Read youRe original post that I quoted, maybe that will change your mind... 
Talk about a Freudian slip ... Uhmmm, yeah but part of the problem is that the attic is closed off to the part of the house you need to get to.
Don't ask me ... I didn't build the thing ... I'm thinking I'm gonna find a structural engineer to talk to ... But at least I've got somewhere to start. We have a neighbor who is a general contractor and he said he wasn't sure. That is was a "strange" deal, whatever that is. He also told me moving the kitchen would probably be about $10-15K but I want it done right.Kinda like the cars we have, this is what we are gonna die with so I want to be comfortable and this house REALLY needs some work done to it ...
I don't think the water is plumbed in the slab because it's on an outside wall (well, kinda outside ... it backs to the garage and the water to the washer is plumbed through that wall also. The "new" kitchen will be against the wall the washer/dryer back into so I think the water can come through there and they can just cap off the lines on the other side because that wall will be shelving ...
I have a lot of experience in building and remodeling stick built homes.
SPD is offering sound advice.
Unless you just absolutely will not, no way, no how move, find a house you like and buy it instead.
Even though it probably cost me mucho dinero, I would always advise my clients to find the house they like rather than go nuts throwing money into a home that needs such major changes to make them happy.
Hmmmmm ... well, now ... you guys (the "just move" fellas) have me thinking ... I wouldn't mind just doing some basic work on this one and using it for a rental property. Houses in this neighborhood are netting between $750 and $1000 a month and my house is big enough to go for the higher end. With it paid off we actually have a few more options than if we were still "into the bank" on this one ...
We kinda like the neighborhood though ...
Oh well ... we have a bit of time before we decide. Maybe a chat with an engineer and then a look at what's out there for sale may be in order ...
We kinda like the neighborhood though ...
Oh well ... we have a bit of time before we decide. Maybe a chat with an engineer and then a look at what's out there for sale may be in order ...
Llama with GC normally when some thing if fine the way it is, it's fine cause fixing it is expensive.
Well, yeah ... that is exactly why it is fine. But it bugs the everloving snot outta me. I feel like I'm living in a shoebox ... a shoebox for a very little kiddo's shoes ... And I really wanted an acreage but ... you know how it is with marriage ... win some, lose some ... he won the "I'm not moving to the boondocks" discussion ... so here we are ... 
Heh...
....the wife and I want to move "our kitchen" come next month.
You know how easy that will be.
....the wife and I want to move "our kitchen" come next month.
You know how easy that will be.
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