In article >, Tracy >
wrote:

> http://i44.tinypic.com/1zr2jdi.jpg

I suppose it's too late to specify in the contract that the board be
removed, huh? Darn.
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Tracy >
> wrote:
>
>> http://i44.tinypic.com/1zr2jdi.jpg
>
> I suppose it's too late to specify in the contract that the board be
> removed, huh? Darn.

Nope. We got an amazing deal and owner was not interested in fixing
anything. We are fortunate it doesn't need any major work.

Tracy

On Thu, 14 May 2009 16:02:27 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>I suppose it's too late to specify in the contract that the board be
>removed, huh? Darn.

You are expecting to put that "kind" of stipulation in a rental
contract? What are you thinking?

Landlords tell you what to accept. The tenant is at their mercy. If I
had a tenant with a request of that type, I would tell
them.....'sorry.....the place is rented'. Hit the road, sweetie!

Mr. Bill wrote:
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 16:02:27 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
>> I suppose it's too late to specify in the contract that the board be
>> removed, huh? Darn.
>
> You are expecting to put that "kind" of stipulation in a rental
> contract? What are you thinking?

Probably that it's a contract to buy the house, not a rental.

nancy

Mr. Bill wrote:
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 16:02:27 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
>> I suppose it's too late to specify in the contract that the board be
>> removed, huh? Darn.
>
> You are expecting to put that "kind" of stipulation in a rental
> contract? What are you thinking?
>
> Landlords tell you what to accept. The tenant is at their mercy. If I
> had a tenant with a request of that type, I would tell
> them.....'sorry.....the place is rented'. Hit the road, sweetie!
>
>
>
We are buying not renting....

Nancy Young wrote:
> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 May 2009 16:02:27 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I suppose it's too late to specify in the contract that the board be
>>> removed, huh? Darn.
>>
>> You are expecting to put that "kind" of stipulation in a rental
>> contract? What are you thinking?
>
> Probably that it's a contract to buy the house, not a rental.
>
> nancy

Yup.

On Thu, 14 May 2009 21:18:10 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>We are buying not renting....

what possessed you to move from down stairs to UP stairs?

Mr. Bill wrote:
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 21:18:10 -0400, Tracy > wrote:
>
>> We are buying not renting....
>
> what possessed you to move from down stairs to UP stairs?

We are buying a two family. We have been renting downstairs. The
upstairs tenant moved out. Upstairs is nicer (except for the cutting
board situation). And the DH says, we'd rather make the noise, not hear
the noise.


-Tracy

In article >,
Mr. Bill > wrote:

> On Thu, 14 May 2009 16:02:27 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >I suppose it's too late to specify in the contract that the board be
> >removed, huh? Darn.
>
> You are expecting to put that "kind" of stipulation in a rental
> contract? What are you thinking?
>
> Landlords tell you what to accept. The tenant is at their mercy. If I
> had a tenant with a request of that type, I would tell
> them.....'sorry.....the place is rented'. Hit the road, sweetie!

Read the OP again, Willy.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria

In article >, Tracy >
wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >, Tracy >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> http://i44.tinypic.com/1zr2jdi.jpg
> >
> > I suppose it's too late to specify in the contract that the board be
> > removed, huh? Darn.
>
> Nope. We got an amazing deal and owner was not interested in fixing
> anything. We are fortunate it doesn't need any major work.
>
> Tracy

Cool. Be grateful for large and small blessings and re-do when you can.
:-0) Best luck in your new digs. At least you don't have to move
across town. :-0)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria

On Fri, 15 May 2009 05:40:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>Read the OP again, Willy.

I'll check into that Barbie Girl.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Tracy >
> wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article >, Tracy >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://i44.tinypic.com/1zr2jdi.jpg
>>> I suppose it's too late to specify in the contract that the board be
>>> removed, huh? Darn.
>> Nope. We got an amazing deal and owner was not interested in fixing
>> anything. We are fortunate it doesn't need any major work.
>>
>> Tracy
>
> Cool. Be grateful for large and small blessings and re-do when you can.
> :-0) Best luck in your new digs. At least you don't have to move
> across town. :-0)

Thanks. Moving upstairs wasn't exactly easy though. Our couch didn't fit
and my queen box spring almost didn't fit.

We plan to redo in a few years. The kitchen isn't bad except for the
ancient stove which we are replacing.

Tracy

In article >, Tracy >
wrote:

> Thanks. Moving upstairs wasn't exactly easy though. Our couch didn't fit

That happened here once. That darned turn at the bottom of the stairs
undid us.
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"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Tracy >
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks. Moving upstairs wasn't exactly easy though. Our couch didn't fit
>
> That happened here once. That darned turn at the bottom of the stairs
> undid us.

