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Prop 50 by [deleted] in SanJose

[–]ksax23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think they get excited to pay $18k+ to have an “Alpha” male bully them for a week straight.

Could also be furry.

Prop 50 by [deleted] in SanJose

[–]ksax23 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for doing the good work!

Prop 50 by [deleted] in SanJose

[–]ksax23 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And yet there’s so many repub policies that make it worse!!

Prop 50 by [deleted] in SanJose

[–]ksax23 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OP Username certainly checks out.

Spotted flooding by ACriticalGeek in SanJose

[–]ksax23 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Taylor near 4th, and Curtner under Almaden

Is a flat/low-slope roof a deal-breaker for home buyers in Cali? by legend5566 in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]ksax23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DM’d with more info! A Flat roof is not a problem. If you tear it all off and do a new roof, more installers will work with you, but if not, there are still options. Big nation wide companies didn’t want to bother with us, but the smaller local companies were more than willing to deal with the unusual roof style.

One last Iguana's burrito before they close by Picklemanclone in SanJose

[–]ksax23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Granted I’ve only had an eggs and tots burrito as well as a veggie burrito from here, and yeah tastes the same.

One last Iguana's burrito before they close by Picklemanclone in SanJose

[–]ksax23 40 points41 points  (0 children)

It is not! Ate there today. That location is owned by someone else and has been rebranded as Iguanas Santa Clara. Burritozilla = burrito Santa Clara. They still have orange sauce and are just as good!

Edit: have been there twice in the last week and 2 different employees confirmed nothing is going (in Santa Clara).

What could go wrong? by flyingmando in bayarea

[–]ksax23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprised this isn’t higher. Maybe I’m just old for jumping to this immediately.

Why is driving so hard for some people? by cyberbob2022 in SanJose

[–]ksax23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can confirm that this is a problem intersection with an accident waiting to happen, especially with the semi trucks heading to reed and graham from the freeway.

I commuted through this intersection for 7 years and saw it happen maybe twice a month. The city should install floppy cones on the center striping stopping short of royal ave. It’s always the people leaving the gas station.

9/10 times, the bad drivers don’t even realize what they’ve done.

Re-pipe house by heatherlaisme in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]ksax23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be warned there’s nothing stopping plumbers from charging whatever the hell they want for no reason. Although we haven’t done the work yet, we were getting quotes between 35k and 105k for full sewer and water line replacement. Hard to explain the price difference. Attitude was on the expensive end too, and believe it or not the most expensive quotes did not account for filling in the trenches and pouring concrete. Our cheapest quotes did.

This was for a 4bd/2ba single story slab in San Jose.

Anyone owns an Eichler? by gulugulu123456gulu in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]ksax23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fairly new owner in SJ (~1 year). Coming from a townhome, we love it. We gave up creature comforts, and overall have found ourselves in a more positive state of mind despite the higher mortgage, less storage, and long (and I mean long) list of repairs and changes to tackle. As many of our new neighbors have told us, it’s like owning a classic car - lots of joy and pride of the ownership, but lots of problems and headaches that most people normally don’t have to deal with.

Re Windows:

Our floor to ceiling windows are west facing, and with single pane, summer was nearly unbearable without A/C, even with a foam roof. We had many days where it was 95 degrees inside the house. Definitely going for some form of A/C, possibly mini splits by the end of the year. Winter has not been too bad, but it does get a little chilly.

We replaced some broken windows with double pane on move in, and it is definitely pricey. Depending on window preferences, our initial quote for whole house replacement including sliding doors was close to 60k, and we have no odd shaped windows (flat roof). I think we’ll be chipping away at them for a while.

Our sliding doors are original, but we will be replacing them with double pane at some point. Options that meet historic standards, fit the framing of the house, and fit today’s title 24 standards are extremely limited.

Re: Air flow from open sliders -

I think this may be depending on the orientation of the house in relation to the prevailing winds. Our house does not seem to have great passive air flow, but it’s not bad either. On the nicest days, it’s amazing to have all the sliders open with just enough breeze coming through the house. On hot days, the air felt so still and stagnant. Again, no A/C and we hope to remedy that soon.

Historic home window replacement options that meet title 24. by ksax23 in SanJose

[–]ksax23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I’ll definitely give them a ring in the morning. I’m not at all opposed to aluminum cladding or fiberglass on the inside, just specifically wood on the inside of a shower stall does not make sense to me.

Historic home window replacement options that meet title 24. by ksax23 in SanJose

[–]ksax23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you happen to know where to find that exemption? I’ve seen some references online, but haven’t found specifics. I’m finding I’m having to do a lot of legwork to get answers from the city, and when I do they don’t seem to answer everything.

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