtual driving range.
Is all that ship-lap paneling in the master closet area? That’ll need dusting as well.
It’s beautiful but my next house will have cleaner lines, not more woodwork.
My last house in CT was built in 1790, and very original. When the previous owner put on a new roof, they took the trouble, and probably$$, to get thick shakes, not the thinner ones in common use.
There is a big difference in the wood used in old windows and that used now. A house that’s 100+ years old will have windows that last virtually forever, while replacement windows will be good for maybe 15. There is, of course, an energy difference, but there are ways to close the gap somewhat.
HIMom, 40 years is not an actual warranty. It means the roof will last about that long in the ideal climate. Longer in HI, shorter in my state. Still beats the new thin shakes that need to be repalced every 15 years.
You can get synthetic roof shakes now, which from 10 feet away look just like wood ones. For example:
http://www.davinciroofscapes.com/products/shake/multi-width-davinci/
Too regular-looking, IMHO, and too flat. I have seen composite that looks exactly like slate, though.
Still waiting for Elon’s shingles…
@Consolation: where are you living now?
I live in Maine, just north of Portland.
Staying the course, staying the course… making the life of the freeloader kids miserable…
Still on sale. A bargain by current price trends!!
Thanks @BunsenBurner . Always curious how properties are selling that we all looked at. Is it my imagination o r did they clean up the house a bit for new photos?
Flip #7 Update
Still looking. Nothing new coming up in the Pt Loma area. I did analysis on properties that have been on the market more than 30 days and called a couple of the agents. Sellers not budging on price so I’m not going to bother going to inspect the houses.
Still waiting to see if the chicken house is going to close this week or not. I have a message in to the listing agent, but of course… no reply.
The house on Tivoli (Sunset Cliffs area) and Charles (Wooded Area) are still on the market at high asking price. They are being sold by the same agent who basically told me not to bother with a lower offer because they have 'lots of owner occupants vying for the properties". I’m going to call him again later this week and see if there is an opportunity to submit an offer.
Project Update
We have finished all the interior work for the project. The fireplace was formed and evened out with cement and then we built a surround with wood pieces, trim and baseboard. It’s a very simple design because the mantle is the focal point.
Owners didn’t select their tile choice until the end, so we are going to install tile in the future. We are off the project now for 1 week (carpenter left for another vacation) and then we will return to start building a big deck. I’m letting the owners have two weekends to move into their new home. They are very excited and enjoying their new kitchen, bath, laundry room and living areas.
The selected tile is a 1x4 band of very subtle glass with pale blue/teal tones.
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