For us it was the darned two doorways at the top of the stairs and the
railing in the hall.
I loved my couch. Now I have to buy a new one and it will be tough to
find something that will fit.

Tracy

In article >, Tracy >
wrote:

> For us it was the darned two doorways at the top of the stairs and the
> railing in the hall.
> I loved my couch. Now I have to buy a new one and it will be tough to
> find something that will fit.
>
> Tracy
Would it go if the railing weren't there? Can you remove it? We've
done that in order to make something pass through the space.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Tracy >
> wrote:
>
>> For us it was the darned two doorways at the top of the stairs and the
>> railing in the hall.
>> I loved my couch. Now I have to buy a new one and it will be tough to
>> find something that will fit.
>>
>> Tracy
> Would it go if the railing weren't there? Can you remove it? We've
> done that in order to make something pass through the space.

Maybe. The DH is not a patient man. It would have been too much work to
remove the railing. But, something needs to be done in the future so we
don't have this problem again. I am in the market for a new stove and I
worry it is going to be a problem bringing it up.

In any case, I sold my couch to my sister and today found a really nice
replacement on craigslist. It just fit.


Tracy

On Fri, 15 May 2009 21:22:51 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>Maybe. The DH is not a patient man. It would have been too much work to
>remove the railing. But, something needs to be done in the future so we
>don't have this problem again. I am in the market for a new stove and I
>worry it is going to be a problem bringing it up.

Have a professional move in the new and take out the old. You'd be
surprised at what they can do w/o dismantling anything. When I was
first married, we bought an 8ft (monster) couch. The apartment entry
had a hairpin turn that wasn't a big deal if you were walking in with
groceries. Macy's delivered, so the couch went in with no problem.
We moved ourselves out and wrestling that couch around those two
corners was almost impossible. We kept a positive attitude saying, it
came in this way and nothing was dismantled or damaged so we will get
it out.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Thu, 14 May 2009 21:52:57 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>We are buying a two family. We have been renting downstairs. The
>upstairs tenant moved out. Upstairs is nicer (except for the cutting
>board situation). And the DH says, we'd rather make the noise, not hear
>the noise.

Counters are fairly cheap, Tracy, especially if you look at prefab.
You may be pleasantly surprised if you start looking around.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote:
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 21:22:51 -0400, Tracy > wrote:
>
>> Maybe. The DH is not a patient man. It would have been too much work to
>> remove the railing. But, something needs to be done in the future so we
>> don't have this problem again. I am in the market for a new stove and I
>> worry it is going to be a problem bringing it up.
>
> Have a professional move in the new and take out the old. You'd be
> surprised at what they can do w/o dismantling anything. When I was
> first married, we bought an 8ft (monster) couch. The apartment entry
> had a hairpin turn that wasn't a big deal if you were walking in with
> groceries. Macy's delivered, so the couch went in with no problem.
> We moved ourselves out and wrestling that couch around those two
> corners was almost impossible. We kept a positive attitude saying, it
> came in this way and nothing was dismantled or damaged so we will get
> it out.
>


Well, it's too late now. I had two big couches and I sold them to my
sister. Yesterday I found a nice replacement for a steal - a cute
leather love seat. The DS can no longer crash in the living room when he
gets home late.

I know about professional movers. When my office relocated - the
professional movers were amazing. My boss has this gigantic old desk and
they took it apart no problem and reassembled it very easily. I am sure
they would have no problems with my couch.

Tracy

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 21:52:57 -0400, Tracy > wrote:
>
>> We are buying a two family. We have been renting downstairs. The
>> upstairs tenant moved out. Upstairs is nicer (except for the cutting
>> board situation). And the DH says, we'd rather make the noise, not hear
>> the noise.
>
> Counters are fairly cheap, Tracy, especially if you look at prefab.
> You may be pleasantly surprised if you start looking around.
>

Since the kitchen is in good shape, we would rather just live with the
way it is and do a remodel or update. in few years after we've owned it
for a while. It's a good thing I don't really like granite or marble
which I know is very expensive. I know that there are a lot of new
options out there.

Tracy

On Sat, 16 May 2009 21:07:35 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>It's a good thing I don't really like granite or marble
>which I know is very expensive. I know that there are a lot of new
>options out there.

I don't know what type of area you're in for granite, but where I am
prefab granite (meaning it's cut to counter width and has a finished
edge - bullnose, half bullnose etc) is downright cheap. You have a
tiny area to cover. Around here, it would be in the $200+ range.
What's expensive is the cutout for your sink - $100 for top mount,
$200 for under mount (the cut has to be finished).

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.