Possibly buying a house, have questions

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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2009
    Congrats on the new house Cody. Very nice.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I've heard good things about lending tree.com

    we had too. thats why we went with them. theyve been good up to this point.
    -Cody
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Do you have much work to do on the house before you move in?

    none at all. Theres nothing about the house that needs to be fixed that cant be done while were there. And thats just minor things that the inspection picked up on...like seal the framing for the garage door to the brick, get the dryer vent to be flush against the house...that kind of crap.

    It even comes with the blinds, towel holders...that stuff. The only thing we need is a cover of some sort for the glass door that leads outside from the master bedroom...but a sheet can do that temporarily.

    In fact, I could use some ideas. Here's what I'm talking about:
    [IMG][/img]P1010036.jpg

    The wife suggested roman shades, which i like the idea a lot, just dont know if we could screw that to the door or what...so if anyone has any ideas, let me know!
    -Cody
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited October 2009
    The make door curtains, that are tailored to fit. A bamboo or grass blind might add some texture, and look good if you have darker furniture. You could also do an artistic tapestry, which would open up all kinds of decor options.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2009
    whatever you choose, if you're like me, you want your privacy. personally, i'd roll with the 3/8"-1/2" cellular blinds from home depot or lowe's or just roll with white mini-mini blinds. on the cellulars you can even get them to "roll" to the bottom vs. to the top.

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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    BIZILL wrote: »
    whatever you choose, if you're like me, you want your privacy. personally, i'd roll with the 3/8"-1/2" cellular blinds from home depot or lowe's or just roll with white mini-mini blinds. on the cellulars you can even get them to "roll" to the bottom vs. to the top.

    i think cellular blinds are basically the same concept as roman shades, just a different way of implementing it.

    Here are some hideous roman shades, but you get the idea:
    custom%20shades%20on%20patio%20door.jpg
    -Cody
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    well, we got the loan! still moving in on monday!
    -Cody
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    Move in is tomorrow! This week has went by really fast!
    -Cody
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited October 2009
    Cody, Good luck with the move...



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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I guess you guys were in a rental?

    Did you use the security for the last month?

    No, were just hoping to get most of our security deposit back.
    -Cody
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  • maggiefan
    maggiefan Posts: 223
    edited October 2009
    Congrats Cody, on the wedding and the new place. Sounds like it's all coming together for you guys. BTW, I don't recall seeing any wedding pics, maybe you could fix that, and of course pics of the new house too.
    Larry
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    maggiefan wrote: »
    Congrats Cody, on the wedding and the new place. Sounds like it's all coming together for you guys. BTW, I don't recall seeing any wedding pics, maybe you could fix that, and of course pics of the new house too.

    ill get some up some time, going to be very busy this month!
    -Cody
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2009
    cool beans! yeah, post up some before and afters...

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited October 2009
    Home depot is your friend. I imported everything into Japan from there for killer deals. Congrats on the house bro.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    anonymouse wrote: »
    If this is a bedroom, you will likely want to have room darkening i.e. opaque treatments. That means regular blinds will not do the job. There are some Roman Shades that will. Blinds.com is a good place to shop - they send you free samples of the materials. I did my entire place with them and it was about 60% of the retail at HD or Lowe's. Another idea is to use cellular shades. They are very lightweight, which might be important depending on the quality of construction of the door. Costco sells a cellular shade in store from RediShade which can be cut at home. Once cut and installed, its indistinguishable from a custom cellular shade. Looks great and completely opaque. Plus it will only run you about $40. A custom premium Roman will likely run you about 5 times that.

    where were you a week ago!?! haha. I'll def. let the wife know about that site, we might just hang a sheet over it for now, lol.

    About to sign the papers in less than a hour!...then I have to work all day...haha
    -Cody
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  • maggiefan
    maggiefan Posts: 223
    edited October 2009
    You must be getting pretty excited now. Bummer about having to work today. Will you start moving in after work, got all your help lined up? Hope all goes well.
    Larry
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    moving a little after work. But I have school tomorrow until 9ish. Were moving a little each day, the family is coming down saturday to help finish up.
    -Cody
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2009
    want me to drive over and help? LOL. i owe you a hand.

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2009
    BIZILL wrote: »
    want me to drive over and help? LOL. i owe you a hand.

    haha. I got the moving covered...if you want to make the drive to help coat the floor with epoxy in a couple weeks though, be my guest :)
    -Cody
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2009
    did you just say "ROAD TRIP"?????


















    gotta pass this once.

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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