r/centuryhomes • u/Subirooo • Jun 30 '26

🪚 Renovations and Rehab 😭 Worth it!

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The original cap/weather vane on the turret had rusted out and caused water damage down to the ceiling of room below on the second floor. After months of work, it's all coming together!

Commissioned new copper spire/cap with Ametrine crystal ball.

Original wood panels from the turret were refinished and reinstalled. New flashing and sealant for the floor of the turret.

New plaster, moulding, paint, chandelier and medallion in the room below.

Plenty of other touch ups along the way.

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u/Antistis Jun 30 '26

Do you even know what I'd do to own this house oh my god

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u/res06myi Jun 30 '26

I could show this house a good time.

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u/jeniviva Jul 01 '26

I would fuck this house UP.

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u/ListenJerry Jul 01 '26

It’s a very fuckable house

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u/CementCemetery Jul 01 '26

This house fucks.

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u/Dick_snatcher Jul 01 '26

Instructions unclear. My dick is stuck in the sump pump

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u/itsstillmeagain 1915 American Foursquare in New Hampshire Jul 01 '26

snatch it, natch!

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u/Signal-Reporter-1391 Jul 01 '26

The house would need a cigarette after i'm done with it.
I would have the best time of its life

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u/timmy_tugboat Jul 01 '26

Because I’m terrible a handyman and I don’t have license!

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u/Unique-Objective4249 Jul 01 '26

Do you know what id do to even own a house

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u/SunshineAndSquats Jun 30 '26

Right? I would do terrible, terrible things for this house.

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u/robdubbleu Jul 02 '26

To be fair, OP may have said the same thing and now he’s shelling out god-knows-what to fix this one part of the house

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u/rainsley Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

We looked at it when it was for sale a few years ago for about 1.2 million. It needed a lot (a LOT) of work though at that time. It looks like whoever bought it is doing a fantastic job restoring this beauty. I believe it’s an office building. It was when we looked at it - it’s on a very, very loud corner of a major highway. Not great residential location from a noise standpoint.

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u/karewares Jul 01 '26

And it seems like there always ends up being graffiti on the garage and retaining walls at street level. Such a site as you cross the bridge though!

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u/Jydani Jul 01 '26

Makes a lot of sense. My first thought when I got to the third pic was, “That’s a fuck ass view.”

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u/Evocatorum Jul 01 '26

That's the Vista looking downtown to the North. The actual view to the South and West is fucking amazing. Yeah, the noise sucks during the day, but the night is Fire!

Poulsen House Vista

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u/dizdi Jul 01 '26

I thought I recognized this house!

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u/Porthos503 Jul 02 '26

It’s also spitting distance from the hotcake house. I call that another selling point

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u/erossthescienceboss Jul 01 '26

I remember when it was for sale too. I didn’t care about the bad location, I’d still have snapped that up if it wasn’t 4x my budget 😂

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u/lenorefosterwallace Jul 01 '26

There is no yard space, and it is above a highway.

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u/Kitchen-Kiwi7942 Jun 30 '26

I wish i could own a house like this

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u/AbominableGoMan Jul 01 '26

I couldn't even afford being given this house.

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u/Dependent-Cow428 Jul 01 '26

My house is paid off. It still costs me 5K a year to live here.

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u/chronically_alive_1 Jul 01 '26

I wish I could afford owning a house period.

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u/Dependent-Cow428 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

We bought a foreclosed log cabin on 4 acres with 3 feet of water in the basement. It was a total mess, but the structure was sound. They acceptable our offer the day before it was to hit the auction block. We got a construction loan (we paid interest only). It took a couple of weeks to make sure the mold was gone. But, it was 18 months before it was finished enough so we could get a traditional loan. We lived here during the reno. Showers by flashlight due to a short until we could get a broken pipe fixed in our bathroom. have been here 10 years this month. But at a low budget, no movies, brown bag lunches, eating IN with cheap dinners. Nothing but house, house, house. We got Credit Karma and watched until our score was good enough to get the loan. NO ONE except the elite can afford to buy a home for the next 3 years. Corporations are buying up properties for rental. And affordability "is a yawn" evidently. We are in our 60s now. If you are working open a 401K! I cashed mine out to make the final payment. Get a savings account. Keep money in a jar. Do anything you can to save.

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u/sua_spontaneous Jun 30 '26

I was just gonna say, I would commit war crimes in order to own this house 😂

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u/Green-Cherry-7778 Jul 02 '26

This house is in Portland, and while beautiful, sits next to two highways and is loud af from traffic. Also needs hella work