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ParticipantDremel moto tool with the tiny little sanding wheels could help.
And an oscillating saw with the triangular sanding pads probably pretty useful.
ParticipantA nice sharp wood chisel might help in those corners.
Participant“Citrus strip” ?
That sounds like an environmentally conscious product that isn’t going to work. Buy the nuclear stuff. Or go to Arizona. That’s where I have to go to get good varnish and turpentine now.
California banned turpentine ?! It’s made from pine trees.
ParticipantThis is definitely a “walk away” situation.
Keep in mind – just because you walk away now doesn’t mean you won’t get the house. The fact that they must now disclose whatever it is you found will make it very hard to sell. If it goes back on the market and lingers, maybe you could jump in at $200K less later in the Summer.
Or, instead of walking away – change your offer to $150K lower. Make them walk away.
Wouldn’t surprise me if they pull it off the market, wait a year and try to sell it again, pretending not to know about the problems.
ParticipantI think you have it backwards when you say “see if I need only a capable architect or should I consider a structural engineer + architect?” I would say that you need a structural engineer for sure and only need an architect if you need help with … architecture, which is how the finished product looks.
The structural engineer does the bulk of the drawing that are used by the contractors. Try a guy named Bruce Cosart and ask him if he would be willing to do your structural drawings with no architect involved. Maybe borrow his draftsman to do layouts and site plans as well.
The architect only draws the layout and designs architectural features for look and feel / functionality / roof lines and styles. If you just want to match the existing exterior look and are adding a simple square space, then you can probably get away without an architect. A good architect will also know setback rules, height rules, where outlets need to be legally, help with a lighting plan, make sure you conform to fire codes inside and out, and possibly do something more aesthetically pleasing than a simple square bump-out that. A bump-out can give you a patio roof opportunity, too. A kitchen designer could be a good replacement for the architect, too. The ones at Home Depot aren’t so bad if that is where you are getting cabinets but I think you have to go to the design center now. We DIY’ed all of our interior/kitchen design and used IKEA cabinets for low-visibility cabinets behind the island. I wouldn’t hesitate to put IKEA cabinets in a kitchen at all if the look of the faces fit your style. I would fully design the kitchen before deciding on a size and shape for the remodel.
Once you have a layout and elevation drawings, the structural engineer will do structural drawings and you are ready to go to the permitting folks. This is a good place to pseudo DIY it. The suggestion of using a permit runner is a good one. Try Ron at Sunshine permits and he can work with you or your engineer/architect to submit drawings and get feedback from the city and make changes. Ron should know expected timelines.
If you want the contractor to do the drawings, find a design/build company. Usually their architects and designers suck but they know how to get drawings together and pull a permit. Maybe try K-Co in Clairemont. They may not help you if you are very far out of Clairemont but they might recommend someone.
ParticipantOh. I see u want to get it down to bare wood. That’s some work. Are they shaker style or are the panels more intricate and detailed? I’d find a handyman. Conna cost u $35/hr for a day or two. And it’ll take more than sanding. You’ll need chem stripper, assuming that wont harm the wood. I know a high end wood guy that might be able to recommend someone. And another guy who has lots of unlicensed minions.
ParticipantAre you looking to repaint it or stain it? If u r just going to repaint it there is no need to fully strip it. Just have to remove any paint that is not well adhered. Might be able to pressure wash it and paint it with a primer/paint in one. But i would definitely take it off the frame to do it.
ParticipantOK. Clear cache worked.
ParticipantAs you can see, I am able to login and reply to this thread.
But, even as I am logged in now, every reply to the most recent “shambling towards affordability … ” shows a link “Log in to Reply” When I click that link it takes me to a page that shows I am logged in.ParticipantDefinitely some wierdness going on with login/logout/authentication.
Now that I am logged in as sdduuuude it won’t let me go to Messages.When I click messages it brings me to a login screen, then when I login it says “Welcome sdduuuude” but then I can’t go to messages without it asking me to login again.
ParticipantOh. I see – it wasn’t a link it was a password. Got it.
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Participant[quote=bibsoconner]I’m fairly liberal but have generally found you can find a like minded group of people in most places … [/quote]
Strange. I thought liberals were into diversity … huh.
Anyway, I have a daughter at SLO. We wondered the same thing when she started there but that was 2020 so it didn’t make sense since so few kids were on campus. Still, I wish we had done it. Finding housing is very tough, very competitive and we are paying 4BR rates for a 2BR place that has cheap partitions thrown up in the bedrooms. Plus appreciation since 2020 would be significant. I’d say go for it and look for a 4 BR place so you can get a group of 4 to each have their own bedroom.
SLO is definitely more conservative than much of California but I have seen evidence of both there. The numbers showing a fairly even split make sense.
ParticipantTry America Modern. They provide my insurance in VHF zone.
ParticipantScaredy,
Here is a comedian I think you would like alot:
Check out his DryBar specials. They are incredible. May be able to find them on youtube for free, or just pay the buck for the DryBar special.
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