That one's a lot cooler than the tennis court (to me) at least.
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That one's a lot cooler than the tennis court (to me) at least.
How much do they pay the copper polishing guy to keep that kitchen fingerprint-free?
What’s cooler than being cool?Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
Ice cold!
Good design doesn't mean fancy design.Quote:
Originally Posted by ::: :::
Anyone want a piece of k2 history with a Bowie pool and join me on vashon?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...ource=txtshare
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Amazing house. Can't live there though, too many seahawks fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Art Shirk
Nice place. Large but not ridiculous, sits nicely on the site and doesn't make a grand statement. I'd worry about those beams warping and delaminating though.
At what point in time does the future threat of sea level rise start to affect resale values of low bank ocean front homes
Don't they get storms there? House is awfully exposed.
East facing. Looks protected.
But, as I realized making good money doing waterproofing years ago - if your house is right next to the ocean, unless it's built like a submarine, water is going to get in.
It looks maybe the ground floor might be sacrificial, like the old Queen Anns in Sacramento and other places, where the ground floor is functionally the basement.
Not sure if this is intended to be a counterpoint, but it’s actually a parallel & supporting argumentQuote:
Originally Posted by old goat
Saw that this one sold, congrats!Quote:
Originally Posted by ski-wpk
I hope keeping the Bowie pool is a condition of sale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Art Shirk
That place is pretty amazing. I wonder who owns it? Maybe it's Brian Eno.
^was built for a founder of K2.
As soon as insurance begins to cost dramatically more for those homes. I believe that in some places this is already starting to happen, as it is for homes in some fire prone areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
My co workers in Florida often brag about getting much more home for their money there than we get for our money in SoCal. Sure you do. But 1) it's Florida. And 2) I hope it floats!
Within just the last couple of years, the sea level SF Bay town of Foster City got notice that their flood zone status was soon to change such that insurance expenses would rise quite a bit. FC residents quickly approved taxes for an expensive project (but not nearly as expensive per year as the added insurance would be) to raise levees by 8 feet, and construction is under way right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dromond
Flood insurance is heavily federally subsidized. Much of the coastal South would be uninsurable otherwise at present.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dromond
As taxpayers, we are spending a lot of money to keep the Southern bourgeoisie in their $800,000 vacation houses even though God, Mother Nature, and the forces of market capitalism would sweep them out to sea and never rebuild. It's pretty disgusting.
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Yes I have heard that - seems controversial and likely something that will change in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirshredalot
Stories on the topic:
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2...97-flood-money
https://www.politico.com/agenda/stor...urance-000495/
True, but - Enjoy Gavin, your taxes, and loss of liberty and 2) is it fire and earthquake proof? How often you go into the ocean. Yeah. right.Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
Tell the "coastal south" of Houston the value of flood insurance. I remember seeing the beautiful barns in Vermont heading down the river after the hurricane that hit there about 10 years ago. Yeah. fuck them, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dromond
I'd like to see a map of the US with all the hazard areas in red--earthquakes, wildfires, coastal flooding, river flooding, drought--and see how much is left for people to live in. If we really wanted to get serious we could also exclude areas that require excessive heating in the winter--high carbon footprint. Areas that require excessive cooling ok but only with mandatory solar.
Great, another one.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bite Me
I know, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD