This Old Vancouver House » good deal http://www.thisoldvancouverhouse.com Home renovation to restore this old house back to the 30s Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:07:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Good Deals Can Be Found http://www.thisoldvancouverhouse.com/2008/09/12/good-deals-can-be-found/ http://www.thisoldvancouverhouse.com/2008/09/12/good-deals-can-be-found/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:31:49 +0000 john http://www.thisoldvancouverhouse.com/?p=69 Over the past couple of weeks we’ve picked up some really good deals.

pic item paid regular
bath_lights_ginger_empire Ginger Empire bathroom lights
From Cantu		 $5 each $657 each
from manufacturer
bath_faucet_jado Jado 818 bathroom faucet (some missing parts)
From eBay		 $47 $589
from manufacturer
hoosier_cabinet_top
hoosier_cabinet_bottom		 1920s Hoosier Cabinet
From Craigslist		 $500 $750 +
from other craigslist
and eBay postings
window_front_03 95″ double-hung window
From Demolition sale we randomly drove by		 $200 $1500
From similar Pella
and Marvin windows
door_front_02 Glass back door
From Demolition sale we randomly drove by		 $150 $800
From solidhardwood
doors.com

We’ve discovered these and other great deals by things like craigslist, ebay and random encounters.

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Kitchen from hall

We want to open it up with a single large window centered between two pantries with bench storage just beneath it.

model back_arch_bench_pantry_01

We got a couple quotes from Heritage Windows and Home Depot that were really high — like over $5000 high.  After calling around a bit more to places like Marvin Windows and Pella, I got prices around $1500 for the window itself and another $1700 or so for installation.

Obviously these would be new, energy efficient windows with all the handy hardware.  But they would be new windows, made in a factory according to a strict template.  In other words, we could choose the size, color and material, but that would be all.  This was a problem because all the frames I saw were simply too decorated and wouldn’t quite match the rest of the house.

But sometimes you just stumble on things, and the plan changes.

This past weekend we took a drive out to UBC.  Normally we take King Eddie, but like nearly every other major east-west road, it is now under construction.  So instead we took 33rd, which is somewhat less convenient.  Just as we passed Arbutus, Lola saw a giant spray paint sign that said “Demo Sale”.

We pulled over and wandered in the house to take a look.  It’s took bad they’re demolishing the place, becuase it looked like it was really nice once upon a time.  However, decades of mistreatment from being partitioned into several rentals has pushed it beyond repair.  Their loss is our gain.  Everything was for sale.  Windows?  Yes.  Doors?  Yes.  Everything.

So for about $200 we pickup a 3 paneled, double hung period windows that will just barely fit the space we have.

window_front_01

window_front_03

Sure we have to take them out ourselves, but that extra $1500 in our pocket should make us feel better.

They have a door and some hardwoord flooring that we might also pick up.

door_front_02 door_front_01 floor_02 floor_01

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