Entries Tagged as 'What Were They Thinking?!?!'

Crappy Room Addition, Literally

February 6th, 2010 · 4 Comments

You are looking at some high quality construction there.  The outdoor bathroom sure comes in handy for back yard beer parties.  Awesome!

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Tags: Bathroom · Remodeling · What Were They Thinking?!?! · Room Addition · Other US Cities

Damp Dumb Dump - part 2 of 3

January 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments

This horrible hovel with the roof leak doesn’t look any better in the bathroom.  The previous owners remodeled the shower themselves and did a terrible job.  Look how the shower floor looks wavy and uneven.  Cement and grout smeared everywhere.  And many different types of tile were used (leftover pieces from the bargain bin?).

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What were they thinking?!

awful terrible bad ugly bathroom remodel job tile uneven floor fixer-upper Phoenix home house

This is the roof of the shower.  Notice the different styles of tile and the lack of a consistent pattern.

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The other bathroom features a jetted tub and more awful tile.

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The kitchen.  Once the appliances were removed, the years of neglect were evident.  Termites chewed through the baseboard.  There is a hole where the cabinet meets the baseboard caused by a mouse or to run wire?  Plus more evidence of water damage in yet another part of the house.  The mold spore count in this house is probably off the charts.

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Tags: Bathroom · Kitchen · Foreclosure · Remodeling · What Were They Thinking?!?! · Phoenix Homes · Fixer-Upper · Water Damage

Damp Dumb Dump - part 3 of 3

January 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments

More evidence that the previous owners lived in the house under the horrible conditions of extensive roof leaks, water leaks, and bad remodeling jobs:  this is a craft project that took a long time to create.  It’s in the corner of an enclosed carport.  This is what happens when you lose your marbles; you glue the marbles to the wall!

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Another view of this delightful art project.

crazy stupid dumb bad craft project marbles glued to wall Phoenix home house

He/she painted the ceiling.

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Oh, look, more ceiling paint!

crazy stupid dumb bad ugly ceiling paint Phoenix home house

Sponge paint in the living room.

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Rag rolled paint in a bedroom.  Lovely, huh?

crazy stupid dumb bad ugly faux sponge paint rag rolled bedroom Phoenix home house

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Tags: What Were They Thinking?!?! · Phoenix Homes · Ugly Décor · Faux Paint & Murals · Hall of Shame - Dumb

Easy Fix - Awful Repair

January 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Big hole in your ceiling from a water leak.  Got buyers stopping by soon.  Quick.  Grab a storage lid & staple it.  They’ll never notice.

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Tags: What Were They Thinking?!?! · Repairs · Ceiling · Water Damage · Other US Cities

NFL Playoff Game - Why the NY Jets Will Lose Today

January 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Because they are confused and lost.  These are real estate photos for a 6 bedroom, 5.5 bath home in the Bronx, New York (Fordham area).  It’s listed for $200,000.  The ad says the home is 53,820 square feet.  That’s a huge house for only $200k.  Funny though, I didn’t know palm trees grew in the Bronx.

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Is that a view of the Hudson River from their master bedroom?

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Tags: What Were They Thinking?!?! · Poor Photography · Other US Cities

Ugly Built-In Shelves

January 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments

The seller of this home is very proud of his built-in shelf slash display case.

ugly built-in shelves display case office bedroom Phoenix home house real estate

It’s almost as ugly as this “desk” with corrugated metal skirting featured in a previous post.

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Tags: What Were They Thinking?!?! · Phoenix Homes · Office/Den

NFL Play-Off Game Today - AZ Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers

January 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Green Bay’s gonna lose today because they don’t know how to build safe balconies.  Would you step out on these two balconies?

unsafe balcony support Green Bay Wisconsin home house real estate photo

unsafe balcony support Green Bay Wisconsin home house real estate photo

This is a photo going ’round the Internet from a house somewhere in Europe.  Hmmm.  How do you get to the balcony?  Maybe their architect is from Green Bay?

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Stupid Air Conditioning Ductwork

January 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Here’s a foreclosure house that was purchased by an investor.  He/she remodeled the house nicely but dropped the ball with the heating & cooling ductwork.  Rather than properly vent the house under the roof (it gets really really hot here in Phoenix), they ran ducts on top of the roof.  The hot sun then makes the cold air turn warm by the time it reaches the far end.  (eyes rolling)

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They would have been better off installing separate mini-split systems in the back sections of the house.  At least they didn’t paint the ductwork black.

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Tags: Remodeling · What Were They Thinking?!?! · Phoenix Homes

Casting Couch

January 6th, 2010 · 4 Comments

There are some weird things going on at this house.  For example, check out this bedroom.  Looks like a casting couch for, um, private movies.  A video camera, two tripods, one couch.  And a pan flute for mood music.  Creepy.

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Over in the bathroom, toilet paper is available to persons of all heights, but only tall persons have access to paper towels.  Because?

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And finally, we have the living room where the seller obviously likes having an audience while he works out.   There’s also a vacuum cleaner in the corner.

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Tags: Staging · Bathroom · Bedroom · What Were They Thinking?!?! · Phoenix Homes

A Toilet In the Bedroom

December 3rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

Really now.  A toilet in the bedroom.  It’s missing a tank and a lid.

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toilet in the bedroom strange home staging Phoenix house real estate photo

One of the bedrooms is being used as an office.  And they have a NASCAR lamp and lots of golf clubs lined up and trophies and other clutter.

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Tags: Staging · Bedroom · Clutter · What Were They Thinking?!?! · Phoenix Homes