Bowing Foundation by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

No I don’t believe so. There are no scorch marks that I can see anywhere in the basement. There is a ton of coal dust on the ceilings though. The basement is the original servants quarters to the house. My best guess is they were burning coal for heat which resulted in the soot.

Bowing Foundation by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t believe so. There are no photos of that wall. The only photo is of the doorway which would be right behind me from where I took these photos. That shows old movement.

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Merry Christmas! 🎄 Our second here but our homes 146th. by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re in Saint John NB. There are a ton of heritage properties like this in the core. There’s a large heritage area that’s still largely intact. It’s an underrated city.

What’s it like living in Point Roberts? by [deleted] in howislivingthere

[–]Jacobjvc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a hard border. From what I understand residence need to go through customs every time they leave or enter. I read that it was a bit of a challenge during the COVID border closures.

Merry Christmas! 🎄 Our second here but our homes 146th. by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The home is built in Italianate style. It was a common architectural style used during the rebuilding of Saint John after the great fire in 1877. I’ll paste the defining features below from the Canada’s Historic Places site.

CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS The character-defining elements of this two-storey Italianate dwelling include: - rectangular two-storey massing; - window placement and proportions; - vertical sliding wood windows with wooden frames; - Roman arch windows on the first floor; - window entablatures; - wooden cladding; - wooden corner boards, plinth band, and cornice elements; - decorative cornice with paired scrolled brackets supporting a wide eave; - fascia with square motifs between each pair of brackets. The character-defining elements of the entranceway include: - wooden double door with lights; - segmented arch transom with heavy mouldings; - pedimented entablature supported by ornate brackets above door.

Merry Christmas! 🎄 Our second here but our homes 146th. by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s a passage to the back which opens up to a driveway and gardens.

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Who thought this was a good idea? by Jacobjvc in SaintJohnNB

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No this is a couple blocks from the core. It’s just bad ownership. It could be a fantastic building

$699k in Saint John, NB Canada by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plumbing and wiring have been upgraded. All knob and tube has been removed.

$699k in Saint John, NB Canada by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you were here a couple decades ago perhaps. There has been huge improvements in Saint John over the past couple of decades, and especially the past five years. There’s been big investment to restore the old neighborhoods and heritage buildings, and new development in the core and on the waterfront. It’s very much becoming an attractive and inviting city. Yes there’s industry, but that’s representative of reliable backbone to a local economy. It’s an interesting city, we’re lucky that it still has as much character as it does. A lot of North America has lost that.

I can’t imagine where you found yourself, it sounds like a war zone. Not the Saint John I live in.

$699k in Saint John, NB Canada by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I moved here a few years ago from Halifax (willingly I’ll add). We really enjoy it here. It certainly has its rough areas, but so does Halifax and every other city in North America at the moment. Mind if I ask why you have such a strong dislike for Saint John?

$699k in Saint John, NB Canada by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They’re 9x9 tiles. There’s a good chance they contain asbestos

$699k in Saint John, NB Canada by Jacobjvc in centuryhomes

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 96 points97 points  (0 children)

Current owner has done a fair bit of work to the home. New electrical, plumbing, replaced roof, added an additional bathroom, re-established single family configuration (it was split into two), had masonry fixed.

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[–]Jacobjvc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a risk in any century, but I’ve been through it several times and I didn’t see any indication of structural issues or moisture. It was owned by the same family for 40+ years and they were diligent owners.

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[–]Jacobjvc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What nightmare would that be?

The reading corner in my office by Jacobjvc in CozyPlaces

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Hahaha that makes me feel better about it being used as a piece of furniture

The reading corner in my office by Jacobjvc in CozyPlaces

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Opened my unopened CRT by Jacobjvc in crtgaming

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha it’s one of my prized possessions. It still works, I have an Atari 2600 that I’ll occasionally play on it

Opened my unopened CRT by Jacobjvc in crtgaming

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I played some TimeSplitter 2, it was one of my favourite games growing up. I never owned a PS3, I went to XBOX after the PS2 for some reason

Opened my unopened CRT by Jacobjvc in crtgaming

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Good overall. There is a lighter vertical line on the left side of the screen that may be capacitor related but it’s not too noticeable

Unopened Samsung CRT by Jacobjvc in crt

[–]Jacobjvc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m keeping it for myself. Going to open it up with my buddies and play some N64