New House Rituals

[ChefWide]

I understand painting the inside, even the basement, that just feels right... but the outside? It's a brownstone! It has to be within the same colorscheme as the others as part of your 'aggreement', and most of the front is stoneface kind of stuff anyway.

If it was recently painted, do you think that it MUST be painted on the outside just 'because'?

 

[WODIN]

I vote no. I hate painting though.

I make poops in all the toilets when we go look at a house.

 

[ChefWide]

Can you say 'obsessive/compulsive'? Sure, I knew you could.

 

[WODIN]

Can you say 'obsessive/compulsive'? Sure, I knew you could.

I don't have OCD. I'm borderline B-polar, manic depressive with a touch of smart ass.

 

[Werd]

Wodin you are SO on a roll today.

Chef - I say fuck it. NO.

 

[ChefWide]

I don't have OCD. I'm borderline B-polar, manic depressive with a touch of smart ass.

LOL! I was talking about Mrs. Chef!

Add paranoid to your list, pops.

 

[ChefWide]

Damn this is some stressful shit!

I have to kiss the new uber-mondo-succulent appliances goodbye due to the added 39k and my unexpected need for a new car...



... and number one son needs serious braces... this is going to be one expensive month, dagnabbit!

 

[WODIN]

What ever happened to having sex in every room?

Huh?

 

[Zebo]

I would rather take an ass whipping than paint.....

 

[ChefWide]

What ever happened to having sex in every room?

Huh?

Lets see... three of the rooms will have my preteen sons living in them... kind of takes the crack out of the whip when you are doing the Sacred Wheelbarrow Dance looking a Disney Stencils, no?

 

[Y_lifter]

Paint the outside to match the color of your Computer Monitor and CPU..

 

[ChefWide]

Paint the outside to match the color of your Computer Monitor and CPU..

I was thinking of the 'Islands of Poopie' motif...

 

[WODIN]

Lets see... three of the rooms will have my preteen sons living in them... kind of takes the crack out of the whip when you are doing the Sacred Wheelbarrow Dance looking a Disney Stencils, no?

Minimouse and Daphnie Duck are hotties man.

 

[ChefWide]

Minimouse and Daphnie Duck are hotties man.

Sorry, the idea of spilling/launching the Bechamel of Love onto the floor or furnishings in my kid's rooms would turn Mr. Happy into Droopy Dog faster than you can say 'why are you and mommy dancing like that!?'

 

[FreeballinDC]

once I signed a lease or closed on my house, I strip down and run naked through every room.

The vision of that would chase anything away.

 

[velvett]

I understand painting the inside, even the basement, that just feels right... but the outside? It's a brownstone! It has to be within the same colorscheme as the others as part of your 'aggreement', and most of the front is stoneface kind of stuff anyway.

If it was recently painted, do you think that it MUST be painted on the outside just 'because'?

Agreement?
What agreement?
And what kind of idiot paints stone?
If any exterior wood work look like crap I would fix it when everything else was finished (which LOL - just might be a while).

 

[ChefWide]

Agreement?
What agreement?
And what kind of idiot paints stone?
If any exterior wood work look like crap I would fix it when everything else was finished (which LOL - just might be a while).

The block association's "Please don't make your house look like a boil on Woodies Ass' clause. It keeps us within' certain color values on the front of the house or you have to get the five brownstone's owners to agree to your color choice.

Nazi? Maybe, but all in all a pretty good deal. I would bum out in a most effervescent way if my next door neighbor decided on Fire engine red and dayglo green as his color scheme for his house...

 

[coverguy]

A lot of people have their brownstones painted on the outside. I think it's a decision that should be made based on the appearance of the stone. If it can be cleaned/restored that always looks best. If not, then maybe a paint job is the right thing for it.

 

[big4life]

If you're talking about the trim work outside, I would wait until last to worry about that. Then I would wake up my neighbors early one Sat. morning to help with it. That way they could help you with your choices.

If you're talking about painting the stone, I'm with velvett, who paints stone?


PS. I hate neighborhood associations. Most get carried away with all their nit picking rules.

 

[velvett]

The block association's "Please don't make your house look like a boil on Woodies Ass' clause. It keeps us within' certain color values on the front of the house or you have to get the five brownstone's owners to agree to your color choice.

Nazi? Maybe, but all in all a pretty good deal. I would bum out in a most effervescent way if my next door neighbor decided on Fire engine red and dayglo green as his color scheme for his house...

OH.

I though it pertained to the interior as well. (Although that's not a terrible idea for some people, especially those that think shinny red and purple walls is chic.) My mother loves any color as long as it's a shade of beige and my former landlord said I could paint the appartment any shade of white I wanted.

I am especially fond of working in historic districts where after hours of work, multi person approvals, mock ups, phone call after phone call the historical society decides that the outside of the building should remain the same. After all it work from 1763 up until now - why change it?

 

[ChefWide]

OH.

I though it pertained to the interior as well. (Although that's not a terrible idea for some people, especially those that think shinny red and purple walls is chic.) My mother loves any color as long as it's a shade of beige and my former landlord said I could paint the appartment any shade of white I wanted.

I am especially fond of working in historic districts where after hours of work, multi person approvals, mock ups, phone call after phone call the historical society decides that the outside of the building should remain the same. After all it work from 1763 up until now - why change it?

While at XXXXXXXXX Caterers we were in a historical building down in tribecca, and the 'Broken nose bent ear' boys that did garbage collection constantly backed into our brick loading dock... paperwork needed to replace a single brick? Holy mother of dog... total nightmare. I had some serious deck/constuction I wanted to do to the backyard to put together a 'floating' grill/smoker/wetbar island but due to the aforementioned 'big 39' I might have to wait on that.. the paper for that is a waking nightmare as well.