Anonymous
04/29/2023 17:31
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Kitchen is horrendous
Anonymous
04/29/2023 17:24
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Costs at least two million to build a house like that and a one acre plot that close in is worth 1.5 million.
Even has a little pond. You can hate on house but it is worth the price
It would be fun to have a koi pond ...
No. Mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes can be largely controlled, especially with such a small pond.
Not with non-toxic measures!
You, like most of DCUM, need to talk to a lot more folks out of your little world.
-Grey-haired person who has had friends in malaria control looooong before Billy G decided to get involved
PP you replied to. I'm a research biologist, grey-haired person. I know what I'm talking about. I am eagerly waiting for the genetically sterile mosquito release, just like they did in test runs in Florida and California.
Anonymous
04/29/2023 17:21
Subject: Re:Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I grew up in a 1930s mock Tudor and it was amazingly well built. I would have no problem with a well-built Tudor. I’m in a circa 2015 new build colonial and often long for the thick walls and doors and pretty arches of my childhood home. It was plenty bright, too.
If you had walking around money in the 1930s, you could go nuts on materials and labor because things were cheap. Lots of homes built during those years are overbuilt relative to their 1920s or 1940s counterparts.
Furthermore, this place seems like it was put together by someone actually involved in home building. Often builders and developers and others in the industry will put the best stuff in their own houses, making for surprisingly durable structures.
Systems could an altogether matter. Plumbing, electrical, and especially HVAC have changed enough that the when and what of updates are real questions. I'd be very curious about this place's utility bills.
The 20s was probably peak for home construction quality balancing affordability and accessibility. There are entire neighborhoods of lovely 1920s houses in most American cities that are often also still the most desirable neighborhoods.
The housing market collapsed with the depression and why housing quality deteriorated was because developers scaled back on quality as well as size to keep housing as affordable for a country still suffering from the Depression. Then the post-war boom meant a rush to build as many houses as quickly possible. At the same time, we lost a generation of talented builders and craftsmen who could provide the high quality finishes and touches that could even be found in upper middle class housing, as well as skill in bricklaying and stonemasonry. A lot of them were Italian immigrants, and their children moved into the middle class occupations instead of becoming a builder or carpenter.
High end new builds today are probably as good as housing has ever been since the 1920s, bringing back design and craftsmanship. But they are not cheap!
This is a good understanding of the dynamics of subdivisions. BUT, a high-quality one-off 1930s house slays almost anything from the 1920s. If you had money during the depression, you could have much more choice than you could in the 1920s.
Given this, it would be nice to know what people mean when they claim this place is a gut job. Does the roof leak? Is there plaster crumbling (leaky roof?)? Is the electrical original and therefore dangerous? My guess is that structurally it’s very good, but systems and styles are from probably the 1970s or 1980s.
It probably should be updated, not replaced, but it’s not my place to decide. It’s quite likely after lots of haggling someone will build another mc-something in its place.
Anonymous
04/29/2023 17:04
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Costs at least two million to build a house like that and a one acre plot that close in is worth 1.5 million.
Even has a little pond. You can hate on house but it is worth the price
It would be fun to have a koi pond ...
No. Mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes can be largely controlled, especially with such a small pond.
Not with non-toxic measures!
You, like most of DCUM, need to talk to a lot more folks out of your little world.
-Grey-haired person who has had friends in malaria control looooong before Billy G decided to get involved
Anonymous
04/29/2023 16:10
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:My friend went to see this house yesterday. She said the outdoors is breathtaking but the house is BAD. Like the pictures make it look decent and it’s way worse inside. Total gut job.
Not surprised. They don't show all of the inside and what they do show is a little underwhelming. So just looking at pics online, that's a red flag.
Anonymous
04/29/2023 16:08
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Costs at least two million to build a house like that and a one acre plot that close in is worth 1.5 million.
Even has a little pond. You can hate on house but it is worth the price
It would be fun to have a koi pond ...
No. Mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes can be largely controlled, especially with such a small pond.
Not with non-toxic measures!
Anonymous
04/29/2023 15:18
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
My friend went to see this house yesterday. She said the outdoors is breathtaking but the house is BAD. Like the pictures make it look decent and it’s way worse inside. Total gut job.
Anonymous
04/29/2023 13:29
Subject: Re:Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I grew up in a 1930s mock Tudor and it was amazingly well built. I would have no problem with a well-built Tudor. I’m in a circa 2015 new build colonial and often long for the thick walls and doors and pretty arches of my childhood home. It was plenty bright, too.
If you had walking around money in the 1930s, you could go nuts on materials and labor because things were cheap. Lots of homes built during those years are overbuilt relative to their 1920s or 1940s counterparts.
Furthermore, this place seems like it was put together by someone actually involved in home building. Often builders and developers and others in the industry will put the best stuff in their own houses, making for surprisingly durable structures.
Systems could an altogether matter. Plumbing, electrical, and especially HVAC have changed enough that the when and what of updates are real questions. I'd be very curious about this place's utility bills.
The 20s was probably peak for home construction quality balancing affordability and accessibility. There are entire neighborhoods of lovely 1920s houses in most American cities that are often also still the most desirable neighborhoods.
The housing market collapsed with the depression and why housing quality deteriorated was because developers scaled back on quality as well as size to keep housing as affordable for a country still suffering from the Depression. Then the post-war boom meant a rush to build as many houses as quickly possible. At the same time, we lost a generation of talented builders and craftsmen who could provide the high quality finishes and touches that could even be found in upper middle class housing, as well as skill in bricklaying and stonemasonry. A lot of them were Italian immigrants, and their children moved into the middle class occupations instead of becoming a builder or carpenter.
High end new builds today are probably as good as housing has ever been since the 1920s, bringing back design and craftsmanship. But they are not cheap!
Anonymous
04/29/2023 06:42
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Costs at least two million to build a house like that and a one acre plot that close in is worth 1.5 million.
Even has a little pond. You can hate on house but it is worth the price
It would be fun to have a koi pond ...
No. Mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes can be largely controlled, especially with such a small pond.
Anonymous
04/28/2023 21:02
Subject: Re:Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I grew up in a 1930s mock Tudor and it was amazingly well built. I would have no problem with a well-built Tudor. I’m in a circa 2015 new build colonial and often long for the thick walls and doors and pretty arches of my childhood home. It was plenty bright, too.
If you had walking around money in the 1930s, you could go nuts on materials and labor because things were cheap. Lots of homes built during those years are overbuilt relative to their 1920s or 1940s counterparts.
Furthermore, this place seems like it was put together by someone actually involved in home building. Often builders and developers and others in the industry will put the best stuff in their own houses, making for surprisingly durable structures.
Systems could an altogether matter. Plumbing, electrical, and especially HVAC have changed enough that the when and what of updates are real questions. I'd be very curious about this place's utility bills.
Good eye you have. This was built by the developer of Greenwich Forest and once owned by an Auchincloss. Read the listing description!
Anonymous
04/28/2023 20:13
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Costs at least two million to build a house like that and a one acre plot that close in is worth 1.5 million.
Even has a little pond. You can hate on house but it is worth the price
It would be fun to have a koi pond ...
No. Mosquitoes.
Anonymous
04/28/2023 20:09
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Costs at least two million to build a house like that and a one acre plot that close in is worth 1.5 million.
Even has a little pond. You can hate on house but it is worth the price
It would be fun to have a koi pond ...
Anonymous
04/28/2023 19:04
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.
And that is why the British rule the world.
Ruled.
This pwn rules!
Anonymous
04/28/2023 18:32
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.
And that is why the British rule the world.
Ruled.
Anonymous
04/28/2023 17:21
Subject: Beautiful tudor in bethesda
Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.
And that is why the British rule the world.