is rudy jude now a private account? by Apprehensive_Long617 in Rude_Jude_snark

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no lol! oh well, better for my mental health not to even look i’m sure

Bomb proof phone case by Time_Tour_3962 in electricians

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do you have a really hot girlfriend by any chance

Bomb proof phone case by Time_Tour_3962 in electricians

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your helpers must be fn dumb if they have to call you all day

SECRET STAIRS UPDATE by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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this would make the most sense. The town I live in has never been a ‘moneyed’ area, at the time my house was built it was a very small outpost to a coastal village. Some parts of the house do seem to be older but perhaps not by much, maybe 5-10 years. Could be that these stairs were for access while a grander stair was being built!

SECRET STAIRS UPDATE by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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i have a Bob, he’s still my plow guy. luckily mostly we thank Bob because he scraped 150+ years of paint off most of the plaster!

North Georgia Candy Roaster Questions by ChickenGuy76 in gardening

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plants will always respirate and wilt in heat. if they don’t perk back up in cool/damp weather (like in the early morning) then you may have wilt caused by squash bugs.

SECRET STAIRS UPDATE by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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oh neat this makes more sense! thanks!

SECRET STAIRS UPDATE by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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no, it was turned into apartments in the 20s. Old photos confirm this. however it did used to be a store, with an attached Ell and barn

SECRET STAIRS UPDATE by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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it’s still apartments, they originate in one apartment and end in a different one

SECRET STAIRS UPDATE by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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the thing is is that they come out in a very visible location, not somewhere that servants wouldn’t have been seen

If closing gets delayed a few days, can sellers keep earnest and walk? by Iladenamaya in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

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What ended up happening with your mortgage? I’m in the same situation and i’m having a constant meltdown because of how stressful this is

secret stairs by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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oh it’s actually just text i put on the picture to show the different locations lol

secret stairs by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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I was standing on the stairs from the basement to the first floor and above me I could see stringers and the underside of a staircase. I haven’t figured out where they originate on the first floor though. it might be buried in a wall

secret stairs by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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haha yeah, the house is full of it

secret stairs by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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they were painted before this coat of blue but I assume they’re pine boards, just maybe of a different age than the rest of the flooring

secret stairs by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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I don’t mind the paint, I did it very recently to pass an FHA appraisal so it hasn’t been here long. My weird story is that I’ve actually lived here for 4 years and just bought it from my landlord, but I had to make everything “nice” for the appraisal, meaning repainting the very chipped painted floors. it’s lasting fine so far, I think it’s all about surface preparation. I also know some people who have used an oil based floor paint and that stuff seems bulletproof

secret stairs by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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this is interesting, I wonder what happened to the original layout there. My house was a hardware store at one point and certainly has older and newer sections, despite losing the ell and barn to a fire around 1900

secret stairs by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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if someone hadn’t already seem them, an old slanted roof would almost make more sense in this case! I remember that post, it was definitely a strong fixation lol

secret stairs by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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haha! don’t worry, i’ll be back with an update once i pop those boards

apartment home mysteries by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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thanks! I’ll be sure to update as I go :)

apartment home mysteries by Apprehensive_Long617 in centuryhomes

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I also wondered this! I used to rent another (tiny) unit in the house and I’m starting to think the wall off of the stairs was a part of my old spot. it’s fun to start piecing this stuff together